The Sound Bites Podcast is hosted by Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Melissa Joy Dobbins, and delves into the science, psychology and strategies behind good food and nutrition. Join Melissa as she interviews experts including researchers, academics, dietitians and more.
Topics include: healthy diets, dieting and weight management, diabetes, agriculture, farming, and other hot topics in the media. Melissa promotes sound science, smart nutrition and good food – and wants you to walk away with credible information to help you make your own, well-informed nutrition decisions based on facts, not fear.
Stay tuned for interviews with Brian Wansink, Doug Paddon-Jones, Jim Painter, Andrew Maynard, Hope Warshaw, Jill Weisenberger, Sharon Palmer, and more fabulous guests!
Please subscribe, rate and review the Sound Bites podcast! Tune in via iTunes or Stitcher or Libsyn.
- Podcast Episode 107: Industry Funding, Sci Comm & Dr. Oz – Dr. Taylor Wallace 01/17/19
- Podcast Episode 106: Meal Planning & Prep – Toby Amidor & Jessica Levinson 01/09/19
- Podcast Episode 105: Alcohol & Your Health – Ginger Hultin 12/19/18
- Podcast Episode 104: Cow Gas, Upcycling & Beef Sustainability – Dr. Sara Place 12/06/18
- Podcast Episode 103: Talking Trash (Food Waste) – Dr. Joan Salge Blake 11/28/18
- Podcast Episode 102: Stevia, Umami & The Cowboy Ninja – Dr. Keith Ayoob 11/07/18
- Podcast Episode 101: Seafood & Sustainable Aquaculture – Egil Sundheim 10/17/18
- Podcast Episode 100: Communicating Science in a Modern Media Environment – Dietram Scheufele 10/03/18
- Podcast Episode 099: The Supermarket ‘Shopportunity’ for Dietitians and Consumers – Shari Steinbach 09/19/18
- Podcast Episode 098: Digging Into Soil Health, Weed Control & Glyphosate – Jennie Schmidt 09/05/18
- Podcast Episode 097: Produce and Pesticides in Perspective – Teresa Thorne 08/22/18
- Podcast Episode 096: A Generational Approach to Diabetes (& Low Calorie Sweeteners) – Toby Smithson 08/08/18
- Podcast Episode 095: Boys & Body Image – Heather Mangieri & Amy Reed 07/25/18
- Podcast Episode 094: The (Whole) Truth About Grains – Julie Miller Jones 07/11/18
- Podcast Episode 093: Learn, Connect, Engage: Peer Support Communities 06/20/18
- Podcast Episode 092: Celebrities, Pop Culture & Pseudoscience – Timothy Caulfield 06/06/18
- Podcast Episode 091: Food Allergies at School – Sherry Coleman Collins 05/23/18
- Podcast Episode 090: The Hamilton Cookbook – Laura Kumin 05/08/18
- Podcast Episode 089: Tomorrow’s Table – Pam Ronald 04/24/18
- Podcast Episode 088: Fertility Foods – Liz Shaw & Sara Haas 04/10/18
- Podcast Episode 087: A Digital Health Success Story – Candy Barnes 03/20/18
- Podcast Episode 086: In the Kitchen with Vicki Shanta Retelny 03/06/18
- Podcast Episode 085: Digestive Peace of Mind – Kate Scarlata 02/20/18
- Podcast Episode 084: The Freakonomics of Food – Jayson Lusk 02/06/18
- Podcast Episode 083: Body Kindness – Rebecca Scritchfield 01/23/18
- Podcast Episode 082: Food & Fitness After 50 – Chris Rosenbloom 01/09/18
- Podcast Episode 081: Behind the Scenes – Melissa Joy Dobbins 12/19/17
- Podcast Episode 080: Eat What You Love – Marlene Koch 12/12/17
- Podcast Episode 079: W.I.S.E. Choices: Weight Improvement, Satisfaction & Energy – Dr. James O. Hill 11/28/17
- Podcast Episode 078: The Return of SciBabe – Yvette d’Entremont 11/07/17
- Podcast Episode 077: Beyond Breakfast with the Bell Institute – Amy Cohn 10/31/17
