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

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks, and approachable science. This week, Jenn's nutrition nugget is celery. March is celery month. Celery is in the same family as carrots and parsley, and like these other plants, celery offers a variety of plant compounds that have powerful antioxidant properties, and includes essential vitamins like vitamin K, A, etc. So what does t...

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. The world is shifting from always eating processed foods, to natural healing and plant-based food becoming normalized and mainstream in 2022. In today’s Sala...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks, and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about being willing. This is a mental shift kind of nutrition nugget. Have you ever said ‘I can't fit my exercise in today" or 'I can't find time to go to the grocery store’? What if you changed your language from "can't" to "not willing.” ‘I'm not willing to fit my exercise into...

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’re answering your...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks, and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about nocibo . Ever heard of it? It’s similar to the word placebo , where an inactive substance provokes a perceived benefit. But nocibo happens when an inactive substance causes perceived harm. This can also happen when we essentially have negative expectations regarding a treatm...

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 Ma...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks, and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about Huperzine A. Ever heard of it? Touted for improving cognitive function and memory in addition to the connection between the body, is this the cure for Alzheimer’s Disease? A way to prevent dementia? In just a few minutes, Jenn answers all these questions and more. Like what...

Building on last week’s episode about longevity, this week Jenn sits down with David Frost, founder of Well Past Forty LLC, to discuss key factors in living to age 100 and beyond! David’s expertise in nutrition, endurance, and strength training coupled with a dedication to understanding science and research, brings us tools we can implement now to get older but not get old.   IN THIS EPISODE:...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks, and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about the word “don’t”. All too often we tell ourselves, “don’t do this or don’t eat that.” Does it work? If you’re like us, it creates a whole cascade for willpower. Maybe there’s a better way? In just a few minutes, Jenn answers all these questions and more. Like what you're hea...

No one wants to get old! That implies lethargy, a lack of social life, weight gain, wrinkled skin and that’s just the beginning! What if there’s a difference between aging and getting old? Today’s episode of Salad WIth a SIde of Fries is all about longevity. Everyone will inevitably experience aging, but there are ways we can slow it down, do it well and maintain energy and vitality. Join us as Je...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about Catalina Crunch. Have you seen it in your grocery store? It's marketed to us as high fiber, low-carb, keto-friendly cereal, snack mix and cookies. Is it too good to be true? Is it the magical answer we've all been looking for? Or just another wolf in sheep's clothing? In just...

A taboo topic for some but this is truly life-saving information which is why we're talking about it. Meet Justine Ang Fonte, a health educator who survived a bit of a scandal in 2021 to come out the other side of it as an even stronger advocate for herself and her students. Joining us to help us understand why we want to start talking about sex ed as early as Pre-K and how to talk about it with o...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about alkaline water. Maybe you've never heard of it or maybe you spend the extra money for this fancy water. Is it worth it? Does it really help slow the aging process and can it help our body fight disease? Or can it potentially cause harm? In just a few minutes, Jenn answers all...

Whether it's a diagnosis or a gut feeling, most of us know when our metabolism isn't functioning optimally. We gain weight, we feel like no matter what we do it's not "working" and that's just the beginning! Jumping off of last week's episode where Dr. Philip Ovadia connected our heart health to our metabolic health, Jenn's talking us through how to rehabilitate our metabolisms. Best news? We...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about C vs I. This became a "thing" on social media towards the end of 2021. Do you know what it is? As Jenn explains it, they aren't as diametrically opposed as we think but both choices come with additional considerations. Listen in, this might just be a life-changing few minutes...

To honor Heart Health Month, Jenn sat down with Dr. Philip Ovadia. He's a cardiothoracic surgeon who learned, the hard way, that everything he was taught about nutrition growing up and in med school was wrong, and was the leading cause of patients ending up on his operating table. He's now helping people transform their health through lifestyle. He believes that 90% of his surgical patients could...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about Resveratrol. Maybe you can't say it, but you've probably heard of it. It's why so many people say to drink a glass of red wine each day. From our hearts to our brains, arthritis, cancer and blood sugar, this nutrient may be quite powerful. So cheers(!) to heart health month a...

Sometimes life gets busy and cooking feels daunting. For others of us (wink wink) we just don't cook...or shouldn't cook! Then meal kits came along. From the OGs of Blue Apron and Hello Fresh to newcomers like Purple Carrot and Sun Basket, Jenn gives us the rundown on these popular cook-at-home options. They certainly simplify cooking but are they all worth the money? Will they help us reach our h...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about Green Juice. From fancy boutique stores to cleanse kits and even Costco, it seems like green juice is now commonplace. And it's sold to us like it's the marker of a healthy human. But is it? Are green juice the magic answer or a waste of money? In just a few minutes, Jenn ans...

This episode has been a long time coming...and not just because human infants feeding on mothers' milk has been a thing since the dawn of time (ish)! This week, Jenn sits down with Marie Van Blaricum, founder and CEO of Milk & Fire, to debunk the myths of this very human experience. From her own challenges of an infant with food allergies to the Covid-19 pandemic and more, Jenn and M...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about Gluten. Since January 13 was National Gluten Free Day, it's fitting Jenn's giving us all the details! In just a few minutes learn what gluten is, the difference between an allergy, a sensitivity and Celiac Disease plus how to diagnose it and more. Be sure to catch the answer...

Jumping off of last week's conversation, Jenn takes us on a deep dive through triggers. Of course events and holidays are one thing but what if you always eat a snack at 3pm or can't go to the movies without thinking about movie theater popcorn? It's ALL HERE. And maybe your solution to foods that trigger you is to simply not have them in your home. That can work, sure, but  Jenn advises we e...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about Cinnamon. Can it really help us lose weight? Why is cinnamon used for gum and toothpaste flavors? What about Cancer? Are those claims true? How much is enough? In just a few minutes, Jenn answers all these questions and more! Like what you're hearing? Be sure to check out the...

As we set ourselves up for the new year, perhaps you're cleaning up...or cleaning out. Have you thought about cleaning your emotional pantry? This week Jenn is joined by Ana Vucetic, psychologist and health coach. Together they discuss the impact of external factors on our view of ourselves plus how and why we use food to cope with emotions. Then they dig into this "emotional pantry" to help...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about 2 behaviors. No matter what you want to accomplish in 2022, everything boils down to just two behaviors. For real! What are they? Do we want to employ both of them? And how do we go about changing behaviors? In just a few minutes, Jenn answers all these questions, and more! L...