TW: Please note that this episode contains some brief talk of eating disorders, as well as mentions of fatphobia and body shaming. If you're sensitive to these topics, we suggest skipping through minutes 25 to 38.

Get ready to talk food burnout with us in Episode 12. We discuss pandemic grocery woes, meal prep/planning exhaustion, dietary restrictions, and eating on hard mode when our health or the meds we take affect our appetite.

Rebecca discusses why Imperfect Foods was a game changer for her. Meanwhile, Jamie defends the virtue of peanut butter, mustard, and pickle sandwiches while Rebecca looks on in horror. We also reminisce about 90s snacks—remember green ketchup and kudos bars?—and chat about food hacks like the magic of air fryers, drinking smoothies as a less painful way to get nutrients, and why frozen fruits and veggies are the real heroes.

Whether you struggle with having to plan meals for your family or you're struggling to feed yourself, just remember that food is morally neutral.

Surprisingly, we're still waiting on our Uncrustables sponsorship. But what do you think, listeners? Should we create our own Burnout Cookbook?

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