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Episode: Dietitian Laura Birkell on the midwest "meat and potatoes" trap and why fiber is the next big food trend
Description: Protein chips, fiber-fortified popcorn, the Midwest "meat and potatoes" trap — those are just some of the topics we discussed with Laura Birkel, a registered dietitian at Emplify Health. Birkel is also 23 weeks pregnant, so we had to ask her what a dietitian does with those weird food cravings. Other topics discussed on the show included a rapid-fire segment on how good or bad these items are for you: coffee, milk, wine, soda, probiotics, and cooking oils. We also dug into the difference between whole foods and ultra-processed items, like why those frozen french fri...