Episode 177: Alternatives to Refined Sugars & Seed Oils
Awareness is always the first step to change. When it comes to our diet and our health, we have to become aware of our consumption before we can change it. This episode helps shed awareness on the omnipresence of low quality ingredients in our packaged foods—even the ones coming from stores we think of as “health food” stores—and gives you actionable steps you can take to get them out of your diet.
While moving away from eating the majority of food out of a bag or box and starting to eat more whole foods is a really big shift for some, Erin helps reduce the overwhelm by breaking down confusing food ingredients and offers up swaps to help you start taking action and make big improvements quickly.
In this episode:
Low quality ingredients in snack foods [1:07]
Awareness precipitates change [2:49]
The various names for sugar and vegetable oils [3:26]
A pep talk for making change [8:57]
Answering listener questions about importance of quality oils & fats [17:30]
Why “heart healthy” vegetable oils are problematic [19:40]
Sun butter vs sunflower oil [20:26]
Why opinions on “the right diet” differ so much [29:01]
Are saturated fats the scapegoat for refined sugar? [32:06]
Why quitting refined sugar is difficult + associated health problems [33:30]
Sweeteners & Oils Erin uses in her home [35:37]
Let’s talk about quality snacks [40:00]
Resources mentioned:
List of different names for Sugar & Vegetable oils
Eat to Achieve™ (Available for free within the Funk’tional Nutrition Collective)
The Carb Compatibility Project™ (Available for free within the Funk’tional Nutrition Collective)
1:1 Functional Medicine Nutrition
#HattieLunch for kiddo lunch ideas
Cauliflower rice + strawberry smoothie
3-minute Instant Pot Applesauce
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3: Healthy (and Unhealthy) Cooking Fats & Oils
175: Our Food, Our Immune System & Our Kids (A Town Hall on Health)
