Healthcare's Kitchen: Adding Plants to Your Family's Plate

Danielle Manalo, MD will share how you can bring more plants to the family table in a way that's fast, flavorful, and FUN!

Maria Cecilia Mosquera, MD talks about the benefits of chickpeas and shows how to make tasty dishes that are nutrition-packed and your family will love.

Shayla Toombs-Withers, DO will share the necessary hacks to get healthful, plant forward meals on your dinner table and in your lunch bag each week with ease.

Siri Chand Khalsa, MD encourages participants to use recipes filled with herbs and spices to tap into nature's gifts to us. Though not listed in RDA guidelines, these powerful phytonutrients may support and extend longevity.

Richa Mittal, MD's informative talk and cooking demonstration will teach families and doctors the health benefits of lentils and guide their patients on how to enjoy them. 

Sandy Rhee, DO will demonstrate how to make foods from our cultural heritage more plant-forward and healthy. 

Wendy Schofer, MD shares meal-prep and simple family-friendly meals for busy physicians who hate to cook, need to eat and want to make it easy and fun!

Meena Julapalli, MD lectures on how making it a daily practice to eat the rainbow - a variety of vibrant and colorful fruits and vegetables - is a mindful and joyful way of promoting health and vitality.

Renée Allen MD MHSc., FACOG Dipl.ABOG and Chef Omar Powell explore how plant-based recipes and cycle-aligned nutrition optimize hormonal balance, reduce inflammation, and enhance fertility outcomes with practical strategies and chef-inspired meal ideas. 

Annahieta Kalantari, DO, MEd teaches us why small dietary changes, like choosing plant oils over animal fats, nondairy milks, and whole grains, can create lasting health improvements through cumulative, manageable adjustments.

Kathryn J. Pollard, MS will give the big-picture climate science and health information people need, to make transformative food choices for their well-being and the future of all of us. Just eating can do that.

Shifra Zuckerman, MS, RDN will cover natural blood sugar management strategies, focusing on lifestyle changes, nutrition, and balancing A1C and fasting glucose for optimal healthspan.

It's difficult for many to transition from the standard American diet to whole food plant centered eating, but Erin C. Mayfield, DO, DipABLM will lecture on this complex issue, involving family traditions and personal tastes and preferences. Experiential learning is KEY!.