Transforming Health through Food: Alison Patt's Journey and Innovations

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Regenerative by Design

Joni Kindwall-Moore

54 episodes

3 months ago

Regenerative by Design Podcast where we get to the root of health, climate, economics and food. Host, Joni Kindwall-Moore, is an RN, an Ethnobotanist and the founder of Snacktivist Foods. Join us on this journey as we explore the ideas, stories and personalities behind the regenerative food system movement including climate change, human health, economics and food as well as other deeply interconnected topics. In this podcast, we will be “going there” and leaning into topics that might make you squirm… just a little. We want to challenge ourselves to think outside of the box and to discover the deeper side of our world’s problems so that we can better understand how to solve them. We aim to unpack some of the most dynamic issues of our day with some of the most inspiring minds who are pushing the boundaries of our current norms and thinking paradigms. We have seen incredibly disruptive events in the past few years like pandemics, climate events, disasters and war. These often trigger system changes that are reactionary and have short term gains. When these are practiced over the long term, they often have a degenerative effect on health and the environment. Regenerative design thinking is the opposite, and is an intentional, premeditated process that involves a high level of observation, analysis, creativity, and looking beyond reductionistic principles while embracing systems thinking and additionality to create regenerative solutions. Regenerative agriculture has become a powerful force for positive transformation and hope in todays world. And no discussion about agriculture is complete without a conversation about food. Food is the connection between people and the planet so grab a cup of coffee or your favorite running shoes and get ready to take a mental and philosophical leap into the future of food and our planet.

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Transforming Health through Food: Alison Patt's Journey and Innovations

Regenerative by Design

52 minutes

8 months ago

Transforming Health through Food: Alison Patt's Journey and Innovations

Summary: In this enlightening episode of Regenerative by Design, host Joni Kindwall-Moore talks with Alison Patt, who spearheads transformative initiatives in institutional food service. Alison shares her personal journey and professional experiences that led her to advocate for high-quality, real food. She discusses her son's health challenges, which were significantly ameliorated through dietary changes, sparking her passion for improving food quality. This episode delves into how her personal insights have been integrated into her work, transforming food service practices in hospitals and other institutions to promote health and well-being through nutrition.

Show Notes:

Host: Joni Kindwall-Moore

Guest: Alison Patt, a leader in institutional food service reform

Topics Covered:

Alison's background in luxury hospitality and her evolution into a food quality evangelist.
The personal health challenges her son faced and how dietary changes dramatically improved his condition.
The impact of real food on health and how Alison's professional life reflects her personal discoveries.
Thomas Cuisine's mission to revolutionize institutional food services by focusing on quality, real ingredients, and sustainable practices.
The introduction of high-quality beef supply chains and other initiatives to improve food standards in hospitals and beyond.

Key Takeaways:

The profound impact of diet on health, particularly in managing conditions like autism through reduced processed food intake.
Institutional roles in promoting health through better food quality can lead to systemic changes in health care and food service industries.
Success stories and challenges in shifting institutional food practices towards health-promoting models.

Links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-patt-878a759/

Thomas Cuisine: https://thomascuisine.com/

Call to Action: Listeners are encouraged to think about the source and quality of the food they consume and advocate for better food practices in their local institutions.

Closing Thought: The episode underscores the potential of regenerative practices not just in agriculture but in everyday health and community well-being, highlighting food's pivotal role in shaping a healthier future.

Regenerative by design is hosted by Snacktivist. Snacktivist creates baking mixes and finished products that are allergy-friendly, soil, water, and carbon-focused, all while radically impacting human nutrition by transforming staple foods into something more than just empty calories. Visit snacktivistfoods.com to learn more.