Choose Your Hard: Masterchef Star on Eating Clean in a Junk-Food Nation

We first saw Sharone Hakman on season one of MasterChef. Since then, he’s become a culinary innovator, entrepreneur, and charismatic TV personality renowned for his unique ability to blend bold flavors with clean, high-quality ingredients. He’s here to talk about why you truly “are what you eat," how to make healthy food delicious, and why prison food is actually better for you than school food. This episode was produced in partnership with Neighborhood Farms USA, a national nonprofit whose mission is to promote health, wellness, and nutritional education through the development of community gardens and healthy food programs, and shared best practices. Check out Sharone on IG @sharonehakman  Follow me on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoshePopack/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mpopack/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mpopack   Topics:  0:00 – Introduction1:30 – Why Sharone pivoted from finance to food4:00 – How we can appreciate food more7:00 – U.S. obesity epidemic11:00 – Breaking the consumption cycle  15:00 – Building a food-related business19:00 – Sharone on MasterChef23:00 – The value of supplements26:00 – Sharone’s go-to healthy family meal30:00 – Rapid-fire questions32:00 – Common Denominator of healthy people