About this episode

Gabriela Puche discusses Venezuelan food traditions and the impact of global events on nutrition care.

Hi friends! On this episode we are joined by Gabriela(Gabby) Puche, a Venezuelan-American registered dietitian. She shares with us some of her favorite memories of her Venezuelan food culture as well as current family traditions. Gabby explains long-term supply-chain and economic crises,tradeoffs between food and medicine, and how scarcity-to-abundance in the U.S. can drive overeating and weight gain. Learn how to better support the Venezuelans amid an 8-million-person diaspora. Listen now! Note to the listener: This episode was recorded prior to theJuly earthquakes which impacted Venezuela. If you are interested in donating towards those affected please visit: World Central Kitchen https://wck.org/ World Food Programme https://www.wfp.org/ UNICEF Latin America https://www.unicef.org/lac/en Chapters 00:00 Episode preview 01:01 Welcome 01:34 Meet Gabby 03:02 Growing Up Venezuelan 04:14 Immigrant Journey 06:16 A Venezuelan Plate 08:44 Arepas Explained 10:40 Fruits Veggies and Carb Myths 14:16 Holiday Foods and Hallacas 16:16 Food Crisis in Venezuela 22:08 From Scarcity to Abundance 25:17 Resilience and Policy Lessons 32:44 Respect for the Venezuelan Diaspora 35:53 Support…

People in this episode

Host: Areli Gutierrez

Guest: Gabriela Puche

Topics covered

• Venezuelan food culture
• immigrant experiences
• nutrition care
• food scarcity
• economic crises
• supporting diaspora

Keywords

• Venezuelan diaspora
• food traditions
• nutrition
• economic crises
• overeating
• weight gain
• support Venezuelans

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Central Kitchen, World Food Programme, UNICEF Latin America

Places: Venezuela, U.S.

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