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59. Is eating "healthy" virtue signaling?
Welcome back to Nuanced Beauty!
TODAY'S EPISODE
It's 2024 and a conversation that a lot of people may be having in the new year: eating healthier! But, is eating "healthy" virtue signaling? Or, more specifically, if you talk about your eating choices, and admit that you eat on purpose or spend more for reasons other than the cheapest box on the shelf, does that make you a better person? Do you come across poorly to those who haven't spent the time and energy, or don't have the money, to dial in their eating choices and habits?
As you might guess, it's more nuanced than that! In this episode, I share my health story, and how drastically my view has shifted on eating "healthy." Having spent most of my teenage years in the midwest and coming from a modest sole-income situation, I most definitely saw buying organic as not necessary and just a way of making someone feel better about themselves, or perhaps superior. And perhaps in my early twenties, health concerns were not at the forefront of my mind either. Fast forward to correcting my BM's and getting rid of seasonal brain fog through diet changes, I flipped my script on eating. It's been a journey!
But now, how do we have conversations with folks who don't think the same as us when it comes to the grocery store? This is SO hard! I share how there's almost this "feeling-it-out" conversation with buzzwords before you get into the vulnerable decisions of what foods you choose. We talk a little about how safe out food industry is in the country, but safe and optimal are two different things. We talk about the double-edged sword of mass food production and crop insurance. We also talk about what is REALLY ours to do, in that we don't need to change anyone's mind on how they eat, but is it possible for us to let go of the cringe, give each other the benefit of the doubt, and be willing to dive deeper into this topic?
Join us!
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
No specific segment this week! But we did mention in the episode:
-Made to Crave by Lysa Terkuerst (great book!) But I meant to say Hooked by Michael Moss
-Grain Brain by David Perlmutter
-Carnivore Code by Paul Sandino
Podcast Mention(s) in this episode:
--none--
Other Mention(s):
ReallyVeryCrunchy Instagram page - she is so good and being over the top poking fun of herself and the crunchy lifestyle.
Find us on instagram @nuanced_beauty / Send us an email at [email protected] / Consider following the show and give us a rating and review to help reach new listeners! Or share an episode with a friend.
Thanks for listening!
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By Christina SzigatWelcome back to Nuanced Beauty!
TODAY'S EPISODE
It's 2024 and a conversation that a lot of people may be having in the new year: eating healthier! But, is eating "healthy" virtue signaling? Or, more specifically, if you talk about your eating choices, and admit that you eat on purpose or spend more for reasons other than the cheapest box on the shelf, does that make you a better person? Do you come across poorly to those who haven't spent the time and energy, or don't have the money, to dial in their eating choices and habits?
As you might guess, it's more nuanced than that! In this episode, I share my health story, and how drastically my view has shifted on eating "healthy." Having spent most of my teenage years in the midwest and coming from a modest sole-income situation, I most definitely saw buying organic as not necessary and just a way of making someone feel better about themselves, or perhaps superior. And perhaps in my early twenties, health concerns were not at the forefront of my mind either. Fast forward to correcting my BM's and getting rid of seasonal brain fog through diet changes, I flipped my script on eating. It's been a journey!
But now, how do we have conversations with folks who don't think the same as us when it comes to the grocery store? This is SO hard! I share how there's almost this "feeling-it-out" conversation with buzzwords before you get into the vulnerable decisions of what foods you choose. We talk a little about how safe out food industry is in the country, but safe and optimal are two different things. We talk about the double-edged sword of mass food production and crop insurance. We also talk about what is REALLY ours to do, in that we don't need to change anyone's mind on how they eat, but is it possible for us to let go of the cringe, give each other the benefit of the doubt, and be willing to dive deeper into this topic?
Join us!
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
No specific segment this week! But we did mention in the episode:
-Made to Crave by Lysa Terkuerst (great book!) But I meant to say Hooked by Michael Moss
-Grain Brain by David Perlmutter
-Carnivore Code by Paul Sandino
Podcast Mention(s) in this episode:
--none--
Other Mention(s):
ReallyVeryCrunchy Instagram page - she is so good and being over the top poking fun of herself and the crunchy lifestyle.
Find us on instagram @nuanced_beauty / Send us an email at [email protected] / Consider following the show and give us a rating and review to help reach new listeners! Or share an episode with a friend.
Thanks for listening!