Let's Get Real

Episode 19: The Replacements

Episode Summary

This week on Lets Get Real its time to take the replacement out of meal replacements. From purees to shakes to powders we are assaulted every day by the promise of easy and convenient food from Special K bars to Pediasure for kids. Tune in to find out what youre really ingesting with those body building mixes (answer: its a lot of lead) and single serving Trader Joes meals and learn the simple things you can do to pull yourself out of this rabbit-whole of whole-meal replacement. This episode is sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards and Sons. The idea that people use meal replacement powders and shakes for nutrition . . . its ridiculous! Food is nutrition. --Erica Wides on Lets Get Real

Episode Notes

This week on Let’s Get Real it’s time to take the replacement out of meal replacements. From purees to shakes to powders we are assaulted every day by the promise of easy and convenient ‘food’ from Special K bars to Pediasure for kids. Tune in to find out what you’re really ingesting with those body building mixes (answer: it’s a lot of lead) and single serving Trader Joe’s meals and learn the simple things you can do to pull yourself out of this rabbit-whole of whole-meal replacement. This episode is sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons.

“The idea that people use meal replacement powders and shakes for nutrition . . . it’s ridiculous! Food is nutrition.”

–Erica Wides on Let’s Get Real