The Trick to Craving Vegetables (No, Really)

In this episode, we continue our conversation with Alex DiFeliceantonio about how to actually make healthy eating more appealing to your brain. We dive into the science of flavor, anticipation, and food reward—and why roasted veggies with butter are totally fair game. Alex shares her 80/20 approach to feeding her family, what’s in her emergency grocery cart, and why she avoids artificial sweeteners for her kid. We also talk about the sneaky ways food companies use health labels to trick you. To hear the rest of this episode, sign up for the Foodie Fam! For weekly notes on our episodes, sign up for the Food We Need to Talk newsletter ! Check out our book ! Chat with us on IG ! Be friends with Juna on IG and Tiktok ! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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The Trick to Craving Vegetables (No, Really) is an episode from Food, We Need To Talk by Juna Gjata.

This episode is 06:25 long.

This episode was published on Jul 28, 2025.

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