Rooted Nutrition Jumpstart

Join Registered Dietitians Mary Galindo and Diurka Sotomayor from Rooted Santa Barbara County for an interactive workshop designed to make healthy eating easy, delicious, and sustainable!

Discover practical ways to bring more veggies to your plate without sacrificing the flavors you love. Through a live food demo, you'll learn simple techniques for adding more plant-based ingredients to everyday meals. This session is all about meeting you where you are and helping you identify the next best step toward reaching your health goals and creating sustainable changes that last the whole year.

Leave feeling inspired with tasty tips that fit your lifestyle and nourish your body!

*This is a guided program where we’ll support each other throughout the process, so registration is required.

Presenter Bio

Mary Galindo, MS, RDN, is the lead plant-based dietitian at Rooted Santa Barbara, where she empowers community members to eat more plants and reduce the risk of chronic disease. Drawing on nine years of experience at UCLA Health Cardiac Rehab, Mary now focuses her expertise on supporting the Latino community through bilingual culinary and nutrition education. Her culturally attuned approach honors the joy of eating, helping individuals improve diabetes, pre-diabetes, lower cholesterol, and high blood pressure. Passionate about Alzheimer's awareness, Mary works to educate the community on strategies to protect brain health. In addition to her community work, she supports employee wellness through corporate wellness programs, helping organizations foster a healthier, more engaged workforce.

Rooted Santa Barbara County is mobilizing our county to grow health equity and resilience through whole food plant-based nutrition education and support. Click here for more information about Rooted Santa Barbara County.