37. How to Make Healthy Eating Easy, Affordable, and NOT Boring: Nourished by Nic

In this episode, Sam calls up Nicole Addison, a registered dietitian and recipe developer (better known to her 1M+ followers as @nourishedbynic) to simplify healthy eating. She shares her formula for mindful grocery shopping, what foods we should pair to make well-rounded snacks, how to meal prep so you WON'T throw it out and order takeout instead, and tips for eating healthier at restaurants. Toward the end, they do a rapid-fire round where Sam presents a diet/nutrition trend, and Nicole rates it out of 10. Listen to this episode if you've been eating like crap all summer and you're ready to lock back in! Key moments: 00:34 Guest intro 03:55 Eating healthy by ADDING, not RESTRICTING 05:58 How to eat healthy when you have no time 07:23 Easy formula for a balanced meal 08:59 How to actually feel full on healthy food 12:14 How to meal prep so you don't get sick of it 14:24 Condiments have sneaky sugar—how to make healthy versions! 17:00 An easy formula for healthy grocery shopping 22:42 An easy formula for throwing together healthy, satisfying snacks 24:35 The internet's (and Nicole's) favorite hyperfixation meals 27:15 Food combining—is it legit? How to do it? 29:29 How to make healthier choices at restaurants 32:05 How to stop overeating (portion control!) 38:29 Glucose spikes, insulin resistance, and what we can/can't control 42:37 How movement reduces a glucose spike! Sam crushes this and is very proud, tell Sam you're proud of her 44:26 GLP-1 and MB-1 supplements (not shots/Ozempic) 48:42 Internet food/nutrition trends that dietitians HATE 50:00 Internet food/nutrition trends that dietitians LOVE 51:13 RAPID FIRE: Nicole rates diet/food/nutrition trends out of 10 Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FunctionHealth.com/CAPSLOCK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join ⁠⁠WHOOP⁠⁠. Follow along: Instagram: ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/lifeincapslock⁠⁠  TikTok: ⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@lifeincapslock⁠⁠  YouTube: ⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@lifeincapslock⁠⁠  Threads: ⁠⁠www.threads.net/@lifeincapslock⁠⁠  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices