86 episodes

\Ever wonder about how your food makes it from the farm to your table? There is a lot of food science along the way. Not a culinary or nutrition podcast, Wolfing Down Food Science is all about the chemistry, microbiology and engineering of food.

Wolfing Down Food Science Keith Harris, Paige Luck and Teresa Risoli

    • Science
    • 4.9 • 11 Ratings

\Ever wonder about how your food makes it from the farm to your table? There is a lot of food science along the way. Not a culinary or nutrition podcast, Wolfing Down Food Science is all about the chemistry, microbiology and engineering of food.

    Breaking Out of the Healthy Living Paradox (S6E15)

    Breaking Out of the Healthy Living Paradox (S6E15)

    Ever feel overwhelmed by the amount of “health” information out there?  What is healthy living?  Is it possible that some of the advice about healthy living could be having the opposite effect?  That’s the question that author Dr. Katie Maloney is asking in her new book The Healthy Living Paradox - How to determine if your healthy diet and home are making you sick.  As a graduate from NC State University’s Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, Katie used science to take a unique approach to finding her own version of healthy living.  Thanks for joining us Katie!
    Find Katie’s book on Amazon: https://a.co/d/1DcxIYi
    Interested in reaching out to Katie?  Check out her website: https://flourishwithscience.com/
    Got a questions for us? Email us at wolfingdownfoodscience@gmail.com
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    • 21 min
    Service with a Smile (S6E14)

    Service with a Smile (S6E14)

    Dr. Brian Farkas earned his Masters and Doctoral degrees in engineering from the University of California, Davis.  He has served as a professor of Food Science at NC State University, as Department Head of the Food Science Department at Purdue University, and as Chief Scientific Officer at McCormick and Company.
    Brian will soon be starting a new position as Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences at the University of Delaware.  Join us for a conversation about perspective, education, and taking on new challenges for growth.



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    • 54 min
    A Sales Career in Combat Boots (S6E13)

    A Sales Career in Combat Boots (S6E13)

    Henry Havey graduated from NC State with an undergraduate degree in 2016.  He has worked as an instructional technology consultant, as a sports nutrition intern, and as a salesperson in the retail supplement industry as well as with business to business ingredient suppliers.  He is currently Business Development Manager for Collagen and Gelatin at Ajinimoto.  



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    • 1 hr 4 min
    It Takes Guts to be a Nutrition Research Consultant - Part 2 (S6E12)

    It Takes Guts to be a Nutrition Research Consultant - Part 2 (S6E12)

    Our conversation with Stephen Fleming was so good, it's a two parter!  Stephen Fleming is the CEO and Co-Founder of Traverse Science.  His company provides insights that allow food companies to innovate in the nutrition space.  He started out at community college, then earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a doctorate in Neuroscience from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.  Join us for an enlightening conversation on finding your way in life.
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    • 32 min
    It Takes Guts to be a Nutrition Research Consultant - Part 1 (S6E11)

    It Takes Guts to be a Nutrition Research Consultant - Part 1 (S6E11)

    Stephen Fleming is the CEO and Co-Founder of Traverse Science.  His company provides insights that allow food companies to innovate in the nutrition space.  He started out at community college, then earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a doctorate in Neuroscience from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.  Join us for an enlightening conversation on finding your way in life.
    Got a questions for us? Email us at wolfingdownfoodscience@gmail.com
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    • 34 min
    How a Curious Competitive Swimmer Found a Future in Food Science (S6E10

    How a Curious Competitive Swimmer Found a Future in Food Science (S6E10

    Caroline Campbell has always been interested in all aspects of food, from culinary to science and nutrition.  As a competitive swimmer, she connected her knowledge of nutrition with her performance.  After earning 3 degrees in food science, she took her knowledge to the dairy industry.  Today she utilizes her experience in dairy science to support delicious and nutritious innovation for a large dairy company in New Zealand. 
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    • 44 min

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4.9 out of 5
11 Ratings

11 Ratings

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Entertaining and Informative

These 3 know their stuff about food service and nutrition. They are funny too!

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