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Ask Jenn Anything
FromSalad With a Side of Fries Nutrition, Wellness & Weight Loss
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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Apr 10, 2024
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Podcast episode
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We love a good round up of listener questions, and this episode has so many good ones! From the best salad to eat, to Ozempic, to supplements and probiotics, we are covering it all in this episode. Tune in to hear Jenn answer your burning questions. On this week’s episode, Jenn is answering questions that listeners have sent in regarding a wide variety of topics. The questions range from healthy sweet treats, to the 5 second rule, to navigating the dating world while taking Ozempic. Jenn deep dives into each topic with clarity and understanding. There is sure to be a takeaway for everyone! Tune in to hear these great questions, where you’ll learn you aren’t alone in all the confusing advice out there! The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast is hosted by Jenn Trepeck, discussing wellness and weight loss for real life, clearing up the myths, misinformation, bad science & marketing surrounding our nutrition knowledge and the food industry. Let’s dive into wellness and weight loss for real life, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store. IN THIS EPISODE: ● [3:20] What is a healthier salad base, romaine or arugula, and which has more nutrients?● [4:49] Is quinoa healthier than rice?● [6:23] What are healthy sweet snacks?● [8:23] Are Smart Sweets and Small Wins really good options for a sweet treat? ● [12:28] Is the 5-second rule really a thing?● [14:25] What is a good option when you are out and about and need a quick meal?● [16:13] Is Naya Tame Kava really a healthy fast food option? ● [19:31] Are Sakara or Factor Meals good options for meal kits?● [24:49] What is Intermittent Fasting and does it help with perimenopause?● [27:00] What is Jenn’s opinion on Ozempic? Is it cheating?● [31:48] How do you navigate dating while taking Ozempic? ● [34:50] What does Jenn think of Liquid IV and LMNT?● [37:46] What are methylated or activated B vitamins? ● [39:00] How do melatonin and ashwagandha work? Why does melatonin create “funky” dreams?● [42:15] What does Jenn think about juicing and AG1?● [45:15] What are spore probiotics and how do they work? ● [47:27] If you are not a vitamin person, what, if any, supplements should you take?● [50:05] Is using the turmeric spice enough to get the benefits of turmeric?KEY TAKEAWAYS: ● [12:04] Sometimes it just isn’t worth having the “healthier option” of candy because the ingredients are just replaced with food-like substances. Instead, just have a few of the candy/treat you want and enjoy it!● [25:21] In regards to intermittent fasting, the average human living in this world does not get the minimum requirements of what the body needs in order to not deteriorate…So how do we expect someone to get what they need with an eating window of only a few hours a day?● [43:48] When you are taking supplements, make sure that they are in a form that the body can absorb. Sometimes certain things together don’t allow the body to absorb and use it, whereas other things need to be combined with something else in order for the body to use it. QUOTES: [16:52] “I live in a world where we can find something to eat anywhere. There are just sometimes trade offs. Like eating out at a restaurant, they’re going to probably add salt and fat and things that you wouldn’t necessarily eat at home, and yet you could go into Naya and get the chicken kebab, greens, a bunch of veggies, some tzatziki, hummus and have a great, super satisfying meal.” - Jenn Trepeck"My issue with a lot of these [food delivery companies] is that they spend the calories in a way that I wouldn't if I was making food for myself." - Jenn Trepeck"The idea that we are going to expect our body to perform without fuel, is not what sends the body signals of safety." - Jenn Trepeck[31:01] “It’s that expectation that we’re all supposed to be the same body shape and size. We don’t expect the same shoe size, we don’t expect the same height, we don’t expect the same hair color, why do we think that we’re all supposed to be the same body shape and
Released:
Apr 10, 2024
Format:
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