• Culinary Medicine in Action: Dietitian Milette Siler on Canned Foods & Everyday Nutrition

  • May 7 2025
  • Length: 39 mins
  • Podcast

Culinary Medicine in Action: Dietitian Milette Siler on Canned Foods & Everyday Nutrition

  • Summary

  • What if everyday pantry staples could help you eat healthier and more affordably, and also free up your time in the kitchen? In this episode, registered dietitian Milette Siler shares why food is medicine is a powerful tool for improving health alongside traditional medicine and pharmacotherapy, and how ingredients like canned tomatoes and canned fruits can play a nutritious role in your meals. Whether you’re aiming to improve your own health or help others do the same, this conversation highlights how smart food choices, even from a can, can support a healthy, balanced diet.

    In this episode you’ll hear:
    2:45 – Why does food as medicine matter?
    7:30 – About Teaching kitchens
    10:15 – Nutrients in fresh vs. canned and frozen foods
    15:30 – How to store fresh herbs
    16:10 – Fiber in canned tomatoes and canned fruits
    19:00 – Are canned fruits healthy?
    21:15 – Should you drain canned fruit?
    25:15 – What to avoid when buying canned fruit
    26:10 – Is there a concern with BPA in canned foods?
    27:30 – Smoothies and satiety
    30:45 – How to build a healthy pantry
    32:30 – What does a dietitian do?
    35:30 – “It’s what we don’t eat that gets us into trouble.”

    Thank you to our sponsor, Pacific Coast Producers.

    Resource:
    • https://scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jsfa.5849
    CREDITS:
    Host – Dr. Sabrina Falquier, MD, CCMS, DipABLM
    Sound & Editing – Will Crann
    Executive Producer – Esther Garfin

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