Forkin' Good with Simon Gault & Kate Fenwick
Forkin’ Good is where food, health and real life collide. Join chef Simon Gault and waste educator Kate Fenwick for honest conversations, practical cooking advice, expert insights and plenty of laughs. From eating better and saving money to reducing waste and tackling the big issues affecting Kiwi households, it is all about making life a little healthier, easier and more forkin’ good.
Forkin' Good with Simon Gault & Kate Fenwick
Grant Schofield, on Why We Need To Stop Trusting Food Packaging
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This week on the Forkin' Good Podcast, we sit down with Professor Grant Schofield — one of New Zealand’s most outspoken voices on metabolic health — and we don’t hold back.
We dive into:
- Why the Health Star Rating system doesn’t work
- Why cereal can score higher than smoked salmon
- The powerful link between sugar, metabolism & mental health
- Why high blood sugar drives chronic disease
- What’s really happening in school lunchboxes
- What “metabolic health” actually means
- Why modern medicine treats symptoms — not causes
- Microplastics, packaging & the bigger food system problem
If you’ve ever wondered:
Why “no added sugar” doesn’t mean healthy
How to reverse Type 2 diabetes
Why ultra-processed food dominates supermarkets
What prevention really means
This episode is for you.
Prevention isn’t a trend — it’s the cure.
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Hear more of Grant on his own podcast "Prevention is cure" here: https://open.spotify.com/show/7fo64Q7yVXvHB2SZwxYngB
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