About Planta Nutrition Rx
Who & Why
Planta Nutrition Rx is a Bilingual health and wellness practice born with the desire to educate about plants’ incredible benefits and provide nutrition services to mindfully help you achieve your nutritional goals and lifestyle changes. No worries, I’m not going to prescribe only green leafy vegetables, plants are much more than greens. Why Plants? Because a predominately plant-based eating pattern can promote health and prevent major chronic diseases. Plants provide all the nutrients for optimal health while reducing the risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
Inspiration
My life changed completely when I first saw this picture. It is a farm stand apparently called “La Farmacia” (The Pharmacy, in english). Although, it seemed like a photoshopped picture and I’m not sure who is the creator I thought this was an incredible idea. I said to myself, I need to create something like this where I can provide the best prescription nature can give us, plants. This doesn’t mean you will not take your prescribed medications by your doctor, but that you can either complement or use our guidance to help prevent, co-manage, and even reverse chronic diseases or conditions. Everyone will enjoy weekly prescriptions (Rx) highlighting all the health benefits of the Rx with recipes, recipe videos and more. Planta Nutrition Rx will also provide 1-1 nutrition consults, meal planning, and other services to better help you achieve your nutritional needs.
Madeline have been eating plant-based for almost 6 years. Through all these years, she have re-created her favorite recipes using more plants and she’s ready to share them with you. One of her favorite recipe is “Pastelon” filled with lentils or tofu. Pastelon is a common Puerto Rican dish made with mashed sweet plantains, regularly filled with ground meat and cheese. Madeline won a recipe contest on the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Oncology Dietetics practice group, re-creating this recipe. Madeline also have had the privilege to create a consumer handout with a plant-based Latin plate for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Vegetarian Nutrition dietetic practice group.
Logo & Name
Our logo represents the message we want to communicate to our patients: Eat more plants for your health.
Our name explained:
“Planta” – this is the Spanish translation for plants. Our mission is to emphasize the benefits of plant-derived nutrients and how you can add them to your favorite meals. Also, our owner loves all kinds of plants, edible and non-edible. She loves to buy flowers and walk around parks to enjoy the smell of flowers.
“Nutrition” – this is a nutritional science practice founded by a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. It provides various nutrition services for our patients to improve their health with proper guidance and respect.
“Rx”: this is often used for medical prescriptions and it means “to take.” It emphasizes that we offer personalized, expert guidance and tailored nutrition plans, much like a prescription tailored to an individual’s health needs, using food as a prescription to improve health.
Overall, Planta Nutrition Rx is a professional nutrition counseling practice strongly emphasizing plant-based nutrition and personalized care. Our mission is to combine the expertise of a clinical approach with the benefits of a plant-centered diet, inspiring our patients to eat more plants for their health.
Our Mission
Our mission at Planta Nutrition Rx is to help you increase the consumption of plant-based foods such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds in a delicious, fun, and flavorful way. We will share tips and tricks with delicious recipes that could help you incorporate more nutrient rich plant-based foods in your diet. In addition we can help you set smart Lifestyle goals for the prevention, treatment, or reversal of chronic diseases.