Summary: <a class="a2a_button_facebook a2a_counter" href="http://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foodsommelier.com%2Fpodcast%2F21_melissa_joy_dobbins%2F&linkname=Episode%20021%3A%20Guilt%20Free%20Good%20Nutrition%20w%2F%20Melissa%20Joy%20Dobbins" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="http://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foodsommelier.com%2Fpodcast%2F21_melissa_joy_dobbins%2F&linkname=Episode%20021%3A%20Guilt%20Free%20Good%20Nutrition%20w%2F%20Melissa%20Joy%20Dobbins" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_google_plus" href="http://www.addtoany.com/add_to/google_plus?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foodsommelier.com%2Fpodcast%2F21_melissa_joy_dobbins%2F&linkname=Episode%20021%3A%20Guilt%20Free%20Good%20Nutrition%20w%2F%20Melissa%20Joy%20Dobbins" title="Google+" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest a2a_counter" href="http://www.addtoany.com/add_to/pinterest?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foodsommelier.com%2Fpodcast%2F21_melissa_joy_dobbins%2F&linkname=Episode%20021%3A%20Guilt%20Free%20Good%20Nutrition%20w%2F%20Melissa%20Joy%20Dobbins" title="Pinterest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin" href="http://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foodsommelier.com%2Fpodcast%2F21_melissa_joy_dobbins%2F&linkname=Episode%20021%3A%20Guilt%20Free%20Good%20Nutrition%20w%2F%20Melissa%20Joy%20Dobbins" title="LinkedIn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foodsommelier.com%2Fpodcast%2F21_melissa_joy_dobbins%2F&title=Episode%20021%3A%20Guilt%20Free%20Good%20Nutrition%20w%2F%20Melissa%20Joy%20Dobbins"></a><br> Today’s guest is the well-known Registered Dietitian, Melissa Joy Dobbins. She is also known as The Guilt-Free RD and is a mother of two who has managed to find the time to appear in over 200 television interviews and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Shape, and O Magazine, just to name a few. In fact, her list of accomplishments is so impressive she was named Outstanding Dietitian for the entire state of Illinois! In our chat today Melissa talks about what led to her becoming a dietitian, how she became so involved with the media, her philosophy as a Diabetes Educator, her secret for weight management, and her very own podcast. <br> ABOUT MELISSA JOY DOBBINS, MS, RDN, CDE<br> Melissa is an award winning, nationally recognized food and nutrition expert, media spokesperson, speaker, blogger and podcaster with more than 20 years’ experience and a proven track record of providing real solutions for real people so they can enjoy their food with health in mind.<br> Melissa’s background includes nearly a decade of clinical nutrition and client counseling as well as corporate wellness, public speaking, academia, and research. She’s a former supermarket dietitian, a certified diabetes educator, and also specializes in weight management, family nutrition, and food safety/technology. A former national media spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the National Dairy Council, Melissa has been a regular voice in the media for over 15 years. She has conducted hundreds of TV interviews and has been quoted in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Shape, Fitness, and O Magazine. Utilizing her communications expertise, Melissa enjoys coaching other food, nutrition and wellness experts on media, social media and public speaking skills, with an emphasis on creating and delivering meaningful messages that engage and empower audiences.<br> “I saw some really interesting things going on with regards to diets,
