76: Kitchen Conversations During Quarantine with Amber Pankonin, David Orozco, and Melissa Joy Dobbins

<p>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.<br /> 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.</p> <p><strong>Amber Pankonin</strong> hails from the great state of Nebraska. She hosts the <em>Healthy Under Pressure</em> 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.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><strong>David Orozco</strong> is a “guy-e-titian” who hosts the <em>One Small Bite</em> 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!</p> <p><strong>Melissa Joy Dobbins</strong>, from Illinois, hosts the <em>Sound Bites</em> 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 h