The Modern Ancestral Mamas Podcast The Food Industry Broke Your Instincts: A Conversation with Classically Trained Chef James Barry | Ep 110
What happens when the world of “healthy eating” becomes so confusing that we stop trusting our own bodies?
In this episode, Corey and Christine sit down with Chef James Barry of Eat Pluck to unpack one of the biggest problems in modern health: we’ve outsourced our instincts. From carnivore to vegan, keto to “clean eating,” the conversation explores why so many diets seem to work at first, why they often fail over time, and what it actually looks like to come back to a more grounded, human way of eating.
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James shares how years in the health and wellness world shifted his perspective from rigid protocols to something far simpler and more challenging: listening. They talk about the breakdown of our natural hunger cues, how ultra-processed foods disrupt our biology, and why “flavor no longer equals nutrition” in the modern food system. The conversation also moves into family life, exploring how parents can navigate food, connection, and boundaries without falling into control, conflict, or confusion.
📚 Topics Covered in This Episode:
✔️ Why every diet works… until it doesn’t
✔️ How modern food is disrupting our natural hunger and fullness cues
✔️ The difference between real food and engineered flavor
✔️ Why your body may be giving you signals you’re ignoring
✔️ The problem with rigid food rules and diet dogma
✔️ Food vs connection: are we confusing the two?
✔️ How to approach family meals without power struggles
✔️ Why kids need a voice at the table, not control of it
✔️ The role of mindfulness in how we eat, not just what we eat
✔️ Practical ways to simplify food and reduce stress in the home
🧠 More About This Episode:
Chef James Barry is a classically trained chef and the founder of Eat Pluck, a seasoning blend designed to make organ meats more accessible. After more than two decades in the food and health world, his approach has shifted away from strict dietary labels and toward helping people reconnect with their body’s natural signals and intuition around food.
This episode is for anyone who feels overwhelmed by conflicting health advice, stuck in cycles of trying different diets, or unsure how to feed their family in a way that actually works long term. It’s a grounded conversation about stepping out of confusion and back into clarity.
Find James here: https://eatpluck.com/
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