“It’s not just what you eat. It’s how you store it, cook it, and prepare it.”

In this episode of What’s the Craic Podcast, I sit down with Dr Amelia Harray - a dietician, nutritionist, and clinical researcher from the UWA Medical School, to unpack the hidden impact plastics and food marketing have on our health.

We talk about:

🥗 Why protein-fortified products and supplements are often more marketing than science

📊 The importance of evidence-based nutrition instead of chasing trends

🧪 How chemicals from plastic packaging can leach into the food we eat

🍽️ Why diet is one of the biggest sources of human exposure to plastic chemicals

🔬 The challenges of running a world-first low-plastic diet research study

🍳 Simple changes like switching cookware, avoiding heating food in plastic, and using glass storage

🧠 Why the future of nutrition isn’t just about what you eat but how you prepare and store it

This one is eye-opening, practical, and grounded in real science. It’s about cutting through the noise, understanding what’s actually happening in our food system, and learning the small changes that can make a real difference to your health.

🎧 Now live on Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen.