Over the next few months, I’ll be mixing in some of our earlier Motherhood Meets Medicine interviews with new episodes. These ‘best of’ episodes are the most shared and listened to episodes of all time!
Today’s featured episode is an interview with Erin from Food Science Babe. If you ever get overwhelmed with grocery shopping and find it difficult to know if buying organic is actually worth it, then you’re going to love this conversation.
With so many labels claiming products are organic, non-GMO, hormone-free, and natural, it’s hard to decide what is really best for us and our children. Not to mention, making the decision without breaking the bank. I am so relieved to get some real answers from Erin who is a chemical engineer and food scientist. You’ll be shocked, and probably relieved, to hear what she says about the food industry and what healthy really means.
Erin has a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of MN. She has worked in the food industry for 10+ years in both the conventional and natural/organic sectors as an Engineer/Food Scientist. Erin debunks a lot of misinformation about the food industry on her Instagram and Tiktok accounts @foodsciencebabe that I definitely recommend you check out.
In this episode we discuss:
- The misconceptions about the term “organic”
- The requirements necessary for a food to be labeled as organic
- What GMO really means
- The truth behind the EWG’s “Dirty Dozen” list
- Which labels you should really care about
- How Europe and the United States regulate food
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Resources:
- Banned in EU video
- Baby snacks video
- EU Food colors video
- Red Dye 40 & ADHD video
- Hidden dangers of organic foods video
- Dirty dozen video
Connect with Erin:
- Erin’s Patreon page
- Instagram: @foodsciencebabe
- Facebook: Foodsciencebabe
- Tiktok: @foodsciencebabe
- Twitter: @foodscibabe
- Merchandise
- Linktree
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Questions Asked In The Episode:
- Do we really need to be buying organic foods?
- What are there requirements for foods to be labeled organic?
- Are there any foods you recommend people buy organic?
- What are your thoughts on the EWG (Environmental Working Group)?
- What does GMO mean? How important is it to buy non-GMO?
- What do you do with your fruits and vegetables when you get home?
- Is it important to get hormone-free milk?
- What is the correlation between red dye and ADHD?
- What are the differences between the EU and US with food regulation?
- Is there anything on food labels we should be paying attention to?
- If you could change anything about the US food industry what would it be?
