Courtney Swan

So there was a large awakening for me there. I felt a moral obligation to tell people because this was largely not being discussed. I mean, when I was starting to wake up to all of this, I started Real Foodology in 2011. And there were circles, little circles of people talking about it and, you know, natural food stores popping up and stuff like that.

So there was a large awakening for me there. I felt a moral obligation to tell people because this was largely not being discussed. I mean, when I was starting to wake up to all of this, I started Real Foodology in 2011. And there were circles, little circles of people talking about it and, you know, natural food stores popping up and stuff like that.

So there was a large awakening for me there. I felt a moral obligation to tell people because this was largely not being discussed. I mean, when I was starting to wake up to all of this, I started Real Foodology in 2011. And there were circles, little circles of people talking about it and, you know, natural food stores popping up and stuff like that.

But it wasn't being talked about on a stage like it is now. So I just felt this moral obligation to let people know, like, hey, guys, this is how we navigate a broken food system and this is how we can change it.

But it wasn't being talked about on a stage like it is now. So I just felt this moral obligation to let people know, like, hey, guys, this is how we navigate a broken food system and this is how we can change it.

But it wasn't being talked about on a stage like it is now. So I just felt this moral obligation to let people know, like, hey, guys, this is how we navigate a broken food system and this is how we can change it.

I mean, I feel like it's the obvious offenders, like the cereal, just anything that's ultra processed. That's when I... So I started vigilantly reading food labels. And I was horrified because before then I had never even looked at them. In fact, when I was in college, I'm so embarrassed to admit this now, but I was so uneducated.

I mean, I feel like it's the obvious offenders, like the cereal, just anything that's ultra processed. That's when I... So I started vigilantly reading food labels. And I was horrified because before then I had never even looked at them. In fact, when I was in college, I'm so embarrassed to admit this now, but I was so uneducated.

I mean, I feel like it's the obvious offenders, like the cereal, just anything that's ultra processed. That's when I... So I started vigilantly reading food labels. And I was horrified because before then I had never even looked at them. In fact, when I was in college, I'm so embarrassed to admit this now, but I was so uneducated.

So I had gained a bunch of weight when I was in college because I went from...

So I had gained a bunch of weight when I was in college because I went from...

So I had gained a bunch of weight when I was in college because I went from...

eating these amazing meals at home to eating fast food and partying and drinking and so I gained a bunch of weight and I was trying to lose the weight and I was eating lean cuisines and slim fast bars and at the time we were being told in magazines I'm opening and ads on the tv that this is what you eat to be healthy and so when I started reading those ingredient labels I was horrified by what I was seeing because you look at that I mean there's 40 plus ingredients on that and it

eating these amazing meals at home to eating fast food and partying and drinking and so I gained a bunch of weight and I was trying to lose the weight and I was eating lean cuisines and slim fast bars and at the time we were being told in magazines I'm opening and ads on the tv that this is what you eat to be healthy and so when I started reading those ingredient labels I was horrified by what I was seeing because you look at that I mean there's 40 plus ingredients on that and it

eating these amazing meals at home to eating fast food and partying and drinking and so I gained a bunch of weight and I was trying to lose the weight and I was eating lean cuisines and slim fast bars and at the time we were being told in magazines I'm opening and ads on the tv that this is what you eat to be healthy and so when I started reading those ingredient labels I was horrified by what I was seeing because you look at that I mean there's 40 plus ingredients on that and it

It shouldn't be that many ingredients. And more than half of them, you look at it and you're like, I don't even know where I would buy this in the grocery store. Where would I buy BHT in the grocery store? You don't. You get it from a factory.

It shouldn't be that many ingredients. And more than half of them, you look at it and you're like, I don't even know where I would buy this in the grocery store. Where would I buy BHT in the grocery store? You don't. You get it from a factory.

It shouldn't be that many ingredients. And more than half of them, you look at it and you're like, I don't even know where I would buy this in the grocery store. Where would I buy BHT in the grocery store? You don't. You get it from a factory.

And then it's being put in your food so that it can be preserved and so that it can sit on that shelf for a lot longer so those companies can make more money. It doesn't have to do with your health whatsoever. It's all about the profits for the food companies. So I would say, yeah, the largest offenders are all these ultra-processed, hyper-processed foods that don't resemble food anymore.

And then it's being put in your food so that it can be preserved and so that it can sit on that shelf for a lot longer so those companies can make more money. It doesn't have to do with your health whatsoever. It's all about the profits for the food companies. So I would say, yeah, the largest offenders are all these ultra-processed, hyper-processed foods that don't resemble food anymore.