ACK! If only it were that simple. If all McDonald’s, all french fries and all 100% juice were banned, the obesity problem would unfortunately not be solved! It’s about portions, overall total wholesomeness of food choices, physical activity, stress, economics and so much more. Too much of anything is not good. That includes juice, pop, coffee, milk, almond milk, hemp milk, oat milk…It’s ironic that at the same time juice is targeted, smoothies are very popular and many urban centres have a juice bar on every corner frequented by healthy folks. There are many SUPER ACTIVE growing kids out there who can use the calories and vitamins of real juice. I suspect if we surveyed the fridges of the healthiest people out there, there may be some juice involved – whether homemade from real fruit, raw, organic or 100%. The juice aisle could easily be 1/4 of it’s current size if all the fake and added sugar products were removed…and don’t give juice to babies. Context desperately needed. #ChueyOnThis #NotAllJuiceCreatedEqually

It feels like yesterday in many ways, yet 30 years ago I began studying food+nutrition and headed out on a communications journey trying to make sense of it for consumers.
In 2019, I was humbled to be inducted into the Hall of Fame at my alma mater, the University of Saskatchewan.
In 2014, I was honoured with a Fellowship and Alumni of Influence Award for work in encouraging Canadians to eat well and protect their well-being.
Three decades of immersion in consumer food concerns has provided very valuable perspective. I’ve seen good, bad and ugly health habits. I’ve studied what the healthiest people on the planet do. I've toured farms and food factories. From my kitchen office, I share simple thoughts with the goal of continuing to inspire guilt-free, genuine well-being and peace of mind with food – despite what might be hot in the news, on food labels, in the workplace, at the gym or tweeted on social media.
I was fortunate to have parents from farm families who were never on diets. Instead they grew a big vegetable garden, taught us to cook whole foods, to share meals, to minimize food waste and be grateful for the amazing access we have to good food. They were ‘trendy’ and didn’t even know it.
I’ve worked with consumers on healthy living issues in many settings – their kitchens, the grocery store, farmer's markets, workplaces, professional sports team locker rooms, food industry board rooms, restaurants, school classrooms, prenatal classes, the news room, cooking show sets, fitness classes, marketing departments, magazine editorial meetings, and one-on-one chats.
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Eat Food, Not Numbers
Choose food for what it provides, not what it lacks. Opt to try a new recipe because it looks delicious and wholesome, not because of the numbers in the nutritional data at the bottom of the page. I’ve never been interested in food math and don’t feel such numbers are contributing to improved health. Over reliance on numbers detracts from looking at the ingredients and honestly assessing wholesomeness. Eating well is a much broader, total picture concept than simply making food decisions based on numbers. I create recipes for a living. I provide nutritional data upon my clients request, but support a movement towards not doing any ‘eating math’. #ChueyOnThis #NoDietMath
Eat Foods That Rot
Your body is like a human compost bin. At least 80% of the time, eat foods that if left on the counter for a month would actually start rotting. Foods that last forever have fewer nutrients. Food technology and marketing have evolved way further and faster than the human body. Just because someone invented it and labels it as good does not mean we were ever intended to eat it. #EatFoodsThatRot #ChueyOnThis
The Healthiest Foods Out There Have No Food Labels At All
Stop comparing product A to product B in the grocery aisle based on the label. Fill your cart with label-free nutrient dense foods like vegetables, fruit, bulk whole grains, quality protein, eggs, nuts and seeds. Save the foods with confusing labels for 20% of the time or less and it won’t matter much if it was product A or B. Focus on what the food actually contains, not what it lacks. In many cases, a claim of “sugar-free” or “no trans fat” is as helpful as “dirt-free” or “contains no hair”. Ask what you are about to ingest, not what you won’t be getting from the food. #PositiveVersusNegativeNutrition #ChueyOnThis
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