- Podcast Episode 076: Diabetes Connections – Stacey Simms 10/17/17
- Podcast Episode 075: Real. Good. Food. – Ellie Krieger 10/04/17
- Podcast Episode 074: Are You Getting Enough Omega-3s? – Ellen Schutt 09/19/17
- Podcast Episode 073: Fertility, Pregnancy & the “Fourth Trimester” – Elizabeth Ward 09/06/17
- Podcast Episode 072: Food Cults – Robyn Flipse 08/22/17
- Podcast Episode 071: Healthy Aging – Dr. Michael Roizen 08/08/17
- Podcast Episode 070: Diet-Free Living – Beth Rosen 07/25/17
- Podcast Episode 069: Nature’s Super Grain: Sorghum – Lauren Harris-Pincus & Doug Bice 07/13/17
- Podcast Episode 068: Peanut Allergy Prevention – Sherry Coleman Collins 06/22/17
- Podcast Episode 067: The Turkey Opportunity – Farmer Gary Cooper & Chef Dan Phalen 06/13/17
- Podcast Episode 066: Living Well with Diabetes – Amy Myrdal Miller 05/30/17
- Podcast Episode 065: The Gluten-Free Guru – Shelley Case 05/18/17
- Podcast Episode 064: A Hopeful Story: Early Action is Key in Diabetes – Hope Warshaw 05/02/17
- Podcast Episode 063: How and Why We Eat: A Food Ethnographer’s Insight – June Jo Lee 04/18/17
- Podcast Episode 062: A 3 Year Diaversary Discussion – My Niece Carmel 04/04/17
- Podcast Episode 061: Food Truths from Farm to Table – Michele Payn 03/21/17
- Podcast Episode 060: Diabetes EVERY Day – Toby Smithson 03/07/17
- Podcast Episode 059: The (Re) Purpose of Food – Judy Barbe 02/21/17
- Podcast Episode 058: What’s Trending in Nutrition – Jenna A. Bell 02/08/17
- Podcast Episode 057: Family. Food. Fiesta. – Sarah Koszyk 01/26/17
- Podcast Episode 056: Eating Beyond the Headlines – Neva Cochran 01/10/17
- Podcast Episode 055: The Road to Monsanto – Milton Stokes 12/27/16
- Podcast Episode 054: Is Stress ‘Eating’ You? – Susan Mitchell 12/13/16
- Podcast Episode 053: Around the Table – Bonnie Taub-Dix 11/29/16
- Podcast Episode 052: Do M.O.R.E. with Dinner 4 – Melissa and Sarah 11/16/16
- Podcast Episode 051: Healthy Kitchen Hacks & MORE – Deanna Segrave-Daly 11/01/16
- Podcast Episode 050: Family Mealtime Matters – Jill Castle 10/20/16
- Podcast Episode 049: Happiness, Habits & Health – Gretchen Rubin 10/04/16
- Podcast Episode 048: Create Your Recipe for a Nourishing Life – Jen Haugen 09/20/16
- Podcast Episode 047: Family Meals Month – Susan Borra 09/06/16
- Podcast Episode 046: A Researcher’s Perspective & Passion for Nutrition – Taylor Wallace 08/23/16
- Podcast Episode 045: The Science of Nutrition & The Art of Good Food – Toby Amidor 08/16/16
- Podcast Episode 044: What Are High School Health Teachers Telling Our Kids? – Andrew Milne 08/02/16
- Podcast Episode 043: The Surprising Truth About Sustainable Agriculture – Jack A. Bobo 07/26/16
- Podcast Episode 042: Kitchen Confidence & Mindful Eating – Sarah-Jane Bedwell 07/12/16
- Podcast Episode 041: Protein Powered Breakfasts – Lauren Harris-Pincus 07/05/16
- Podcast Episode 040: The Truth About Dairy – Carla Wardin 06/28/16
- Podcast Episode 039: Protein & Exercise: Partners in Successful Aging – Stuart Phillips 06/14/16
- Podcast Episode 038: Do M.O.R.E. with Dinner 3 – Melissa and Sarah 06/07/16
- Podcast Episode 037: A Fair & Balanced Take on GMOs – Greg Jaffe 05/31/16
- Podcast Episode 036: Clean Eating – Michelle Dudash 05/17/16
- Podcast Episode 035: Arsenic & Rice – Dr. Claire Chehrazi 05/03/16
- Podcast Episode 034: Treat Health More Like Wealth – Dr. David Katz 04/19/16
- Podcast Episode 033: The Family Dinner Project – Lynn Barendsen 04/05/16
