Let's Get Real

There’s never a shortage of french fries or hash browns at Denny’s, but why would they possibly run out of baked potatoes? Well, it’s got something to do with foodiness, that’s for sure. Tune in to this week’s episode of Let’s Get Real as Erica Wides breaks down the ubiquitous potato. From instant flakes to blight – she’s covering all angles of the tasty tuber. This program was brought to you by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

“Please don’t use instant mash potatoes. If you really don’t want to cook potatoes by yourself – buy them pre-made! It’s pathetic, but it’s fine.” [25:00]

–Erica Wides on Let’s Get Real

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Would you eat bugs? Find out why you should on a brand new episode of Let’s Get Real. Erica Wides has insects on the mind – and makes her case for eating more of them. Yes – we are all disgusted by roaches and bugs at large – but if we kill and dispose them aren’t they wasted protein? Tune in and bug out! This program was brought to you by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

“If it crawls across the ocean floor we call it a delicacy. If it crawls across your kitchen floor, we smash it with a shoe. We discriminate based on evolution!” [05:00]

–Erica Wides on Let’s Get Real

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Where are the lines blurred between food and foodiness? Find out on this week’s episode of Let’s Get Real! Erica Wides channels her inner Robin Thicke and shouts “hey hey hey” at the cereal industry. Take a trip as Erica recoils in horror at the aforementioned pop singers song lyrics and the state of our breakfast foods. Sounds confusing? Trust us — it all makes sense. Tune in! This program was brought to you by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

–Erica Wides on Let’s Get Real

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Smell this! Trust your nose if you want to avoid foodiness! On this week’s episode of Let’s Get Real, chef Erica Wides is here to remind you that your nose knows best. Tune in as she uses a health balance of humor and fact to alert listeners to the many ways processed foods try to hide their true colors…or smells. This program was brought to you by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

Your eyes can trick you ,your ears can be deceptive but your nose always knows.” [16:00]

“Baby formula is the foodiness gateway drug.” [17:00]

“The foodiness scam is tricking you into buying processed and packaged food and tricking you into thinking its real and whole.” [23:00]

–Erica Wides on Let’s Get Real

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This week on Let’s Get Real, host Erica Wides kicks off the show with a throw-back discussion on the designer jean trend that dates back to the disco era, complete with the pricey Jordache jeans and the Toughskins discount brand that featured the ‘husky’ size. [Erica laments which brand her parents endorsed.] Where’s Erica going with this? She explains how she’s stunned by the rising costs of food and quality ingredients. After the break, Erica goes on to relate a few family memories to the inflating costs of fruit, and in particular, how many fruits have fallen victim to being overly processed, such as the apple. The one fruit that has evaded becoming a Fruit By the Foot or Jellybean happens to be one of her favorites: the pear. Tune in to hear Erica’s thoughts on real food versus its evil, processed twin. This program was brought to you by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

“Pears are like wine, they need time.” [27:25]

—Erica Wides on Let’s Get Real

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On this episode of Let’s Get Real, Erica Wides discusses pumpkin spice. With Halloween right around the corner, pumpkin ‘spice’ season is nigh. Even though Erica had done a show on the topic last year, this year, there has been an overload of pumpkin spice flavor appearing on the market. She shares her thoughts on the difference between real pumpkins and pumpkin spices and how we’ve started taking the base food out of a lot of products. Why do we continue to sweeten, flavor and falsify our food products? Listen to Erica’s thoughts on this matter.

“Pumpkin IS NOT pumkin spice” [21:00]

“Why do we need to sweeten, flavor and falsify everything?” [26:00]

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Eggplant lovers rejoice! Erica Wides explores the meaty vegetable on a brand new episode of Let’s Get Real. From its inappropriate nicknames to its foodiness-free status – the eggplant is ripe for exploring on radio. Tune in and get a whole new perspective on a divisive piece of produce! This program was brought to you by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

“Eggplant is a bulk vegetable that really does fill in for meat in many ways.” [12:00]

“Eggplant may very well be the only uncorrupted non-foodinessized food we have left!” [26:00]

–Erica Wides on Let’s Get Real

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Fresh off a trip to Boynton Beach, Florida, Erica Wides is back for a new episode of Let’s Get Real. What’s the local food scene like in Boynton Beach, Florida? You might imagine locally caught seafood and fresh fruity, but no — unfortunately foodiness has taken over. When does fish stop being fish and become something else? Take a sad trip through aisles of sad claims, rusty tuna and farmed tilapia as Erica Wides longs for something a bit more… sustainable. This program was brought to you by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

“I know the food scene in the US has exploded in the past ten years. There are tens of thousands of new young cooks out there opening fresh and innovative restaurants all over the country and celebrating the bounty of their home regions … but not in Boynton Beach, Florida.” [15:00]

_–Erica Wides on Let’s Get Real_4>

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English muffins aren’t English and most muffins aren’t food. Low fat cream cheese is a problem and Erica Wides is here to steer you clear of foodiness on another hilarious episode of Let’s Get Real. Are you on trial for foodiness crimes against you and your family? Tune in and find out! This program was brought to you by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

–Erica Wides on Let’s Get Real

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The cookie butter revolution has arrived, and Erica Wides is disgusted. Tune into Let’s Get Real as Erica dives deep into the world of Trader Joe’s #1 selling product — the viral and vile “cookie butter”. She’s spent hours researching it and has a lot to share with listeners. The foodiness apocalypse may be upon is but Erica Wides is here to make it, well, at least funny! This program was brought to you by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

“There’s something really meta and surreal about cookie butter sandwich cookies – it’s like the snake eating its tail.” [15:00]

–Erica Wides on Let’s Get Real

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