Episode 125

Top 10 of 2021

Published on: 22nd December, 2021

Another year in the books! 2021 brought us 52 more episodes of Salad with a Side of Fries and 52 more nutrition nuggets teaching us lessons for health and for life! As we did last year, we're sharing our Top 10 favorite episodes of this calendar year. Which was your favorite? Do you think yours made it into the top 10? If you missed any, here's your curated list for when you have a little extra listening time over the next couple weeks. Definitely check this out and let's review the best of 2021!

Outline:

Welcome back & meet Cyndi
Cyndi's story of finding the podcast, implementing the lessons then walking down the aisle at her daughters wedding this month
Ep 77, Jan 20: Fad vs. Fact
Ep 79, Feb 3: It Takes Heart
Ep 92, May 5: Functional Fitness to See Your Inner Warrior (feat. Chad Levy & Amy Marshall)
Bonus Episode, April 16: Nutrition Nugget: 30-30-30
Ep 119, Nov 10: Morning Routine Checklist
Ep 107, Aug 18: Going Against the Textbook
Ep 108, Aug 25: Balancing Intuitive Eating & Emotional Eating (feat. Claudia Wilson)
Ep 91, April 28: Cr-Cr-Cr-Cr-Cravings
Ep 117, Oct 27: Hack the Holidays
Ep 104, July 28: Back to Basics

Quotes:

"Vegan, keto, all these diets tell me what you're not eating. Your outcomes and health are a function of what you are eating." - Jenn Trepeck, Ep 77

"Happy people have happy glutes. Nobody squeezes their butt and can be angry at the same time." Chad Levy, Ep 92

"I'm so careful about the words I use for how we talk about this stuff compared to the words used by the diet industry. And the words we say to ourselves, we would never say to someone else." - Jenn Trepeck, Ep 107

"I really think intuitive eating has become the latest fad diet." - Jenn Trepeck, Ep 108

"Take the easy way out." - Jenn Trepeck, Ep 91

"Quality in, quality out, get up and move more!"– Jenn Trepeck, Ep 104

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About the Podcast

Salad With a Side of Fries Nutrition, Wellness & Weight Loss

Nutrition tips that actually work. Real-life healthy eating, balanced diet tools, and weight loss tips you can use today with coach Jenn Trepeck.*

If you have searched for nutrition tips, tried to keep a healthy lifestyle, or felt stuck following popular weight loss tips, this podcast is for you. Get straightforward wellness advice that works in real life, plus strategies for a balanced diet, sustainable healthy eating, and a smarter approach to fitness and nutrition. Is your diet making you hungrier, crankier, or less healthy? Tune in and find out.*

Free gift: Schedule a 15-minute curiosity call with Jenn to explore what is possible for you. https://asaladwithasideoffries.com/contact/

Welcome to Salad with a Side of Fries, where wellness meets real life. Award-winning host Jenn Trepeck, health and lifestyle coach and author of Uncomplicating Wellness, cuts through the noise with clear answers you can trust. Ranked in the top 1.5% of podcasts worldwide, the show won Ear Worthy’s Best Health Podcast in 2024 and 2025 and was nominated for Best Independent Podcast both years. Jenn also won Women Who Podcast’s Stellar Interview award in 2025 after being named one of Podcast Magazine’s 40 under 40 in 2022.

Jenn’s motto is “wellness without the weirdness.” With more than 17 years coaching after solving her own food struggles, she knows how confusing the industry can be. Each week you get the foundations of a balanced diet, sustainable healthy eating, metabolism basics, and long-term holistic health, plus straight talk on fad diets and supplements.

What you will get by listening:
✅How to eat and how to cheat, guilt-free
✅Nutrition tips that work in the real world
✅Weight loss tips that are effective, never restrictive
✅How to build a balanced plate at home, on the road, and eating out
✅Smart strategies for sustainable habits that include your favorite foods
✅Evidence-based insights on fitness and nutrition
✅Conversations about holistic health that go beyond food
✅Wellness advice you can use right away

About Jenn Trepeck:
Jenn is a health coach, speaker, and consultant who blends humor with practical science. She has helped thousands improve energy, metabolism, and confidence in their choices through one-on-one coaching, group programs, her book, and this podcast.

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If you are ready to trade guilt for freedom, confusion for clarity, and boring salads for fries on the side, press play. Health gets doable here.

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

About your host

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!