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Do M.O.R.E. with Dinner!

Feb 04 2016

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Do M.O.R.E. with Dinner…Discover Opportunities to Make Ordinary Rituals Extraordinary

Are you looking for ways to be healthier and happier? Do you want to provide nutritious and delicious meals for your family? Do you want to enjoy your family time more? Then maybe you’ll be interested in my “do more with dinner” idea.
First of all, I have to emphasize: This is NOT about “doing” more – that’s the last thing anyone wants to hear! It’s about getting more, having more, enjoying more.
I decided that I wanted to “do more with dinner” for a variety of reasons. I wanted to explore opportunities to take this ordinary daily ritual and make it extraordinary.

I decided to focus on DINNER because that is where I felt that my family was getting the short end of the stick. The past few years have been busier than ever – with me launching my own biz, my husband going back to school and starting a new job, my daughter starting high school and my son starting grade school.
I went from feeling a great deal of pressure (mostly from myself) about putting a good meal on the table every night to feeling so overwhelmed and needing to lighten up and just keep it simple. As long as my family was getting fed and most of the time they were getting the right food groups, I didn’t stress as much about variety, recipes and lots of fanfare. But as I looked into the new year and thought about what I wanted for myself, my business, my family, I realized that I had an opportunity to make more out of our dinnertime together.

So I started thinking of ways I could “do more with dinner” and I started getting excited about all the ways we could reap the benefits of focusing more on how we spend this time together every day.

I believe this will resonate with others who are struggling to be healthier and happier, to connect with loved ones, to be present, and to get more (or make more) out of each day. Note: I’m focusing on “family” time but this could apply to any relationship –i.e. a couple without kids who dine out often can still use the MORE idea to be healthier and happier.

So I’ll be sharing ideas and inspiration on my blog, podcast and social media (#domorewithdinner). I’ll be tapping into experts like dietitians and psychologists to explore a variety of opportunities to help us all make more of this daily ritual.

I sat down with my daughter, Sarah, the other day to talk about how we’ve been doing more with dinner the past few months and some of the ways we will do more in the coming year. Listen to our podcast episode here.

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Sarah and me
Sarah and me

 

our weekly meal planner
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Here’s the Harry Potter TV segment! (This link takes you to my Media page – scroll down to the last video)

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Here’s the Huffington Post article I mentioned: What Nutritionists Eat for Dinner When They Don’t Feel Like Cooking

Stay tuned! I have some great experts lined up for interviews on these topics and more!

  1. Cooking – try a new recipe, plan for leftovers
  2. Kids in the kitchen – experiment, teach, have fun
  3.  Making memories and connecting with your loved ones – the rose/thorns/bud sharing activity my daughter taught us: each person shares their rose (best thing that happened that day) their thorn (worst thing that day) and their bud (what they are looking forward to)
  4. Healthier choices – at home or at restaurants, sneak in more veggies, makeover a family favorite, share a meal and/or take half home, healthy grocery shopping on a budget

There are so many ways we can do more with dinner! I hope you join me on this journey and share your insights and experiences with me so I can share them on my blog, podcast and social media channels!

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  1. Anna Abramov says

    March 18, 2016 at 11:13 am

    Doing more with dinner by making healthier choices. This is very good information. I really enjoyed reading this article and listening to your audio. Thanks

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    • admin says

      March 21, 2016 at 4:56 pm

      Thanks Anna! So glad you are doing more with dinner and enjoying my posts! Keep up the good work and stay tuned for some more nutrition related content!
      Melissa

