159. There's no shame in a jar of sauce.

159. There's no shame in a jar of sauce.

Intuitive Eating & Body Positivity with Terri Pugh · 2025-06-16

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Let’s talk about convenience food – the frozen meals, the microwave rice, the jars of sauce you throw into a pan when you're too tired to think.

There’s so much judgement around these foods. They're often labelled as lazy, unhealthy, or 'not real cooking', but is that really fair?

In this episode, I am breaking down the stigma around convenience food and exploring how it can actually support your intuitive eating journey.

From saving your sanity on chaotic evenings to helping you stay fed during tough times, convenience food has its place, and it deserves some respect!

I’ll chat through the pros and cons, the classist nonsense that often gets tangled up in these conversations, and how to use convenience food in a way that feels intuitive and guilt-free.

Spoiler: you're allowed to eat the ready meal *and* be a grown adult who cares about their wellbeing.

What I cover in this episode:

Why convenience food gets a bad reputationHow diet culture and classism influence our food choicesThe actual benefits of using convenience optionsHow to tune into what works for you without guilt or shameA gentle challenge to embrace convenience without apology

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A quick heads up - my transcriptions are automatically generated. For this reason there may be errors, incorrect words, bad spelling, bad grammar, and other things that just seem a little 'off'. You'll still be able to understand what is being said though, so please just ignore that and enjoy the episode.

Intuitive Eating & Body Positivity with Terri Pugh

Welcome to the Intuitive Eating & Body Positivity Podcast with Terri Pugh, a space for you to find out more about Intuitive Eating, learn how to ditch the diets for good, and improve your body confidence. We're talking about Intuitive Eating, body positivity and body confidence, Health At Every Size, and why everyone should be ditching dieting for good in order to improve their relationships with food. Find out more about what I do at https://terripugh.com, subscribe on YouTube at https://terripugh.xyz/youtube, follow on Instagram at https://terripugh.xyz/instagram, and join the Facebook group at https://terripugh.xyz/facebookgroup.

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