Healthy Living by Giant Podcast

Get an insider’s peak at the hottest products for spring recommended by the Giant Healthy Living Team. All of the products are perfect for keeping it simple and nutritious. They're all Guiding Stars Rated and perfect for when you are looking to try something new. #GiantHasIt!

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Show Notes:

• Belvita Soft Baked Bars: oats and chocolate and banana bread
• Essentia Ionized, alkaline water: 1L bottle or 6pk 500ml
• Good Measure Bars and Almond Crisps
• Bars: Creamy Peanut Butter and Dark Chocolate, Creamy Almond Butter and Blueberry
• Almond Crisps: Crunchy Cheddar Almond Crisps, Sriracha Almond Crisps
• Kind Zero Added Sugar Nut Granola: caramel mocha, apple cinnamon
• Mooala Banana Milk 8 oz/singles: Strawberry, chocolate and banana
• Cooper Street Chocolate Cherry Granola Bakes
• Dole Good Crunch Dried Fruit: Pineapple (regular and with chili) and banana
• Mush Overnight Oats: Dark Chocolate + almond milk, Peanut Butter + oat milk, Vanilla bean + almond milk
• Lightlife Tempeh
• Bright Farms: Lettuce greens + salad kits
• Naturesweet sweet and seedless mini peppers
• Dogsters Ice Cream Style Treats for Dogs, Pumpkin flavored

Store Brand Dupes:

• Giant Deluxe ice cream: Dupe for B&J, Fudge Brownie, Toasted Smores, Cherry Fudge, Brookie Dough, PB cup

• Taste of Inspirations Pineapple Spears in coconut water: Dupe from CC
• Taste of Inspirations Salsa Corn & Chili: Dupe for TJ

Learn how brain health and your cognitive ability are impacted by your food and lifestyle choices with Maggie Moon, registered dietitian and author of The MIND Diet: A Scientific Approach to Enhancing Brain Function and Helping Prevent Alzheimer's and Dementia. She shares the latest scientific research on cognitive decline and Alzheimer's and offers simple strategies to incorporating the MIND Diet into your eating routine.

Link: Wk 6 2.2.24 Brain Health The Mind Diet and More.mp3

Show Notes:

• www.Maggiemoon.com; The MIND Diet: A Scientific Approach to Enhancing Brain Function and Helping Prevent Alzheimer's and Dementia: Moon, Maggie
• Maggie's tips to get started: Make grains and greens bowls, seafood stews, dips made from walnuts or beans ( Muhammara), simple snacks (tuna veggie salad with whole grain crackers or persimmon w walnuts), and
• Request your MIND Diet shopping list at [email protected]

Get an insider’s peak at the hottest products for winter recommended by the Giant Healthy Living Team.All of the products are perfect for keeping it simple and nutritious. They're all Guiding Stars Rated and perfect for when you are looking to try something new. #GiantHasIt!

Link: Wk 4 TSN Winter.mp3

Show Notes:

· AeroFarms micro kale sweet + wholesome

· Taste of Inspirations Chopped Salad Kits: Sweet Kale, Thai Chili Mango, Caesar, and Avocado Ranch

· Taylor Farms Mini Chopped Salad Kits

· *Handpicked* Naturesweet D'Vines cherry tomatoes on the vine

· *Handpicked* Little Potato Company Microwave + Oven Packs

· Brainiac Brain Sqweezers Apple Cinnamon Applesauce Pouches

· *Handpicked* Chobani Zero Sugar

· *Handpicked* Triscuit with Giant’s new Chunky Guacamole

· Mulan Dumplings Curry Seasoned Chicken

· Solely fruit jerky mango + mango/cacao

· *Handpicked* V8 Blends, Delicious Green & Strawberry Banana

Healthier Together: Food As Medicine | Giant (giantfood.com) features live and virtual classes, store tours, and cook-alongs on brain and gut health, inflammation, and super foods.

Food As Medicine is all about feeding your body better-for-you foods for improved health. Listen in and learn about the Healthy Living Team's top 12 "Super Foods" you should be adding to your cart and why.

Show Notes:

Top 12 Foods: Cruciferous vegetables, dark leafy greens, berries, avocado, garlic, legumes, nuts/seeds, kefir, olive oil, salmon, spices (turmeric, ginger and cinnamon), green tea.

Healthier Together: Food As Medicine | Giant (giantfood.com) features live and virtual classes, store tours, and cook-alongs on brain and gut health, inflammation, and super foods.

January Handpicked Item: Chobani Zero Sugar

Sabrina Tadele, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Capital Area Food Bank, walks us through the 2023 CAFB Hunger Report which provides insights on food insecurity and inequity in the Greater Washington region. She redefines what being food insecure means - can be short term and prevalent in families who earn over 100k a year - and ways we can be a better neighbor and support communities in need though programs like Giant Food's 'Lend a Hand for Hunger" register round up program.

Show Notes:

• Food Bank for the Washington, DC, Region | Capital Area Food Bank
• Hunger Report 2023 - CAFB Hunger Report (capitalareafoodbank.org)
• Community | Giant (giantfood.com)

Learn about the flavors of India from Jamie Joshua our Manager of Diversity Equity and Inclusion at Giant and her mom Sarah Joshua from the Kerala Table YouTube series and website. If you've ever wanted to try making Indian food at home, this episode will give you the confidence - and resources - you'll need to get started.

