046: Grass-fed, Organic, All-Natural: What do all of These Food Labels Mean? with Katie Kirklin

Have you ever stood in the grocery aisle staring at food labels—“organic,” “all-natural,” “low-fat,” “cage-free,” “pasture-raised”—and wondered what they really mean? In this episode, Cody Cox welcomes back Katie Kirklin, Certified Functional Nutrition Counselor and Registered Nurse, for a practical conversation about how to cut through the confusion and find truly nourishing foods for you and your family.

Together, Cody and Katie unpack:

• Whole foods vs. ultra-processed foods: Why single-ingredient foods are the foundation of health.

• Organic vs. all-natural: What’s regulated, what’s marketing fluff, and how to make smarter choices.

• Greenwashing tactics: The sneaky ways companies use packaging, colors, and words to make unhealthy products look healthy.

• Eggs, meat, and dairy labels: Cage-free, free-range, pasture-raised, grass-fed, grass-finished—what actually matters.

• The truth about GMOs/bioengineered foods and why they’re best avoided.

• Eating well on a budget: Tips like shopping seasonally, buying frozen, and using the Dirty Dozen & Clean 15 lists.

• Cleaner living beyond food: How to choose safer cleaning and personal care products with help from EWG.

• Local and sustainable options: From farmers’ markets to backyard chickens to community apps like Farmish.

Katie also shares resources such as the Weston A. Price Foundation, realmilk.com, ewg.org and EatWild.com for finding local farmers and higher-quality food sources.

Find the 2025 Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen lists here.

👉 Where to find Katie:

• Website: katiekirklin.com

• Instagram: @katiekirklinnutrition

  
  

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