Spices, Salt, Woks, Tofu, and More with J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

Perhaps you have succumb to the kale craze or the acai acclaim. But what makes these foods “superfoods?” A lot of the time, the answer seems to be antioxidants. Today, we talk to Professor Mauro Serafini to get to the bottom of the superfood and antioxidant obsession. What are antioxidants? Why are they important for our health? What do they have to do with superfoods? And are superfoods a real thing? For the rest of our conversation with Mauro Serafini, come join the Foodie Fam! https://www.patreon.com/FWNTT Mauro’s paper on early dinner times of centenarians. Go to our website www.foodweneedtotalk.com for more materials! Check out our book: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/food-we-need-to-talk/ Chat with us on IG! https://www.instagram.com/foodweneedtotalk/?hl=en Be friends with Juna on IG and Tiktok! https://www.instagram.com/theofficialjuna/ https://www.tiktok.com/@junagjata

This is a continuation of our delightful conversation with food extraordinaire J. Kenji Lopez-Alt. We talked all about spices, why salt is so important, how to use induction ovens, the best ways to cook tofu, simulating a smokey "grill" flavor in your apartment and more! (Also how to set your apartment on fire.) To hear the rest of this week’s episode, come join the Foodie Fam! https://www.patreon.com/FWNTT Thank you for your support, it’s what keeps the show going! Check out our book: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/food-we-need-to-talk/ Chat with us on IG! https://www.instagram.com/foodweneedtotalk/?hl=en Be friends with Juna on IG and Tiktok! https://www.instagram.com/theofficialjuna/ https://www.tiktok.com/@junagjata

As you all know, over here at FWNTT, we are not the most kitchen savvy individuals. But after today… we just might be! J. Kenji Lopez-Alt shares with us some insights from his incredible career as a chef, food writer, and food science enthusiast. We learn the best ways to improve our cooking, why knife skills matter, why you shouldn’t feel bad for taking longer than the recipe time suggests, and when to use high vs. low heat. For the rest of our converstation with Kenji, head over to the membership! https://www.patreon.com/FWNTT Where to find Kenji: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-recipe-with-kenji-and-deb/id1713169728 https://www.youtube.com/@JKenjiLopezAlt https://www.seriouseats.com/j-kenji-lopez-alt-5118720 Check out our book: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/food-we-need-to-talk/ Chat with us on IG! https://www.instagram.com/foodweneedtotalk/?hl=en Be friends with Juna on IG and Tiktok! https://www.instagram.com/theofficialjuna/ https://www.tiktok.com/@junagjata

Today, we continue our conversation with Sally Sampson from Chop Chop Family Magazine! As you all know, neither of us are good cooks. Sally gave us some great cooking advice and tried to solve all our cooking problems. She also gave some quick ideas for high protein meals, ricotta pancakes, and how to make desserts with no sugar. To hear the rest of this week’s episode, come join the Foodie Fam! https://www.patreon.com/FWNTT Thank you for your support, it’s what keeps the show going! Check out our book: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/food-we-need-to-talk/ Chat with us on IG! https://www.instagram.com/foodweneedtotalk/?hl=en Be friends with Juna on IG and Tiktok! https://www.instagram.com/theofficialjuna/ https://www.tiktok.com/@junagjata

Today, we are talking to a real-life cookbook author all about how to get your kids to eat healthy! We are constantly getting questions from parents about how to help their kids to eat better. It can be tricky, especially when kids are surrounded by friends who maybe don’t eat the same way they do at home. Today, we talk to Sally Sampson from Chop Chop Family Magazine all about how to get your kids to love cooking! For weekly episodes, come join the Foodie Fam! https://www.patreon.com/FWNTT Check out our book: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/food-we-need-to-talk/ Chat with us on IG! https://www.instagram.com/foodweneedtotalk/?hl=en Be friends with Juna on IG and Tiktok! https://www.instagram.com/theofficialjuna/ https://www.tiktok.com/@junagjata

Today, we bring back one of our favorite episode format: the Q&A. What are our thoughts on weight loss shakes and meal services? How does cortisol impact weight loss? What is our best advice for starting a podcast? And, how can we push through fitness plateaus? To hear the rest of the Q&A, come join the Foodie Fam: https://www.patreon.com/FWNTT Check out our book: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/food-we-need-to-talk/ Chat with us on IG! https://www.instagram.com/foodweneedtotalk/?hl=en Be friends with Juna on IG and Tiktok! https://www.instagram.com/theofficialjuna/ https://www.tiktok.com/@junagjata

Today we speak to Dr. Walter Willett from Harvard T.H. Chan’s School of Public Health. Walter is the most cited nutritionist in the world. Our conversation goes over some of nutrition science’s greatest successes: the banning of trans fats. We also talk about what the biggest problem in our diet today is, what nutrition science has gotten wrong, why there seems to be so much conflicting information about what to eat, and more. For weekly episodes, come join the Foodie Fam! https://www.patreon.com/FWNTT Check out our book: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/food-we-need-to-talk/ Chat with us on IG! https://www.instagram.com/foodweneedtotalk/?hl=en Be friends with Juna on IG and Tiktok! https://www.instagram.com/theofficialjuna/ https://www.tiktok.com/@junagjata

Today, we speak to world-renowned coach Joel Jamieson about all things cardio. We love to talk about resistance training on this show, but it’s finally time to show cardio some love. Joel tells us all about why cardio is one of the most important activities we should be doing for our health. We go through what the different heart rate zones are, how cardiovascular training is different from resistance training, how you can balance the two, and how cardiovascular training changes your mitochondria. To hear our bonus episode with Joel all about aging athletes, come join the Foodie Fam! https://www.patreon.com/FWNTT Check out Joel’s Morpheus training system here: https://trainwithmorpheus.com/ The paper Joel mentioned: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/56/13/755?trk=public_post_comment-text Check out our book! https://read.macmillan.com/lp/food-we-need-to-talk/ Chat with us on IG! https://www.instagram.com/foodweneedtotalk/?hl=en Be friends with Juna on IG and Tiktok! https://www.instagram.com/theofficialjuna/ https://www.tiktok.com/@junagjata

Today, in honor of Eating Disorders Awareness Week, we speak to Professor Bryn Austin. Our conversation covers a wide variety of topics: How the pandemic and social media have affected rates of eating disorders, how pharmaceutical companies are unethically marketing the new weight loss medications, the dangers of budget Ozempic, inequalities in the treatment and recognition of eating disorders, and how you, yes YOU, can create change by promoting public policies that protect our kids from harmful dietary supplements. Learn more and help out: The Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders The Out of Kids’ Hands Campaign For our discussion on dietary supplements, come join the Foodie Fam! https://www.patreon.com/FWNTT Check out our book: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/food-we-need-to-talk/ Chat with us on IG! https://www.instagram.com/foodweneedtotalk/?hl=en Be friends with Juna on IG and Tiktok! https://www.instagram.com/theofficialjuna/ https://www.tiktok.com/@junagjata

A continuation of our discussion with Dr. Evelyna Kambanis on eating disorders, this week’s episode of The Talk focuses on what to do after a binge. We know that binges can be extremely emotionally and physically draining, so what can we do afterwards to get ourselves feeling better? To hear the rest of this week’s episode, come join the Foodie Fam! https://www.patreon.com/FWNTT Thank you for your support, it’s what keeps the show going! Check out our book: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/food-we-need-to-talk/ Chat with us on IG! https://www.instagram.com/foodweneedtotalk/?hl=en Be friends with Juna on IG and Tiktok! https://www.instagram.com/theofficialjuna/ https://www.tiktok.com/@junagjata