Today Michelle and Anne are chatting with Melissa of “Melissa’s Food Freedom.” Through her Instagram account and website, Melissa offers Whole30 resources, tips, reviews, and recipes for people seeking to boost their health and wellbeing. In today’s conversation, they touch on topics such as food freedom and empowerment, the process of reintroductions, and how to handle events when you’re doing a Whole30.

 

Topics

•   :50 - Introduction
• 3:06 - What Melissa is loving
• 6:03 - Melissa’s health journey
• 9:03 - The Whole 30 experience
• 12:00 - But wait...what exactly is the Whole 30?
• 18:15 - Reintroductions
• 27:02 - Restriction vs. empowerment
• 29:21 - Melissa’s tips for success
• 34:15 - What is food freedom and how do you find it?
• 38:36 - Going to events when you’re on Whole 30
• 48:29 - Melissa’s meal of the week

 

Links we mentioned in the podcast:

• Whole 30
• Banza chickpea pasta
• Dairy-free cheese sauce
• Melissa’s Instagram
• More from Melissa
• More from Anne
• More from Michelle