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I welcome Erin--a chemical engineer and food scientist and she helps me bust some myths about food science.

She has an amazing Instagram account @foodsciencebabe where she shares evidence-based explanations of myths regarding food. 

Tune in as we discuss the following:

Is corn syrup bad?
Is baby rice cereal going to give my child arsenic poisoning?
Are there really heavy metals in baby food? Is it a problem?
Why do Cheerios get a bad rap?
Is organic food better? Is it better for the environment/
What is GMO? Is non-GMO really better? 
Is food coloring bad?
Is the EWG a science-based organization?
How is food regulated in the US?

Supplemental Reading:

• https://scimoms.com/social-consequences-gmo-debate/
• https://scimoms.com/history-of-healthy-food-and-mom-shaming/
• https://scimoms.com/arsenic-in-rice/
• https://scimoms.com/intro-to-gmos/
• https://scimoms.com/high-price-food-labels/
• https://www.safefruitsandveggies.com/
• https://www.acsh.org/news/2019/10/22/95-baby-food-tainted-toxic-metals-dont-panic-14354
• https://www.agdaily.com/insights/ewgs-tone-deaf-decision-to-publish-dirty-dozen-despite-global-pandemic/
• https://www.parents.com/recipes/scoop-on-food/is-there-sugar-in-baby-formula/

Make sure to follow @pedsdoctalk and @foodsciencebabe on Instagram.