44. Exposing the World of Diet Culture with Marianna of @mariannas_pantry

DEATS with Deanna: Discussions around Food & Entrepreneurship

It seems that everywhere you look these days, there is a new food trend popping up somewhere on social media. And while people may have good intentions, these trends can be negative on the people that watch them. In today’s episode, I am talking with Marianna, a certified strength and conditioning specialist with a Master of Science in nutrition. Her mission is to help educate and coach individuals on improving their dietary patterns. She takes all these trending videos that we see online and breaks them down for you. Marianna shares her opinions on what is the standard American diet, as well as her thoughts on a few different diet trends showing up on TikTok, and how these can cause issues for those that are struggling with food. In this episode, we cover: -Marianna’s struggle with food and OCD in college and how that showed up in her life [2:14] -What she did before she quit her full-time job [8:03] -The TikTok trend about different oils and the problem with it [11:56] -Marianna’s thoughts on the standard American diet [19:08] -How clean eating can spiral into an obsession [24:59] -What is sea moss [28:49] -Green powder and how it can affect gut health [33:56] -How she deals with negative responses on social media [36:29] -Products that Marianna would never buy [29:14] Connect with Marianna:

Instagram/TikTok/Twitter: @mariannas_pantry

Podcast: fitness stuff (for normal people)

Podcast IG and TikTok: @fs.pod

Connect with Deanna:

IG: @dietitiandeanna

Website: https://dietitiandeanna.com