Welcome to Plantuary
Start the New Year with a New Intention
Forget restrictive resolutions, this year we’re starting 2022 off with a simple intention: eat more plants.
At Unite for HER, we know there is no one-size-fits-all approach to nutrition, and eating in a plant-based or plant-centered way doesn’t mean you have to be vegan or vegetarian. It simply means you intend to eat more plants! So, we’re officially proclaiming January 2022 as Plantuary – a fun and approachable way to help everyone not only make healthy upgrades, but find new ways to squeeze in an extra serving of veggies, fruits, nuts, seeds, beans, whole grains, and herbs and spices!
Join us throughout the month for new recipes, cooking demonstrations, live virtual events, and more!
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Find inspiration in the kitchen with instructional videos by Erin and Michele.
Recipes
All recipes featured this month can be found here.
Farro with Toasted Fennel, Lemon, and Basil
Marinated Lentils with Spiced Walnuts and Basil
Oven Baked Brothy Beans
Brussels Sprouts Salad with Pomegranates
Easy Breakfast Cookies
Spiced Sweet Potato Soup
Hard-Roasted Spiced Cauliflower
Blistered Green Beans with Tomato-Almond Pesto
Vegetarian Chili for Two
Meet our Culinary Nutrition Team
Our approach to food and nutrition is one of abundance. In other words, we don’t focus on the “bad” foods or center our message on what a person should be eating less of. In fact, it’s the very opposite. We help our community shift their intention to the foods they want to make more room for in their meals, on their plates and in their overall life. This shift means our Registered Dietitians will meet you where you are and provide guidance that will work for you and your family.
Erin Pellegrin, RD, LDN
Culinary Dietitian and Senior Nutrition Manager
Erin joined Unite for HER full-time as the Nutrition Manager after working as a nutrition counselor since 2013. She begins the nutrition discussion at each Wellness Day, and provides hands-on education through virtual grocery store tours, cooking demonstrations, and recipe blogs and videos. Erin received her nutrition degree from LaSalle University.
Michele DiCristofaro MS, RD, LDN
Culinary Dietitian and Senior Nutrition Associate
Michele joined the Unite for HER team as a Nutrition Consultant in May 2019. She left her full-time job in corporate America over six years ago to pursue a career as a registered dietitian. She obtained her Masters in Clinical Nutrition from Immaculata University in Malvern, PA. She provides nutrition consultation and education via grocery store tours and in-home cooking.