May 27, 2020
How have you been navigating grocery shopping, cooking, and meal
planning during quarantine? My habits certainly have changed, and
I've talked about it on the show over the past few months. So this
week, I thought it would be fun to hear from three fellow dietitian
friends and podcast hosts to see how they're coping with the new
normal and how their cooking, shopping, and eating habits have
evolved over the past few months.
Tune in for tips on turning dinner into tasty lunch leftovers the
next day; how to bust through dinnertime boredom by trying new "out
of the box" recipes; and why you don't have to feel guilty if
you're not baking your own sourdough bread.
Amber Pankonin hails from the great state of Nebraska. She hosts the Healthy Under Pressure podcast, where she interviews entrepreneurs about how they thrive and grow even when faced with daily stresses and challenges. Amber has important words of wisdom for each of us about giving ourselves a break during difficult times and not feeling like we have to be Wonder Woman or Superman right now. She reminds us that we don’t have to play the comparison game. I am not making sourdough bread at home, and I’m no longer feeling guilty about it.
David Orozco is a “guy-e-titian” who hosts the One Small Bite podcast where he addresses nutrition topics for men. He joins us from Georgia with survival stories from his home kitchen. Every night he’s there with his wife and daughter as they prepare healthy dinner meals that double up as lunch the next day. No PB & J for this guy-e-titian!
Melissa Joy Dobbins, from Illinois, hosts the Sound Bites podcast. She has a magical way of taking the latest science and nutrition and translating it into essential news that we can all use. She’s home with her husband and two kids now, and she’s craving variety because she’s bored with the same old meals. You could say that the pandemic has brought out the chef in Melissa as she has explored new mealtime creations. She’ll share her inspiration with us.
Show Highlights:
From Amber:
- Get to know Amber and her podcast
- How we stay healthy during stressful times:
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- Take care of yourself
- Don’t play the comparison game
- Give yourself grace
- How Amber’s shopping habits have changed as she is more intentional about food waste and more experimental in the kitchen
- Liz’s dinner plans for tonight: Asparagus Quiche (check out the recipe in Resources!)
- Why Amber is more intentional about meal planning
- How living in Nebraska gives Amber access to local meat and produce directly from the farmers
From David:
- Get to know David and his podcast that’s geared to men
- How David is handling the pandemic with weekly grocery trips that include masks, gloves, and extra cleaning measures
- The biggest difference for David and his family is that they are home together for all three meals---and the dishwasher runs almost non-stop
- Repurposing family dinners for lunch the next day:
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- Cuban Pork Sandwiches made from leftover tenderloin
- Buddha Bowls made with leftover tofu stir-fry
- Why handmade pizza is a favorite for dinner--and breakfast--and lunch
- David’s Colombian roots, his childhood in NJ, and the last 30 years in Atlanta
From Melissa:
- Get to know Melissa, her podcast, and her family
- How Melissa has coped by shopping less often, mostly buying the same foods, but keeping more junk food on hand
- The changes in Melissa’s household: her husband has started making homemade bread again, and they have made homemade birthday cakes
- Why dinnertime for Melissa’s family has included more variety and more comfort food
- How Melissa finds one-pot inspiration from Shelley Rael’s The One-Pot Weight Loss Plan cookbook
- Why ordering takeout has become a huge treat for the family
- Melissa’s advice for feeding a family during a pandemic: “Find what works for you.”
Resources:
Links for Amber:
Amber’s website: www.stirlist.com
Amber’s podcast: www.healthyunderpressure.com
Instagram: @RDamber
Twitter: @RDamber
Liz’s Asparagus Quiche: https://www.lizshealthytable.com/2014/06/06/crustless-asparagus-quiche/
Liz’s cookbooks that she’s revisiting: https://www.lizshealthytable.com/cookbooks/
Links for David:
David’s website: https://www.onesmallbite.net
David’s podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one-small-bite/id1492400550
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david_tdwellness/
Links for Melissa::
Melissa’s podcast: https://www.soundbitesrd.com/podcast/
Instagram: @melissajoyrd
Twitter: @melissajoyrd
Facebook: @MelissaJoyDobbinsSoundBites
Do More with Dinner initiative: https://www.soundbitesrd.com/download-m-o-r-e-dinner-kit/
Joan Nathan’s chicken soup: https://food52.com/blog/6142-joan-nathan-s-chosen-matzo-ball-soup
The One-Pot Weight Loss Plan by Shelley Rael, MS, RDN