Mitlin Money Mindset®
Decoding Food Labels and Clean Eating with Jen Smiley
Key Takeaways
- How ultra-processed foods impact health and contribute to inflammation, fatigue, and other issues
- The importance of reading food labels and avoiding misleading packaging claims
- The transformative potential of swapping common ingredients for healthier alternatives
- Her entrepreneurial journey, creating resources like online courses and an app to support clean eating
- Strategies for making cleaner food choices more accessible, affordable, and impactful for families
Meet the Guest
Jen Smiley
Jen Smiley suffered from asthma, stubborn weight, and inflammation for most of her life. Specialists kept testing and prescribing medications with no real answer as to why this is happening. Nothing changed until Jen decided to read the back of a seemingly healthy food product and noticed she was consuming ingredients she couldn't even pronounce. This sent her on a Wake UP! Mission to find foods made with real ingredients she could recognize and pronounce. After years of research, she found every clean swap making her menu expand instead of the usual restriction and her health took a complete turn for the better. She started coaching family and friends – all of which saw better bloodwork results, physical and mental changes and word of mouth spread creating Jen to be a food coach.
In 2019, Jen launched Wake Up and Read The Labels, a wellness company dedicated to helping consumers understand what's actually inside of their food and revolutionize their grocery shopping. But it didn’t stop there - Jen launched The Label Letter, a weekly digital newsletter which includes anti- inflammatory recipes, clean food product swaps, dining out tips plus non- toxic essentials that are made with real ingredients embodying a true anti- inflammatory way of life that can help people feel their best.
Wake Up also has other digital products to help you find clean food swaps - product recommendation sheet, membership app, online course and cookbook.
Show Notes
Are your favorite foods secretly sabotaging your health?
Learn how to break free from processed foods and embrace clean eating.
In this episode of Mitlin Money Mindset®, Larry Sprung interviews Jen Smiley, founder of Wake Up and Read the Labels, about her mission to transform health through mindful eating. Jen shares her journey from personal health struggles to empowering others by teaching how to spot hidden additives and choose clean ingredients.
Resources
Learn more about Larry Sprung's book, "Financial Planning Made Personal."
The JOY and Productivity Journal by Lawrence Sprung
JOYful Finances for Couples
About the Podcast
Welcome to Mitlin Money Mindset®️! With your host, Larry Sprung, CFP®️, Founder and Wealth Advisor at Mitlin Financial Inc®️. With over 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur in the financial services industry, Larry thrives to help you achieve your goals while finding JOY in the journey.
Each week, he’ll go deep with engaging guests who provide tangible takeaways and a whole lot of JOY along the way. Here, we don’t just talk about money; we celebrate it as a catalyst for JOY and possibility. Whether you’re saving for the future, planning your next big adventure, or just looking to add some spark to your daily money management, you’re in the right place.
We hope you enJOY these conversations as much as Larry enJOYed having them. And remember to ask yourself, what did you do today that brought you joy?®️