Healthy food affordability gets lost when the advice starts and ends with “don't eat that.” Dr Sylvain Charlebois puts the shopper back into the argument: what does a convenient meal provide when money is tight and time is already spoken for?

An alarming study can be peer-reviewed and still deserve more context than its headline supplies. Before treating the latest finding as a rule for dinner, hear what Sylvain wants considered alongside it. There's a difference between taking research seriously and expecting one paper to settle the shopping list.

Even butter brings questions beyond price. If it leaves an oily finish or refuses to behave as expected, is the difference imagined? Sylvain revisits Buttergate and the premium alternative some shoppers favour, raising another awkward question about what paying more actually buys.

Topics: healthy food affordability, ultra-processed foods, food research, grocery prices, Buttergate

GUEST: Dr Sylvain Charlebois | @foodprofessor

Originally aired on 2026-10-15

Healthy food affordability gets lost when the advice starts and ends with &ldquo;don't eat that.&rdquo; Dr Sylvain Charlebois puts the shopper back into the argument: what does a convenient meal provide when money is tight and time is already spoken for?
An alarming study can be peer-reviewed and still deserve more context than its headline supplies. Before treating the latest finding as a rule for dinner, hear what Sylvain wants considered alongside it. There's a difference between taking research seriously and expecting one paper to settle the shopping list.
Even butter brings questions beyond price. If it leaves an oily finish or refuses to behave as expected, is the difference imagined? Sylvain revisits Buttergate and the premium alternative some shoppers favour, raising another awkward question about what paying more actually buys.
Topics: healthy food affordability, ultra-processed foods, food research, grocery prices, Buttergate
GUEST: Dr Sylvain Charlebois | @foodprofessor
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-10-15

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