Vinnie Tortorich

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NSNG® 101 Refresher Guide – Episode 2544

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2544 – On this Monday’s show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino give an NSNG® 101 refresher guide for their listeners, share some inspirational thoughts, and more.

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NSNG® 101 Refresher Guide

  • The show starts with discussing Mardi Gras music and Louisiana, Vinnie’s home state. (2:00)
    • Vinnie and Anna do a new NSNG® 101 for the new listeners (and a refresher guide for others). (12:00)
    • The NSNG e-book is available at https://vinnietortorich.com, containing information to help get you started.
    • Vinnie makes some recommendations about what to do with the e-book. (13:00)
  • They share some inspirational thoughts about creating routines and being a success. (14:00)
    • You gotta show up to grow up!
  • The basic rules of NSNG. (19:30)
    • No sugars and no grains. And corn is a grain, not a vegetable!
    • They discuss grains, cereals, oatmeal, and Postum and how they became popular.
  • Recommendations by the American Heart Association are biased because they take money from Big Food companies. (30:00)
    • They discuss various grains and why they aren’t as healthy as once thought.
  • Anna brings up the importance of learning to read ingredient labels every time, even when repeatedly buying the same product. (37:00)
  • Whole foods will be your best bet if they are non-starchy foods. (40:00)
  • Dr. Cate Shanahan has been speaking against the “Hateful Eight.” (49:00) https://drcate.com/the-hateful-eight-enemy-fats-that-destroy-your-health/ 
  • They go over the list of the most healthy oils, including pure olive oil, coconut oil, and others.
  • Be sure to read the ingredients, even on fats like lard, tallow, etc., as some companies will try to include seed oils. (52:00)
  • Scroll down further to get more valuable resources!

More News

  • Don’t forget to check out Serena Scott Thomas on Days Of Our Lives, on Peacock channel. 
  • “Dirty Keto” is finally available on Amazon!

  • Eat Happy Italian, Anna’s next cookbook, is available for pre-order! 
  • There’s a new NSNG® Foods promo code you can use!
    • The promo code ONLY works on the NSNG® Foods website, NOT on Amazon. https://nsngfoods.com/
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Holiday Follow-Up – Episode 2433

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Episode 2433 – On this Monday’s show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss their holiday follow-up and being NSNG®, plans for upcoming episodes, and more.

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Holiday Follow-Up

  • After chatting about music and a shout-out to NSNG® lifestyler Robyn for a video she created for Vinnie and Anna, the duo discussed how they handled the holiday festivities. (7:00)
  • They discuss certain breakfast foods like pancakes and syrup. (10:30)
    • Vinnie talks about the abomination of maple-infused bacon.
  • Anna’s husband has been carb-free for 10 days and is progressing: he’s not even talking about sweet foods. (16:30)
    • Anna talks about her holidays and why he went carb-free.
    • She recommends people avoid making different dinners for different people in the same household. (18:15)
  • Anna is prepping for surgery and is sharing what she’s been doing to prep. (20:00)
    • Her menopause journey has been a challenge.
    • Peri-menopause and menopause are no joke. It is difficult and not just something you can “think your way” out of.
  • Vinnie shares what his holidays were like. (25:00)
    • He got sick over the holidays along with some other issues.
  • They are planning another NSNG® 101 episode for the newbies. (41:00)
    • Anna will also share how to set up your pantry and food lists for success!
  • The NSNG® VIP Community is taking off! (42:30)
    • Great feedback about the community as well as the group consultations with Vinnie, twice a month.
  • They discuss how and what it feels like to become fat-adapted. (48:00)
  • And once you hit your goal—keep going! Don’t revert to your old habits.
  • Anna explains “Pucked Up” BBQ dust—it means a deal for you! (until Eat Happy Kitchen runs out) (54:00)
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Grocery 101 with Anna Vocino – Episode 2369

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2369 – On this Friday’s show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino give you a Grocery 101 course on how grocery stores work, saving money on meat and produce, how to best shop for keeping NSNG®, and more.

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GROCERY 101 

  • Vinnie and Anna start with some history about how the grocery stores of today got established, thanks to cardboard and the Piggly Wiggly. (You’ll see what I mean!) (2:00)
  • They have done several “101”-style episodes that you can listen to that are available on Vinnie’s website. (11:50)
  • This episode will focus on grocery shopping and how to streamline your shopping and help you save money, too!
  • Vinnie also describes what “horse trading” and a “Monroney sticker” is and how they came to be. (12:15)
  • Vinnie talks about what he and Serena do to find deals on meat. (17:30)
    • Anna clarifies the difference between store sales as opposed to clipping coupons.
  • Anna goes through what your food list could look like. (21:00)
  • Anna discusses what kinds of margins various store chains have on their products. (23:50)
  • Other than certain items like spices and coffee, the best is to shop the perimeter of the grocery store. (30:00)
    • If you do buy packaged items, be sure to thoroughly read the labels for junk ingredients!
    • They also recommend finding a good butcher, if you can.
  • They chat about a documentary about the history of Trader Joe’s. (39:00)
    • Trader Joe’s has a great, affordable cheese department!
  • The Villa Cappelli ad has some additional info, too. (45:00)
  • Anna and Vinnie share some additional thoughts on things like Miracle Whip, Cool Whip, and Little Debbie cakes.
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PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE (2022)

  • The documentary launched on January 11!
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  • This is Vinnie’s third documentary in just over three years.
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Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries

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FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021)

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