Food and Travel Nation
with Elizabeth Dougherty
The TRUTH about Food and Travel
Broadcast Date:  7/22/23

On this week's RV Tips and Tales, you'll hear how to properly set up and use the "stinky slinky."  It's not complicated, but you must follow some important steps.

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Food and Travel Nation
with Elizabeth Dougherty
The TRUTH about Food and Travel
Broadcast Date:  7/22/23

National Hot Dog Day was celebrated this week, so we put three of the best known all beef franks up against each other... with one clear weiner, I mean "winner.  Plus, it wouldn't have been possible for Elizabeth to slip in the word "weiner" any additional times!  LOL

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Food and Travel Nation
with Elizabeth Dougherty
The TRUTH about Food and Travel
Broadcast Date:  7/22/23

Delta usually has a good reputation in the airline industry for taking care of their customers, but the story of Flight 555 from Las Vegas to Atlanta left a LOT of passengers hot under the collar.

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Food and Travel Nation
with Elizabeth Dougherty
The TRUTH about Food and Travel
Broadcast Date:  7/22/23

On this week's Servers Revenge, a male server tells the story of a female customer who offered a $500 tip, but wanted just one thing from him.

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Food and Travel Nation
with Elizabeth Dougherty
The TRUTH about Food and Travel
Broadcast Date:  7/22/23

Full Show:  After a look at food news and servers revenge, Elizabeth shares the list of the most popular fast casual restaurants in the country.  The winner comes from Wisconsin and makes an incredible burger.  Our friend Katrina Frey from Frey Wines joins us with suggestions for summertime deserts that of course, include Frey Wine.  You'll hear how to make the most AMAZING burger ever, and in our taste test, with a nod to National Hot Dog Day, we put three of the most popular beef franks up against each other with a clear weiner winner.  In the travel hour, a follow up to the #TMFINR woman and Elizabeth tells a personal story of how it's time to investigate the practices of those third party online booking companies, and what you can do to protect your next trip.  Her Destination Unknown takes us to Tybee Island, Georgia where, over 65 years ago, military mid-air collision resulted in the disappearance of a 7,600 pound nuclear bomb that's never been found. 

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Food and Travel Nation
with Elizabeth Dougherty
The TRUTH about Food and Travel
Broadcast Date:  7/16/23

Great News... the safety of Aspartame is FINALLY being questioned. You'll hear the latest during our news segment, and then later in the show from the Food & Travel Nation archives, an interview that spells out that this substance should NEVER have been allowed in the food supply. Elizabeth shares in-depth research about another substance that must be examined called carrageenan with links to cancer.  You'll also hear an amazing recipe for making your own ice cream. (that doesn't contain carrageenan)  We tackle the issue of people taking their regular pets into grocery stores, and in our taste test, in honor of National French Fry Day, we visited four fast food restaurants and found a surprising winner.  In our Airline Debacles, the story of a young man who was traveling alone for the first time and now faces a ban from the airline.  In our RV Tips, three MUST have items when it comes to keeping the lights on (and air conditioning!) Elizabeth shares the story of a cruise ship carrying marine researchers that encountered an abhorant practive of whale killings, and in our Destination Unknown, a visit to an air museum featuring the Concorde.

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Food and Travel Nation
with Elizabeth Dougherty
The TRUTH about Food and Travel
Broadcast Date:  7/15/23

On this week's RV Tips and Tales, you'll hear about three MUST HAVES for all RV owners.  

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Food and Travel Nation
with Elizabeth Dougherty
The TRUTH about Food and Travel
Broadcast Date:  7/15/23

In this edition of Servers Revenge, we hear from a restaurant worker who complains that others who work in the industry are the WORST tippers.

if you work in the industry and want to share what's happened to you, send a message to Elizabeth and we might share it on the show.

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Food and Travel Nation
with Elizabeth Dougherty
The TRUTH about Food and Travel
Broadcast Date:  7/15/23

We're noticing a strange trend in grocery stores... people are taking their pets with them.  We're NOT talking about service animals, but rather family pets!  In one case, we watched in shock as a FERRET was being pushed through the aisles in a cart.

In violation of federal, state and local laws, (and common sense) these animals have NO place in a grocery store and it's time for store management to speak up!

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Food and Travel Nation
with Elizabeth Dougherty
The TRUTH about Food and Travel
Broadcast Date:  7/15/23

Spin around those packages of yogurt, chocolate milk, cottage cheese, ice cream or almond milk and look at the list of ingredients.  Somewhere near the middle of the list, you'll likely find the word "carrageenan." 

If you're not familiar with it, the food industry uses it as thickening agent. 

Carrageenan comes from red seaweed, and like a lot of FDA approved additives, it appears that it was allowed into the food supply without adequate testing.

Now, years after being allowed into our foods, there's limited research that shows carrageenan is a possible carcinogen, suspected of being the culprit in cases of colon cancer.  Researchers also believe carrageenan may be responsible for cases of irritable bowel syndrome, inflammation, bloating and glucose intolerance. 

Why is this product still allowed on the market? 

In 2016, the National Organics Standards Board (NOSB) declared that it would no longer be allowed in organic foods.

Why hasn't the FDA pulled carrageenan off the market (and out of the food supply) pending further testing?

Elizabeth takes an in-depth look at carrageenan; it's prevalence in the foods we eat, and makes a case for additional testing.

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