Episode 137

March Madness: Food Style

Published on: 16th March, 2022

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.

We delve into wellness and weight loss for real life, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store.

In today’s episode we focus on March Madness, and the meals we eat at this time of year. From fries to snack type foods, what’s on your bar food menu, and how can we add some nutrition and balance. Jenn also covers the holidays this time of year and tips for traveling as life returns. We can live life AND make our health a priority.

IN THIS EPISODE: 

  • [02:00] Members information: a new recipe and live Q & A.
  • [09:00] Choosing lighter entre meals or snacks with protein.
  • [11:00] Healthier style burgers and tray style food.
  • [14:00] Splitting fries with someone to still enjoy them.
  • [18:00] Adding protein and nutrients to salads.
  • [23:22] Choices of cleaner alcohol drinks while socializing.
  • [25:00] The liver's main function in getting rid of toxins.
  • [31:00] Checking in with yourself on drinking times so that you can moderate.
  • [35:00] The three-bite rule to help with portion control.
  • [41:00] Why remembering “progress over perfection” can help you sustain your eating and wellness goals.

KEY TAKEAWAYS: 

  • March Madness is fun but it doesn’t need to be unhealthy.
  • You can still enjoy your treat foods while adding in nutrients.
  • Making small changes in our food choices means we can still be satisfied as we eat healthier.
  • Drinking can be fun in moderation and there are healthier choices available.
  • Holidays and travel don’t have to mean the end of our healthful habits

RESOURCES:

Become A Member of Salad with a Side of Fries  

Jenn’s Free Menu Plan

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QUOTES:

“When our blood sugar is low, our body is signaling us to give it food and fuel as quickly as possible.” Jenn Trepeck

“If you see vegetables elsewhere on the menu or on a different salad, ask them to put some [of those veggies] on your salad.” Jenn Trepeck

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About the Podcast

Salad With a Side of Fries Nutrition, Wellness & Weight Loss
What to eat and when to cheat! Let's decipher between all the “diets” out there. You know what to do but it itsn't working. In fact, your diet could be making you fatter.

Ever wondered if cryo-freezing your fat cells would really work? Should you try acupuncture? A hypnotist? If you do, how do you know if someone’s good?

Salad with a Side of Fries is the podcast that will answer all these questions and more! Talking wellness and weight loss for real life, because most of us are going to drink, eat out, skip the grocery store and who wants a life without fries or dessert?! Host Jenn Trepeck’s expertise as an optimal health coach, in practice for over a decade, along with experts in various modalities will clear up the myths, mis-information, bad science and marketing to reveal the truth of HOW TO EAT and HOW TO CHEAT!*



*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This podcast, its content and guests are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

About your host

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Jennifer Trepeck

“My passion for nutrition and helping others stems from “kicking my food issues” with my own weight management saga.” ~ Jenn

I believe that the greatest accountability is paying it forward! That’s why I teach the nutrition education we are all supposed to know but no one ever taught us, along with the science behind food, fitness, and health.

After I graduated from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, I founded Better Life Now LLC while working full-time in hedge funds. In 2019, I took my practice from side-hustle to full-time self-employment and launched my podcast, Salad With a Side of Fries. On the show, we offer science-based tips and tricks for how to achieve wellness and weight loss for real life – because who wants a life without fries or dessert?!

Topics we tackle on the podcast include debunking fad diets, food myths, misinformation in marketing, bad science, and general nutrition. I encourage guests whose expertise is different from my own focus on weight management to bring their unique, fact-based perspectives to talk about subjects they are educated in and passionate about.

Due to my decade-long experience of working with clients, I have gained insight into the health and food industry and the how-tos of building a business.

Some specific health and wellness topics I can speak to include debunking fad diets, exposing the BS we are fed by the food and diet industry, how the people around us can positively and negatively impact our health journey, and shifting mindsets in order to overcome inappropriate barometers of success to instead achieve happy, healthy, and meaningful change.

On the subject of business, I can help you by teaching my critical pieces every entrepreneur should know, how to make your side-hustle into your full-time job, ways to sustainably achieve success without burning out, contemporary networking, and how to prioritize wellness while pursuing your projects.

When I find some free time, I’m typically working out at Physique57, discovering hidden gem restaurants in NYC, or traveling to spend time with friends and family.

I’d love to have an in-depth conversation with you, whether it’s leveling up in business or debunking food myths!