One Small Bite
Food Therapist and Nutritionist David Orozco brings you a non-diet approach that will optimize your physical, emotional, and mental health One Small Bite at a time. David will help you chop harmful diet myths by providing thought provoking conversations grounded in sound nutritional science. From hot topics like fasting, fad diets, sleep, and chronic illnesses, to emotional health, David will help you create body positivity, build healthy relationships with eating, make peace with food, and work on your internal weight. David will cover proven methods to fuel your body and nourish your soul so that you thrive and evolve your internal mindset about health and wellness. The One Small Bite Podcast is where you come to challenge vulnerabilities in order to transform your life, small bites at a time. Subscribe today and take the first bite!
Episodes
212 episodes
Ep 205 - A Dietitian’s Weekly Dinner System and How it Will Help Yours: Part 3
Hey folks, in today's episode I explain why dinner is the most important meal in my family, not for nutrition perfection, but for connection. I share some important stats on how Americans spend more on eating out than groceries and how my appro...
Ep 204 - What a Dietitian Actually Eats for Lunch, Not What You'd Expect: Part 2
What does a registered dietitian actually eat for lunch? In Episode 2 of “What Does David Do?”, Dietitian Dude David Orozco opens with a privilege acknowledgment and then walks through his five real weekday lunches. Dinner left...
Ep 203 - My Morning Routine for Energy, Focus, and Calm: Part 1
What does a registered dietitian actually do every morning? In this first episode of the “What Does David Do?” series, Dietitian Dude David Orozco pulls back the curtain on his real morning routine. He'll give you the 2-minute breathing buffer ...
Ep 202: Why Lonely Men Eat Worse, Sleep Worse, and Die Earlier
No meal plan fixes loneliness. In this capstone deep dive on CONNECT — the fifth and final Basic Daily Function — Dietitian Dude David Orozco shares how losing his close male friendships nearly destroyed his health, his marriage, and his eating...
Ep 201: The Late-Night Habit That Was Slowly Destroying My Health, And How I Broke It
Willpower won’t break your worst habits. Structure will. In this deep dive on PURGE, the fourth Basic Daily Function, Dietitian Dude David Orozco shares his personal story of breaking a late-night loop that destroyed his eating rhythm, sleep, a...
Ep 200: I Learned Something 15 Years Ago That Changed How I Deal with Migraines. It Can Change Your Life Too.
Sleep isn’t earned — it’s a biological function. In this deep dive on SLEEP, the third Basic Daily Function, Dietitian Dude David Orozco shares his 15-year journey with migraines and sleep, introduces Dr. Rachel Zoffness’s biopsychosocial “pain...
Ep 199: Your Body Wasn’t Built to Sit. The Science of Moving Like You’re Alive.
The gym isn’t failing you. The definition of movement is. In this deep dive on MOVE, the second Basic Daily Function of the One Small Bite Root System, and Dietitian Dude David Orozco breaks down why sitting is an independent cardiovascular ris...
Ep 198: The Eating Rhythm: How Timing, Fiber, and Protein Build a Body That Actually Works
The diet industry says eat less. The research says eat better. In this deep dive on EAT — the first Basic Daily Function — Dietitian Dude David Orozco breaks down the science of Eating Rhythm (chrononutrition), why fiber is the most underrated ...
Ep 197: The 5 Basic Daily Functions: The Root System Every Man Needs
Every man needs a root system. In this episode, Dietitian Dude David Orozco introduces the 5 Basic Daily Functions — Eat, Move, Sleep, Purge, and Connect — the foundational framework behind the Alimentar Men’s Program. Learn why these five dail...
Ep 196: The Secret Behind Overeating and The Selfless Man
Who feeds the man who feeds everyone? In this episode, Dietitian Dude David Orozco, MS, RDN, CIEC, CEP, uses the Alimentar persona Carlos: A 52-year-old first-generation Mexican-American business owner and father, to explore how cultural identi...