Show Notes:

• Ammini Aunty’s A Pinch of Kerala | Welcomes Pinchers all around the world to cook along while learning how to make delicious recipes with a pinch of Kerala added to it (aaapinchofkerala.com)
• Ammini Aunty's A Pinch of Kerala - YouTube
• First, no fail recipe to try: Chicken Curry | Ammini Aunty’s A Pinch of Kerala (aaapinchofkerala.com)
• Shop Indian, Global Cuisine | Giant (giantfood.com)

Get an insider’s peak at the hottest products for Fall recommended by the Giant Healthy Living Team. All of the products feature seasonal fall flavors and can't miss items that are Guiding Stars Rated for when you are looking to try something new.#GiantHasIt!

Show Notes:

Giant Flexible Rewards: Rewards Overview | Giant (giantfood.com)

Shopping List:

• Special K Breakfast Cereal Pumpkin Spice Limited Edition
• La Colombe Pumpkin Spice Latte Coffee Drink
• Chobani Yogurt Pumpkin Spice Zero Sugar
• belVita Breakfast Biscuits Pumpkin Spice
• Browse Aisles - Fall | Giant (giantfood.com)
• Giant Crab Soup Mix
• Taylor Farms Meal Side Kick Veggie Blends - Kale & Veggies, Bok Choy and Veggies
• To-Jo Shiitake Sliced Mushrooms (Meet the Farmers: To-Jo Mushrooms Podcast)
• AeroFarms Micro Greens - Broccoli Blend, Bold & Zesty Blend

• Kodiak Peak Instant Oatmeal: Berries & Cream, Maple and Brown Sugar, Banana Nut.

• Mulan Dumplings Curry Seasoned Chicken
• Ben's Original 10 Medley Pouches: Tomato and Herb, Smoky Southwest or a Chinese Five Spice

· Late July Green Goddess Chips

· Chocolate Peanut Butter Live Pure Smoothie Cubes

· Swoon Zero Sugar Teas and Lemonades - 6 flavors!

· Seasonal/LTO:

· Tyson Spooky Nuggets

· OREO Boo! Chocolate Orange Creme Sandwich Cookies

· Fresh Apple Cider

· Flavored Coffee Creamer Pumpkin Spice

· Candie Lite Pumpkin Nutmeg Pie Candle

Learn about the rich Hispanic communities in the greater Baltimore-Washington from Isa Carrizales - nutritionist on the Healthy Living team. She'll share local inspired dishes, her top picks when you want to try something new and ways to earn more Flexible Rewards this Month on top Latin Products. Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated Mid-September to Mid-October.

Show Notes:

• Check out: Isa's Hispanic Heritage Recipes on Tik Tok
• Hispanic Heritage 400 Flexible Rewards Offer I Giant Food
• Shop Hispanic and Latin Products I Giant Food
• Connect with Isa:Vida Saludable | Giant (giantfood.com)
• Recipes: Recipes That Can Help You Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month,Mexican Inspired Recipes,El Salvador Inspired Recipes
• Hispanic Heritage Month - Origins & Facts | HISTORY

Whether you're looking to feed your family on a budget, get a fast meal on the table, or try something new, Savory Magazine (Giant Food's in store publication) is an amazing free resource. Learn how this glossy, photo-filled publication packed with better for you recipes, cooking tips, and can't miss product recommendations comes together each month and ways you can plan your meal times utilizing the magazine and online database.

Show Notes:

• Savory Magazine Online
• Social Media: Savory on Facebook, Savory on Tik Tok, Savory on Instagram
• The Family Dinner Project - The Family Dinner Project; Conversation: Question Generator from The Family Dinner Project
• Eat, Laugh, Talk Book - The Family Dinner Playbook 952 weeks of Ideas) - All proceeds from the sale of Eat, Laugh, Talk! are used to support nonprofit community programs for families.
• Table Talk with the Family Dinner Project - Healthy Living by Giant Podcast (libsyn.com)
• Favorite Recipes: Chicken Tinga Tacos | Giant Food, Roasted Miso-Marinated Chicken | Giant Food

Learn all about the iconic restaurant and historical landmark Ben's Chili Bowl from founder Virginia Ali and her daughter Vida. They share Ben's story, how their community restaurant became a focal point during the civil rights movement and Giant Food’s role in bringing chili and spicy half smokes to customers across the mid-Atlantic.

Show Notes: 

• Ben's Chili Bowl, Home of Washington DC's Original Half Smoke (benschilibowl.com)
• Ben’s Chili Bowl Foundation (benschilibowlfoundation.org)
• Official historian Dr. Bernard Demczuk at [email protected] or visit
• Be's Chili Bowl Archive: Visit George Washington University’s Gelman Library to view all of the historic papers, photos, artifacts and videos about Be's Chili Bowl
• How to Properly Eat a Chili Dog | NHDSC (hot-dog.org)
• Get Ben's at your local Giant or online: Chili, Half Smokes and more