Healthy Living by Giant Podcast

Buying local means more than just produce! Join us as we talk to three local product innovators and discuss why buying local not only tastes delicious but also helps your neighborhood small businesses give back. Featured products include Shenandoah Spices, Capital City Mambo Sauce, Devil's Backbone beers and spirits, and Chapel Creamery cheddar cheese.

-Shenandoah Spice Company https://www.shenandoahspicecompany.com/ -Butcher's Blend, Island jerk Seasoning Capital City Mambo Sauce https://www.shopcapitalcity.com/ -Mild or Sweet Hot Sauce Devil's Backbone Brewery https://www.dbbrewingcompany.com/ -Juicy Little Giant India Pale Ale, Vienna Lager, Fruit Snack Pack Chapel Creamery https://www.chapelscreamery.com/ -Cheddar Beer (in the deli section cooler)

Get an inside peak at the story behind the foods you eat. Katie Evans joins us to talk about how her family farm in Bridgeville, Delaware brings the flavors of DelMarVa to your local Giant in the form of produce and ice cream. She also shares how the farm has grown over the years and how a recent appearance on Shark Tank has put them on the map nationally.

Evans Farms: https://www.evansfarmsproduce.com/ The Frozen Farmer: https://www.thefrozenfarmer.com/

The "Winningest Man in BBQ" joins the nutritionists to talk all things BBQ. He shares his top 5 tips to up your BBQ game, insights into his upcoming cookbook on healthier BBQing, and the dishes and drinks he enjoys when he's a guest. He'll even give you his two cents on plant based meats on the grill.

www.bbqindc.com https://myronmixon.com/ Check out Myron's cookbooks here (https://www.thebbqrules.com/myronmixonbooks) Myron's Top 5 Tips Start with good cuts of meat. Choose a good flavor profile like fruit and herbs to make it tasty and healthy. Use a thermometer to cook meats to appropriate temperature. Have fire control. Keep the temperature of your grill or smoker consistent. Keep the meat moist! Use a bottle sprayer.

Julia Cohen from Bowery Farming joins the nutritionists to discuss the technology behind hydroponic, vertical farming and the role it will play in feeding our growing population while reducing the carbon footprint of food.

https://boweryfarming.com/

Dave Johnson, WTOP sports director and radio play-by-play voice of the NBA's Washington Wizards and Major League Soccer's D.C. United, joins us to discuss what he misses most about being on the sidelines during coronavirus, how his recent MS diagnosis has impacted his life, and how his mother taught him the power of nutrition when it comes to maintaining health.

While many of us are sheltering in place and social distancing, essential personnel like grocery workers, medical providers and firefighters are on the front line every day. Jonathan Tate, DC Firefighter/ EMT and Founder of Food on the Stove, and Battalion Fire Chief Tony Carroll, join us to discuss their day to day experience during the pandemic, what they need from the community and what they are doing to keep their battalions healthy and safe.

DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services: https://dcfirefighters.org/ Food on the Stove: https://foodonthestove.org/

For most of us, the secret life of pets was just that - a secret! Now that we're all spending more time with them, we have so many questions! Veterinarian Marianne Bailey, from Queenstown Veterinary Hospital, joins us to discuss the top questions she has been receiving including sleep, physical activity, stress from having people around all the time, and, of course, what and how much they should be eating. We'll also talk about how COVID 19 affects our pets and the role, if any, pets play in transmission.

Ethan Soloviev, from HowGood, and Steven Jennings, Giant's health and sustainability lead, join the nutritionist to discuss how to shop more sustainably using the HowGood rating system, how COVID 19 is affecting the health of the planet, and what Giant is doing to be socially and environmentally responsible in every aisle.

Staying in place to prevent the spread of Coronavirus is a lot like being snowed-in, it makes you think more about toilet paper, getting outside and cooking at home. Meteorologist Justin Berk and his weather wife Shannon join the nutritionist to talk about their unique social distancing, what they put in their shopping cart prior to staying in place, and what they cook when they are stuck at home with the kids.

For National Nutrition Month and International women's Month, Julie Reisler, author of Get a PhD in You, a two time Tedx speaker and host of the podcast "The You-est You" joins the nutritionists to discuss how we can be our most authentic selves particularly when it comes to how we nourish our body and mind.