Don’t throw those ugly carrots out! Or that old can of soup! Or those lentils! Erica Wides helps you feel better about your old weird foods on a mindful episode of Let’s Get Real. Food waste is a serious problem and Erica explores how the foodiness machine plays into the equation. This program was brought to you by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

“We throw out almost 40% of the food we produce.” [12:00]

“Lately, food waste has been making it’s way into the mainstream media — which is great!” [13:00]

“People love a gimmick and people love to line up for stuff – thinking they are in the know.” [21:00]

–Erica Wides on Let’s Get Real

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This week on Lets Get Real Erica begins the show by discussing when she first moved to Brooklyn 20 years ago, she transitions from this to looking at how Brooklyn has changed her lifestyle and her cooking. She talks about one cooking job that she does that involved cooking for a wealthy family, and her frustration with the occasional terrible cooking of the nanny. She discusses the fact that the cooking is not a matter of economics, but rather a way for the nanny to “stick it to the man.” This show was sponsored by Cain vineyard and winery.

“She [The Nanny] is a true believer in processed, artificial food…Some people believe in Jesus, she believes in artificial foods.” [8:00]

“She [The Nanny] isn’t cooking or feeding the kids this way because of economics.” [10:00]

— Erica Wides on Lets Get Real

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This week on Lets Get Real Erica begins the show by addressing the briefly famous dress picture that it seems none of us could agree on. She uses this topic of color to transition to a recent announcement by Nestle. Nestle stated that by the end of 2015 they will be removing all artificial colors from their candy. This program was sponsored by Cain Vineyard and Winery.

“If there were no candy in the world by tomorrow, poof! Who would suffer?” [1:07]

— Erica Wides on Lets Get Real

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This week on Lets Get Real Erica starts the show by reminiscing about Seinfeld’s “Bizzaro World”. She transitions to talking about her own personal bizzaro world, and how some of the current policies regarding nutrition makes it seem as if the US government is going crazy. She goes into other topics which include, Ronald reagan, Greenwich Connecticut, aliens, and food allergies. This program was sponsored by Cain Vineyard and Winery

“The same group that brought us smoking as an asthma cure…is telling us to limit sugar.” [09:00]

“Who is listening to a government that’s still telling us to cook pork to 160 degrees?” [09:00]

— Erica Wides on Lets Get Real

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This is a story about rocks, pebbles and stones. From the doctor’s office to Iceland, Erica takes listeners on a journey that ends with stone soup. Stone soup? Kidney Stones? It all makes sense in the end. Tune in and find out why pebbles might be the next big diet craze. This program was brought to you by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

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Cotton Candy Latte? Oh come on!! Yes, it’s a real thing and yes — Erica Wides is talking about it on today’s episode of Let’s Get Real. Tubs of margarine and suburban dinners are Erica’s nightmare and she gives listeners a window into the hellish world of guns and snowboards in New Jersey. This program was brought to you

“To me, the flavor of cotton candy just tastes pink.” [05:00]

–Erica WIdes on Let’s Get Real

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What better way to introduce the new year than a long winded story about Coscto and The Peanuts? Tune into the season debut of Let’s Get Real as Erica Wides teaches listeners about the virtues of frozen food and whole animals. Hear what she thinks you should all be doing in 2015 and why family dinners can be challenging. This program was brought to you by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

–Erica Wides on Let’s Get Real

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It’s time to recap the year in foodiness as Erica Wides closes out 2014 on the season finale of Let’s Get Real. From bleached cereal grains to kale salads at The Cheesecake Factory, Erica takes a look at what’s saved us and plagued us in 2014. Is the future bright? Have we made progress? Will a giant avalanche of sugar destroy us all? Find out on Let’s Get Real!.

“2015 – I thought we’d never live to meet you next week” [04:00]

“You can get a kale salad at the cheesecake factory. if that’s not progress i don’t know what is.” [27:00]

“There’s more sugar in a single can of soda than the average American would have consumed in an entire year 150 years ago.” [29:00]

–Erica Wides on Let’s Get Real

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So Thanksgiving is over and many of you have thrown out the carcass and moved on from the whole ordeal. Erica Wides has a bone to pick with you this week on Let’s Get Real. Erica breaks animals down to the bone and explains what makes skeletal pieces the foundation of Western cooking. Is bone broth the new kale juice? Is there a more flavorful part of an animal than the bones? Find out and tune in! This program was brought to you by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

“Generally speaking the bones and shells of animal have way more flavor than the animals themselves.” [03:00]

“Bone broth is the new kale juice.” [19:00]

“Bones are the bones of Western cooking — the foundation.” [20:00]

–Erica Wides on Let’s Get Real

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Who’s the bigger liar — the banking industry or the peanut butter industry? The jury is out. Tune in to a brand new episode of Let’s Get Real as Erica Wides tries to make sense out of whipped peanut butter and yogurt, amongst other things. Find out why air isn’t free anymore and why Erica can’t stand rich spoiled kids. It’s a good one. This program was brought to you by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

“Why do we pay for air? There’s nothing left that’s free!” 16:00

–Erica Wides on Let’s Get Real

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