Welcome to Episode six of our new PLANTSTRONG Snackables podcast series, a bite-sized podcast where host, Rip Esselstyn, and co-host, Jess Hegarty, dish on all things plants! Jessica leads product innovation for the PlantStrong food line and, together with Rip, provides a peek behind the curtain on plant-based food headlines, market research, ingredients, and cooking inspiration. Plus, you'll always walk away with a recipe or two to share with your friends and family.

In Episode 6, Rip and Jess talk about sauteing and roasting with BROTHS, recommended utensils, our take on natural ingredients, and a look at the all-new PLANTSTRONG broths available now at Whole Foods Market.

Here are Some Tasty Bites from Today's Episode:

• What in the world is lye and why should I be “in the know?”

• The best PLANTSTRONG method of sauteing and roasting your veggies — without using oil!

• What’s in Rip’s Kitchen? He lets you know his favorite pans and utensils for roasting and sauteing veggies in the Esselstyn house.

• Why PLANTSTRONG is so proud of our unsalted broths and why you should be proud to have them in your kitchen.

• Leftover broth and don’t want to pitch it? Find out Rip’s creative tip for saving leftover broth!

• Get a history lesson from Rip and Jess on the inspiration behind this new line of broths — and great ways to use them in your own home cooking.

• Natural ingredients - of course, it can be confusing when you see that listed as an ingredient in your food, but what does that really mean? Jess goes “behind the scenes” (and we mean the word, “behind” in this case).

• Jess answers an audience question about yeast and MSG.

Recommended Products from Rip and Jess:

GreenPan Cast Iron Skillet Parchment Paper Silicone Baking Mats

Download our PLANTSTRONG Broth Recipes

Opium, rat hair, beaver anal secretions – and other surprising things you might find in food

Whole Foods Article on Myths and Misconceptions of MSG

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