Plantuary 2023
January without restrictive intentions, just a simple goal: eat more plants.
Start the new year with a healthy mindset and join us for 31 days of plant-focused meals and healthy ideas.
Ditch the Restrictions
This year we’re starting 2023 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 2023, 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!
Are you in? Take the free Plantuary Pledge and join us this January!
Live Events
Whether you’re new in the kitchen or a seasoned chef, Unite for HER’s team of registered dietitians will share simple tips and demonstrate recipes suitable for all skill levels.
All events are free and open to the public, so invite a caregiver, family member, or friend who is looking to try something new or have some fun in the kitchen!
Free Virtual Cooking Classes Weekly
Join us on Zoom to learn new recipes and about the power of nutrition!
Grocery Store Tour
Michele DiCristofaro, RD takes us on a tour through the grocery store to find healthy choices for your day-to-day. She shows us where to find plant-based options that are easy to incorporate into your diet and budget.
Recipes
Step by Step Tutorials
Meet the Culinary Nutrition Team
Erin Pellegrin RD, LDN
Director of Culinary Nutrition
Michele DiCristofaro MS, RD, LDN
Culinary Dietitian, Senior Nutrition Associate
Aubrey Redd, MS RD, LDN
Culinary Dietitian, Senior Nutrition Associate
Katheryne Romero, RDN, LDN
Culinary Dietitian, Nutrition Associate
Erin Pellegrin RD, LDN
Director of Culinary Nutrition
Erin Pellegrin RD, LDN is Unite for HER’s Director of Culinary Nutrition. She joined as a full-time staff member in 2018 after working as a contributing dietitian for 5 years. As part of the Culinary Nutrition Team, she shares their nutrition mission and philosophy at their virtual wellness conferences and by providing education via a variety of offerings as part of the Wellness Program. This includes nutrition counseling during treatment and side effect management, education about healthy eating and grocery shopping, virtual cooking classes and as a contributor to the UFH blog and social media outlets.
Prior to joining Unite for HER, she worked as a clinical dietitian at a Philadelphia Hospital where she focused primarily on the inpatient and outpatient oncology population. She received her nutrition degree from LaSalle University in Philadelphia and has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication/Journalism from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York. She currently lives in Center City, Philadelphia with her partner, Jason, and their dog, Kiki.
Katheryne Romero, RDN, LDN
Culinary Dietitian, Senior Nutrition Associate
Katheryne Romero RDN, LDN was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. She completed her B.S in Dietetics and Nutrition at Florida International University. After her experience working as an inpatient/outpatient dietitian in the clinical setting and as a nutrition manager for a food bank in South Florida, she now serves as our Bilingual Culinary Dietitian and Nutrition Associate. Aside from providing individual nutrition counseling and grocery gift card appointments, she serves as a contact person for our Hispanic participants.
Michele DiCristofaro MS, RD, LDN
Culinary Dietitian, Senior Nutrition Associate
Michele DiCristofaro MS, RD, LDN recently joined the Unite for HER team as a Nutrition Consultant. She left her full-time job in corporate America over six years ago to pursue a career as a registered dietitian. She received a BS in Marketing from York College of Pennsylvania and worked in various production and management positions. Before going back to school, she worked as a Territory Sales Manager with Hallmark Cards for 14 years. Michele obtained her Masters in Clinical Nutrition from Immaculata University in Malvern, PA. Prior to joining UFH, she was the Nutrition Education Coordinator for Devereux Children’s Behavioral Health Services in Malvern, PA where she taught healthy cooking classes for children and adolescents. For UFH she provides nutrition consultation and education via grocery store tours and in-home cooking. She currently resides in West Norriton, PA with her husband and son.
Aubrey Redd, MS RD, LDN
Culinary Dietitian, Senior Nutrition Associate
Aubrey Redd, MS, RDN, LDN joined the Unite for HER team as a Culinary Dietitian and Senior Nutrition Associate after her experience working in outpatient nutrition counseling, and as a community nutrition educator. She is a seasoned West Chester University alumna – attending the university for her bachelor of science in nutrition & dietetics, master of science in community nutrition, and supervised dietetic internship practice. As a Culinary Dietitian and Senior Nutrition Associate, she assists participants 1:1 with their nutrition needs, hosts group cooking demonstrations, and supports creative and culinary endeavors with the rest of the Unite for HER team. She currently resides in King of Prussia, PA.