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"Diabetes is part of my life, but it doesn’t rule my life. Low calorie sweeteners are one of the tools that help me manage my diabetes along with stress management, daily movement that’s fun for me, the fact that I enjoy cooking, and very supportive family and friends."– Amy Myrdal Miller - dietitian, culinary expert and person with Type 1 diabetes for 40 years.
Added sugars are a source of carbohydrate in the diet. Using low- and no-calorie sweeteners in place of sugar is a safe and easy way to reduce carbohydrate intake. But, not all sweeteners are created the same.
Tune in to my latest podcast episode and you'll hear Amy's story of her T1D diagnosis at the age of 7 and living well with diabetes for 40 years. We also discuss the research on sweetener safety, the “study of the day” and practical tips for using sweeteners in beverages, in cooking and in baking.
"Low calorie sweeteners provide options for people with diabetes. Do you have to use them? No. But doing so gives you the opportunity to ‘spend your carbohydrates’ in other ways.” – Amy Myrdal Miller
#sponsored by the Calorie Control Council (The Skinny on Low Cal)
#DPodcastWeek #SpareARose #t1d #rdchat
https://soundbitesrd.com/podcast-episode-110-diabe…
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Diabetes is part of my life, but it doesn’t rule my life. Low calorie sweeteners are one of the tools that help me manage my diabetes along with stress management, daily movement that’s fun for me, the fact that I enjoy cooking, and very supportive family and friends.– Amy Myrdal Miller - dietitian, culinary expert and person with Type 1 diabetes for 40 years.
Added sugars are a source of carbohydrate in the diet. Using low- and no-calorie sweeteners in place of sugar is a safe and easy way to reduce carbohydrate intake. But, not all sweeteners are created the same. 
Tune in to my latest podcast episode and youll hear Amys story of her T1D diagnosis at the age of 7 and living well with diabetes for 40 years. We also discuss the research on sweetener safety, the “study of the day” and practical tips for using sweeteners in beverages, in cooking and in baking.
Low calorie sweeteners provide options for people with diabetes. Do you have to use them? No. But doing so gives you the opportunity to ‘spend your carbohydrates’ in other ways.” – Amy Myrdal Miller
#sponsored by the Calorie Control Council (The Skinny on Low Cal)
#DPodcastWeek #SpareARose #t1d #rdchat 
https://www.soundbitesrd.com/podcast-episode-110-diabetes-sweeteners-amy-myrdal-miller/
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Melissa Joy Dobbins, Sound Bites, The Guilt-Free RD

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Melissa Joy Dobbins, Sound Bites, The Guilt-Free RD

Roses are wonderful! They are beautiful, fragrant and romantic. But I don’t want any for Valentine’s Day this year. And here's why:

This year marks the 4th annual Diabetes Podcast Week, and in honor of this, my Sound Bites Podcast is joining efforts to help people in the diabetes community find some great podcasts and learn about a terrific charity and a campaign called Spare a Rose, Save a Child.

The idea behind the campaign is simple: buy one less rose this Valentine’s Day and donate the value of that flower to children with diabetes. Donations go to Life for a Child, an International Diabetes Federation program which provides life-saving diabetes supplies, medication, and education that children in developing countries need to stay alive.

During the week of February 10th, participating shows will include information about the campaign and you’ll also hear some cross promotion while the hosts work to spread the good word about podcasts using the hashtag #DPodcastWeek.
For the first time, D-Podcast Week includes a Spanish-language podcast and one hosted by diabetes dads. The list also includes shows about sports, nutrition, general news and lots of great personal stories for people with diabetes.

For more information visit: https://lfacinternational.org/sparearose/ #DPodcastWeek #SpareARose #t1d #t1diabetes #podcast
This photo is from my wedding in 20017 - photo credit: Steve Green
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Roses are wonderful! They are beautiful, fragrant and romantic. But I don’t want any for Valentine’s Day this year. And heres why:

This year marks the 4th annual Diabetes Podcast Week, and in honor of this, my Sound Bites Podcast is joining efforts to help people in the diabetes community find some great podcasts and learn about a terrific charity and a campaign called Spare a Rose, Save a Child.

The idea behind the campaign is simple: buy one less rose this Valentine’s Day and donate the value of that flower to children with diabetes. Donations go to Life for a Child, an International Diabetes Federation program which provides life-saving diabetes supplies, medication, and education that children in developing countries need to stay alive.

During the week of February 10th, participating shows will include information about the campaign and you’ll also hear some cross promotion while the hosts work to spread the good word about podcasts using the hashtag #DPodcastWeek.  
For the first time, D-Podcast Week includes a Spanish-language podcast and one hosted by diabetes dads. The list also includes shows about sports, nutrition, general news and lots of great personal stories for people with diabetes.

For more information visit: https://lfacinternational.org/sparearose/ #DPodcastWeek #SpareARose #t1d #t1diabetes #podcast
This photo is from my wedding in 20017 - photo credit: Steve Green
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