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 talking about Carrots! Have you heard they are packed with sugar and you want to stay away from them? I bet you've also heard they are good for your eyes. So how do we balance these facts? Do we eat carrots or avoid them? In just a few minutes Jenn answers these questions and more. If you...

Outline: Meet Tanja Shaw, learn her background in the wellness industry The mindset of wellness The thoughts/ideas/beliefs that have the greatest impact on our wellness Surface beliefs vs core beliefs (worthiness) The role of personal responsibility All in vs all or nothing Defining body love and body acceptance Start with actions: breathing, self care It's a practice, different each day Making th...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about Coffee! At your request, Jenn walks us through the pros and cons of coffee. Everything from the science and research to practical life tips for enjoying the benefits while dampening the downsides, Jenn covers it all...in just a few minutes. If you like what you're hearing, be...

Outline: Welcome back Lauren. Jenn & Lauren catch up for a minute Intro todays topic: Boredom (why we're all bored with our food, our exercise, etc.) The depression of disconnection is setting in after 7-ish months of quarantine, another reason today's conversation is important for overall health & wellness Bored of eating the same foods? Go seasonal, shop the farmers' market Focus on ever...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about Cucumbers! Okay, Okay, so this one isn't so controversial. BUT, why exactly are cucumbers so good for us? Did you know they can be helpful in preventing a hangover? There's interesting new studies about cucumbers' impact on diabetes and cancer too. Plus, Jenn shares a handful...

Outline: Introduction of today's topic (toxins) and meet featured guest, Tim James  Tim's Story & critical learnings from Hippocrates Health Institute Tim's Core 4 Secrets Drink 1/2 your body weight in purified water Chew your food 'til liquified  Avoid liquids with meals Breathe exercises before eating Top things most people are doing wrong when it comes to wellness not putting self...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about Seltzer! Ever feel like you just can't drink another sip of water? Do you opt for seltzer at that moment? Perhaps you opt for seltzer instead of cola. The next question is often, is this good for me? Can I just drink seltzer all the time instead of water? Does it matter if it...

Outline: Welcome Sarah & Sarah's experience working with Jenn How Sarah's balancing going back to work with her health goals Talking about our health/weight loss goals: Jenn didn't share with roommates in college, Sarah did share with her current roommate Doing this alone is hard & a study about having support on this journey  Talking to the wellness ally: Has anyone share their healt...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about cereal! What's your favorite breakfast? Did you grow up eating cereal? Is it still your morning go-to? In just a few minutes Jenn gives us the run-down! Should we eat or avoid cereal? Are some better than others? What about oatmeal...that's healthy right?! Listen to find out....

Outline: Meet Mike Beecher, DPT, PT, OCS, SCS Mike's Story from athlete to doctorate of physical therapy The impact of Covid/quarantine on a very hands-on modality/practice Understanding physical therapy in the greater context of overall health Physical therapy vs chiropractic care Signs & symptoms indicating the need for physical therapy Working from home: proper, ergonomic set-up Set-up for...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about nuts! They have a reputation. People are often concerned they're eating too many, causing weight gain. We also hear they're the healthy fat. So which is it?  Does it matter which nuts we eat? How much is a serving-size, anyway? And what about my peanut butter?! Jenn answers a...

Outline: Welcome back, Stephanie What do we mean by "the morning after" and why we're talking about it now What sends us "off track" The self-talk that typically follows these occasions  Jenn's favorite analogy for thinking about the "off" meals/days & what follows (a dozen eggs) The actions to take the next day/right after activity, but not a punishment workout food, avoid the sling-shot...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about Ingredients! Do you look at the labels on packaged foods? When you do, do you read the ingredients? Sometimes it's like alphabet soup trying to decipher what's actually in these delicious treats! What are the buzz words to look for? Which do we want and which do we avoid? Jen...

Outline: Meet Jessica Procini, emotional eating expert Identifying the emotional eater, the picture in our heads vs reality Food addiction & emotional eating vs other addictions Understanding this in the context of fundamental human needs, physical & emotional How do we talk about and address emotional eating Defining "satiation," physical & emotional The 4 roots of emotional eating: f...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about Holidays! This weekend in the USA is Labor Day. A long weekend for most and it's pretty typical to celebrate a holiday with food. How can we celebrate while maintaining our healthful life? Jenn answers all your questions and offers a multitude of options for conquering this h...

Outline: Meet Abigail, another friend of Jenn's from working out Abigail catches us up on the F-Factor Diet, the drama and recent exposé, client complaints, etc. Why Jenn feels so strongly about discussing this "diet" It uses some of the same phrases as Jenn and the program Jenn leads The execution/recommendations after the sound science encourage disordered eating/eating disorders (while likely n...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about Bananas! Ever heard someone say they can't eat bananas because they're trying to lose weight? Or hear that bananas are a fruit you want to avoid? Is it really true? In just a few minutes Jenn reveals the truth about bananas and gives you the verdict of whether we want to eat...

Outline: Meet Gregg Clunis Gregg's "aha" moment from Jenn's appearance on his podcast  Gregg's story, his life of learning growth and progress, the inspiration behind Tiny Leaps Big Changes Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset. How Gregg defines personal development. The problem with SMART goals The alternative, Gregg's LEAP framework Long-term lifestyle change Empathy Actionable Process-driven Fa...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about Muscle! You've heard it...Muscle weighs more than fat. But does it? Why is muscle so important and what do we have to do to build it properly? In just a few minutes Jenn answers all these questions and more! If you like what you're hearing, be sure to check out the full lengt...

Outline: George shares his progress since he last joined Jenn on the show, now that he's at the end of Jenn's 12-week group program An invite from Jenn to YOU to chat about your personal story What's happening chemically in the body when we feel like we can't stop eating? What does it mean when this feeling comes after dinner/at night? The antidote: proper fuel, smaller plate, the 3-bite tule, bru...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about Macros! Have you heard people saying they're not following a "diet" but, instead, counting their macros? Ever wonder what they mean? Or maybe this is your approach but you're not 100% sure you're hitting all the marks?  In just a few minutes Jenn walks us through macros, what...

Outline: Meet Farah M. Green Farah's experience of how learning her body type impacted her journey  Body Types Ectomoprh Endomorph Mesomorph Understanding the science, genetics and lifestyle  Nutrition & fitness for each body type  Body positivity What is it? How do we foster it? Loving you body vs being in love with your body   Links: Become a Member Connect with us! FB Pa...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about BLTs! Do you know what these are? Hint: It's not a bacon, lettuce, tomato sandwich. THere's another hing: they could be what's standing between you and progress toward your goal. In just a few minutes Jenn explains what BLTs are and what to do next! If you like what you're he...

Outline: Celebration & a moment of thank you Meet Traci DeForge who is here to interview Jenn How & why Salad with a Side of Fries came to be Jenn's story of finding her life path The wackiest diets ever attempted Body image, body dysmorphia and what to do about it  Jenn answers the off-topic questions she asks each expert who visits the pod Quotes: "I don't really care about the calo...

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about the PLOMs! Ever heard of it? You know...those moments when it's SO frustrating to have to think about all this stuff...when it feels like life would just be easier if you ate the dessert with everyone else. You just might have a case of the PLOMs. In just a few minutes Jenn f...