Ep 195: Your Brain Forgot to Eat: ADHD, Anxiety, and the Invisible Eating Disorder
What happens when a man’s brain runs so fast that his body gets left behind? In this episode, Dietitian Dude David Orozco, MS, RDN, CIEC, CEP, uses the Alimentar persona Noah, a 37-year-old software engineer with ADHD and anxiety, to explore ho...
EP 194: Why Knowing Everything About Nutrition Isn’t Saving Your Heart
What happens when a man who knows everything about nutrition still can’t change? In this episode, David Orozco, MS, RDN, uses the Alimentar persona Raj — a 43-year-old PhD and self-proclaimed...
EP 193: How Much Protein Do You Actually Need?
How much protein does a man actually need at 30, at 50, at 70? And what happens when a driven, data-obsessed man turns every meal into a math problem? In this episode, David Orozco, MS, RDN, uses the Alimentar persona Mark, a 49-year-old VP and...
EP 192: Richard’s Garden: What an 85-Year-Old Man Taught Me About Real Health
What actually predicts how long you’ll live? It’s not your body fat percentage or your gym routine. In this episode, David shares a personal story about his 85-year-old friend, Richard. He's a gardener, grandfather, and great-grandfather who’s ...
EP 191 - Looking Healthy Isn’t Being Healthy: What Every Man Needs to Know
This episode challenges the widespread assumption that being lean, ripped, or muscular automatically means being metabolically healthy. Using eight peer-reviewed studies, David walks through the hidden cardiovascular risks behind the “shredded”...
EP 190: The GLP-1 Episode: Science, Nutrition, and the Work No Medication Can Do
You’ve seen the headlines. You’ve heard the success stories. Maybe you’ve been prescribed a GLP-1 yourself, or you’re thinking about it. But between the hype and the fear, the full picture is hard to find.In this episode, Dietitian Dude,...
EP 189: Fat Burn & Sleep: What Your Body Actually Does at Night
Do you really burn more fat while you sleep? The internet says yes — but the science tells a more nuanced (and more empowering) story. In this episode, Dietitian Dude, David Orozco, breaks down the research on circadian metabolism, substrate ox...
Ep 188: What is the Secret Behind Exercise and Weight Loss? Part 2
Embracing Movement for Wellness: Beyond the MythsThis episode of the 'One Small Bite' podcast, hosted by David Orozco, a Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, delves into the misconceptions surrounding exercise,...
Ep 187: What is the Secret Behind Exercise and Weight Loss? - Part 1
Not so long ago I had a client that came to me wanting to find the best workout routine and diet plan to lose weight and keep it off. She felt the need to find a high intensity daily training fitness plan in order for her to lose the weight and...
Ep 186: The Skinny on Fat and Alternatives to Omega-3s - Part 2
Omega-3s can be a beneficial part of someone's diet, but unfortunately our oceans are being over fished to the point of depletion. What if we had an alternative to those fish oil Omega-3s? What if we could get a renewable and plant-based source...
Ep 185: The Skinny on Fat and Alternatives to Omega-3s - Part 1
Something so common in the nutrition and health world is this idea of the magic bullet nutrient. Fats in food used to be that magic bullet for me. I used to think that if people could just get higher amounts of monounsaturated and omega-3 fa...
Ep 184: What Everyone Ought to Know About Supplements - Part 2
It’s time for Part 2 of what everyone should know about. If you haven’t had a chance to listen to the first episode, please feel free to check it out here at
Ep 183: What Everyone Ought to Know About Supplements - Part 1
When people tell me supplements are safe because they’re natural, I often tell them that poison ivy is also natural, but you wouldn’t be rubbing it all over your face. This is but one of many problems with supplements, and quite frankly just...
Ep 182: What Factors Determine Your Health and Longevity
Just like a vegetable or flower garden, living a full and long life requires several key elements to flourish. We know that hard work, dedication, and energy are necessary, but be aware of the things out of our control. For a garden it might...
Ep 181: 5 Key Ingredients to a Longer Fuller Life
Which is it, live longer or live fuller? What's more important? This is actually some of the conversations I have with many of my clients. We obviously start with nutrition, but quickly move into the 'whys'. Meaning, once we start discussing wh...