- Podcast Episode 032: Peruvian Superfoods Reboot – Manuel Villacorta 03/22/16
- Podcast Episode 031: Do M.O.R.E. with Dinner 2 – Melissa and Sarah 03/08/16
- Podcast Episode 030: Today’s Dietitian Shares Top Trends for 2016 – Sharon Palmer 02/23/16
- Podcast Episode 029: Do M.O.R.E. with Dinner – Melissa and Sarah 02/04/16
- Podcast Episode 028: The Art & Science of Cooking – Jamila Rene 02/02/16
- Podcast Episode 027: Reboot Your Energy! – Dr. Jo 01/13/16
- Podcast Episode 026: The Vitamin Solution: Dr. Arielle Levitan & Dr. Romy Block 01/05/16
- Podcast Episode 025: Both Sides of the Plate – Kirsten & Blake Angell 12/22/15
- Podcast Episode 024: Transformational Weight Loss: What You REALLY Need to Know About Exercise – James O. Hill 12/08/15
- Podcast Episode 023: No Nonsense Nutrition – Jamila Rene 11/23/15
- Podcast Episode 022: The Food Sommelier – Interview with Annette Hottenstein 11/11/15
- Podcast Episode 021: Portion Perfection – Interview with Amanda Clark 10/28/15
- Podcast Episode 020: REBEL Against Diets – Interview with Kait Fortunato 10/14/15
- Podcast Episode 019: Food Colors & Hyperactivity – Interview with Keith Ayoob 09/30/15
- Podcast Episode 018: Diets Don’t Work! – Interview with Keri Gans 09/16/15
- Podcast Episode 017: A Historian’s Take on Food and Food Politics – Interview with Rachel Laudan 09/02/15
- Podcast Episode 016: Food, Farming, Flavor & Fun: Interview with Amy Myrdal Miller 08/19/15
- Podcast Episode 015: The Life of a Farmer AND a Dietitian: Interview with Jennie Schmidt 08/04/15
- Podcast Episode 014: The Best Kept Diet Secret: Interview with Rosanne Rust 07/22/15
- Podcast Episode 013: The Meal Makeover Moms – Interview with Janice Newell Bissex and Liz Weiss 07/08/15
- Podcast Episode 012: What It Really Takes To Lose Weight and Keep It Off: Interview with Lauren Harris-Pincus 06/24/15
- Podcast Episode 011: The Overworked Person’s Guide to Better Nutrition: Interview with Jill Weisenberger 06/16/15
- Podcast Episode 010: Protein Challenge – Interview #3 with Protein Partner Heather Shugarman – Wrapping Up & What’s Next? 06/09/15
- Podcast Episode 009: Dining Dilemmas – Interview with Hope Warshaw 06/01/15
- Podcast Episode 008: Science Babe Speaks – Interview with Yvette d’Entremont 05/13/15
- Podcast Episode 007: Protein Challenge – Interview #2 with Protein Partner Heather Shugarman – Snacking & Travel 05/05/15
- Podcast Episode 006: Risk Bites – Interview with Andrew Maynard 04/29/15
- Podcast Episode 005: Protein Challenge – Interview #1 with Protein Partner Heather Shugarman – Getting Started & Breakfast 04/23/15
- Podcast Episode 004: Finding the Truth in the Rubble of Failed Theories of Heart Disease 04/15/15
- Podcast Episode 003: Plant-Powered for Life – Interview with Sharon Palmer 04/08/15
- Podcast Episode 002: Mindless Eating: Willpower vs Environment – Interview with Brian Wansink 04/03/15
- Podcast Episode 001: The Power of Protein – Interview with Doug Paddon-Jones 04/03/15
- Podcast Episode 000: Welcome – All About Sound Bites & Melissa 04/03/15
Thank you so much Melissa for taking the time to put this important information in the hands of all of us who need to better understand dietary truths. Congratulations on getting this launched and we look forward to learning more with each episode!
Thanks so much Richard! I’m glad you’re enjoying it!
Melissa,
Doing some cooking this afternoon and listened to three of your podcasts. Thanks for educating and entertaining me!