Should You Really Eat That?

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Episodes: 10

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Are olive oil shots a good idea? Should we dunk butter in our coffee? Is soy really “the most dangerous food for men?” and is chocolate actually a health food? (The royal pharmacist certainly thought so when he treated Marie-Antoinette’s headaches during 18th-century France with chocolate!). If health experts tell us we’re consuming too much salt, how do we balance that with cookbooks advising we season our food generously for flavour? And are we overlooking the health and cultural impacts of Indigenous ingredients? It can be tricky trying to consume the ‘right things’, and the forces that shape our diets go far beyond what’s supposedly ‘good for us’. On Should You Really Eat That?, food writer Lee Tran Lam untangles the mixed messaging about the food and drinks we consume – with the help of chefs, dietitians and other guests.

Episode Date
Soy: Traditional craft, miracle crop, male threat?
Feb 19, 2025
Chocolate: Food of the gods, romantic gesture, dog poison
Feb 12, 2025
Season two trailer: Should You Really Eat That?
Feb 06, 2025
Seafood: Cooking inspiration, mercury magnet, cultural storyteller
Nov 15, 2023
Cheese: Calcium source, place marker, vegan inspiration
Nov 08, 2023
Coffee: Caffeine hit, productivity booster, wedding custom
Nov 01, 2023
Tea: Scandal water, life saver, yum cha essential
Oct 25, 2023
Bread: Historic staple, riot-starter, loneliness cure
Oct 18, 2023
Rice: Dietary staple, daily greeting, and nutritional villain?
Oct 11, 2023
Introducing Should You Really Eat That? A new podcast that makes sense of food confusion
Sep 27, 2023