It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for the weekly podcast! Today I share a tip for how I make homemade carnitas that requires almost no effort, with a really fabulous result. Afterwards I have a nice long chat with Dawn Jackson Blatner, RDN. Dawn is a registered dietician that works for the Chicago Cubs and also recently won the ABC reality TV show My Diet is Better Than Yours. I am lucky to count Dawn as a friend and absolutely loved having her on the show. She shares a bit about her experience on My Diet is Better Than Yours, how her philosophy around flexitarian eating came to be, tips and tricks for having a healthy yet doable diet, strategies for feeding kids, the “C.R.A.P.” you should avoid, why she thinks potatoes have gotten a bad rap, and a great kitchen tip that will simplify your life. Also, recipes. Lots and lots of great recipes. I love this episode and I’m sure you will, too!

Shownotes:

• Los Tacos (my favorite Mexican restaurant in North County San Diego)
• Homemade Slow Cooker Carnitas
• Dawn’s website where you can find all her great stuff
• Dawn’s Superfood Swap Starter Kit (to tide you over until her book comes out in December 2016)
• The Flexitarian Diet, Dawn’s first book
• Recipe for Cauliflower Macaroni & Cheese
• Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes (Jane’s recipe)
• One of Dawn’s Massaged Kale Salad Recipes
• Dawn’s 7-Minute Egg Technique (see #7)
• Dawn’s Avocado Toast
• Dawn’s Ultimate Taco Topper
• Parks & Recreation Season 6 Episode 11 “Farmer’s Market” (where chard is sexy)

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