Ep 44. The Real Cost of Being a Bariatric Patient (And Why Everything Tastes Like Cardboard)
Bariatric Banter Podcast di Hannah Cameron
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Let's talk about the elephant in the room that nobody warned you about before surgery: being a bariatric patient is EXPENSIVE. And not just in the obvious ways.
In this episode, Hannah and Steph get real about the hidden costs of bariatric life in Canada – from $60 bottles of Fairlife protein to the mental load of meal prepping for work trips. They're diving into why it's so damn hard to hit your protein goals when chicken breast costs $42, why most protein products taste like cardboard (sorry not sorry), and how grocery shopping has become a strategic mission of hunting down that magical 50% off sticker.
But it's not all doom and gloom! They're also sharing their best tips for making it work on a budget, from protein prep strategies to finding the rare products that actually taste good (shoutout to Built Bars and Vector cereal for be ...