Why Are Kids So Addicted to Ultra-Processed Foods? with Vani Hari
Dhru Purohit Show
Dhru Purohit
4.7 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 16 October 2023
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
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Ultra-processed food consumption has increased to a mindblowing 70% among children in the United States. With our fast-paced and stressful lifestyles, processed foods have become a more convenient option for parents and families. These foods often contain chemicals to give them additional flavor, create addiction, and hijack our taste buds. In order to create better health for our children, parents need some go-to tips and meal plan inspiration to bring real food back into their family's lives and reclaim health.
Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with Vani Hari, more commonly known as the Food Babe, to discuss her top strategies for creating better health for your family.
Vani Hari was named one of the “Most Influential People on the Internet” by Time Magazine. She is the revolutionary food activist behind foodbabe.com, co-founder of organic food brand Truvani, and New York Times best-selling author of The Food Babe Way and Feeding You Lies. Her new cookbook, Food Babe Family, will officially hit stores on October 17, 2023.
She has led campaigns against food giants like Kraft, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, Subway, and General Mills that attracted more than 500,000 signatures and led to the removal of several controversial ingredients used by these companies. Her drive to change the food system inspired the creation of her new company, Truvani, where she produces real food without added chemicals, products without toxins, and labels without lies.
In this episode, Dhru and Vani dive into (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):
-Increase in processed food consumption amongst children (2:31 / 2:31)
-Is removing natural flavors from your diet practical, and what are alternative options (14:24 / 11:46)
-Vani’s personal story navigating school lunch choices for her children (28:20 / 25:44)
-Early lessons and habits learned in childhood come back full circle (45:48 / 43:14)
-Vani’s tips for family meal preparation (52:00 / 49:26)
-How eating meals as a family can help create better habits and the power of connection as a family (57:25 / 55:07)
-Recipes and meal plans available in Vani’s new book (1:06:19 / 1:03:45)
-Small changes that can lead to better health (1:08:14 / 1:05:35)
-Politics and changes in our food industry (1:12:52 / 1:10:17)
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| 0:00.0 | We're in a situation right now where we have American companies that continue to poison us. |
| 0:08.6 | They've figured out actually how to make their products better for people overseas that have |
| 0:13.7 | more regulations around processed foods and the chemicals that they contain. |
| 0:17.6 | And because the FDA is asleep at the wheel and doesn't regulate our food chemicals, |
| 0:25.2 | these companies get away with just continuously service these ultra-processed ingredients. |
| 0:33.2 | Welcome to the Drew Pro out podcast. Each week we explore the inner workings of the brain |
| 0:37.8 | and the body with one of the brightest minds in wellness, medicine, and mindset. This week's |
| 0:42.0 | guest is Vani Hari. Vani Hari, also known as the Food Babe, was named as one of the most |
| 0:47.5 | influential people on the internet by Time Magazine. She is the revolutionary food activist |
| 0:52.4 | behind the website FoodBabe.com, the co-founder of the organic food brand TrueVani, |
| 0:57.8 | and a New York Times best-selling author of multiple books including her newest |
| 1:02.5 | cookbook, Food Babe Family, which will officially hit stores on October 17th. |
| 1:08.0 | In addition to being an author and entrepreneur, Vani truly is an activist. She's led campaigns |
| 1:14.4 | against food giants like craft, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, Subway, and even General Mills that have |
| 1:20.0 | attracted more than 500,000 signatures and she's led through her Food Babe army to the removal |
| 1:26.7 | of several controversial ingredients used by these companies. Today we have Vani back on the |
| 1:32.6 | podcast to talk about how to create a healthy and happy home. If you have kids at home, |
| 1:37.9 | if you're a family that wants to create a healthier environment, today's episode is absolutely for |
| 1:42.8 | you. Stay tuned. Vani, welcome back to the podcast. It's a pleasure to have you here. I want to jump |
| 1:51.2 | right in. You know, a mutual friend of ours, Sean Stevenson, shared this mind-blowing study with |
| 1:56.9 | me the last time I talked with him. And it was a study from the Journal of American Medical Association. |
| 2:02.9 | And it looked at processed food. In fact, it looked at ultra-processed food consumption |
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