What exactly are ultra-processed foods – and could they be making your menopause symptoms worse? Nutritionist and bestselling cookbook author Jenny Tschiesche joins Jackie to unpack the truth about what’s really in our food, how it affects our hormones, mood and metabolism, and why those clever additives can make it so hard to stop eating once we start.
Jenny shares simple, practical ways to cut back on ultra-processed foods without the guilt or overwhelm – and explains why the key to thriving through menopause is focusing on real, whole foods rather than calorie counts. Plus, as the author of Air Fryer Cookbook and The Unprocessed Air Fryer, she reveals her favourite time-saving kitchen hacks and why your air fryer might just be the ultimate tool for healthy home cooking.
If you’ve ever wondered what all the fuss about ultra-processed foods is really about, this episode is packed with empowering, down-to-earth advice you can actually use.
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Show Notes
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Check out Jenny’s books The Unprocessed Air Fryer and The Air Fryer Cookbook
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Biography
Cookbook author and nutritionist Jenny is a sports fanatic who first discovered a passion for nutrition when she was 14 years old. At a national camp for future England field hockey players, she was given a diet sheet outlining pre-game and post-game nutrition plans. Although this sparked her interest in food and nutrition it took her until her mid-20’s whilst in a senior role at an IT company and playing hockey at national league level to reignite the sparks. Jenny got injured and rethought her purpose. That’s when she decided to study for another degree, this time in nutrition.
Jenny graduated in 2009. It had taken 6 years to complete a 4-year course and that’s because she now had 2 young children. The food Jenny gave her children was her original inspiration for setting up a business in nutrition education. Added to this are her experiences in the world of business and sport. Now she finds herself focusing on all three areas – corporate wellbeing, sports nutrition and family health.
Jenny has a genuine passion for what she does which shines through whenever she presents, she is now also a published author of several cookery books, including two designed for the hugely popular Instant Pot and her no.1 Sunday Times Bestseller – Air-Fryer Cookbook.
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