Bilingual Dietitian covered by insurance | Nutrition Counselor for Women

You've been told to just eat healthier, but no one ever explained what that actually means  without sacrificing the food you love

You've tried the seven day meal plans. You've read the labels, cut the carbs, promised yourself this would be the time it sticks. And still, the guilt shows up at every meal, and the fear around your diagnosis or your medication hasn't gone anywhere. That's not a failure of effort. That's a sign the plan was never built for your real life to begin with.

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I've watched this cycle up close, and I know exactly what it costs

I've worked with Spanish speaking, working class families managing chronic conditions on tight budgets and tighter schedules for years, across half a dozen roles before I ever opened my own practice. 


Every single time, I saw the same pattern. Someone hands a client a rigid, joyless meal plan, the client follows it for a few days out of sheer willpower, and then real life shows up and the whole thing collapses. 


I stopped believing that was a client problem a long time ago. It's a design problem, and I built my practice to fix it.

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Maybe you've fallen into some of these patterns without even realizing it

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Believing that if you could just follow the plan perfectly, none of this would be a problem.

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Eating in a way that feels like a mess because you genuinely never have time to plan, shop, or cook the way you think you're supposed to.

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Skipping your medication because it makes you feel bad, and you don't know what else to do.

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Believing that if you slow down long enough to take care of yourself, everything else will fall behind.

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Trying so many diets already, and wondering why this is still this hard.

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Here's what I actually believe about why this feels so hard

I believe you're not failing at your health. You're confused and overwhelmed because no one has ever explained how your body actually works, or handed you a plan that respects your schedule, your culture, and your kitchen. 


I've seen women go from fearing their glucose numbers to understanding them, from treating insulin like a punishment to using it as a tool. What I know for certain is that health improves through clarity and structure, not guilt. That's what I bring into every single session with you.

Isbel Cano, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, RDN

I understand what it's like to sit across from a doctor who tells you to eat better without ever explaining how, in a language and a way of life that actually fits yours. As a bilingual Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, I work with busy Latina and Mexican American women managing diabetes, prediabetes, PCOS, and other hormonal and metabolic conditions who are ready to stop dieting and start eating in a way they can actually sustain. 


My approach blends medical nutrition therapy with a deep respect for the food you grew up with, so tortillas and salsa casera stay on your plate instead of on your list of things to give up. Clients consistently walk away from our work together with a plan that survives a real Tuesday, not just the first three days of a new plan.

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What I've learned that changed how I show up for my clients

Early in my career, I believed the job was to hand clients the most complete, most correct meal plan I could build. What I learned, job after job and client after client, was that a perfect plan that ignores someone's schedule, their budget, or their culture was never going to survive with their actual week. 


Now I build every plan backward, starting with the life a client already has, instead of the life a plan assumes they have. That shift is the reason my clients keep their results instead of starting over every few months.

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A few more things worth knowing

I've spent the past six years

Working in nutrition counseling and medical nutrition therapy, and opened Basic Habits LLC in 2024 to build the kind of practice I always wished existed for families like mine.


Outside of client sessions, you will find me training my two dogs or playing with my four pet bunnies. I tend to approach life the same way I approach nutrition: without panic, with curiosity, and always looking for the next best option. That's exactly the energy I bring to your plate too.


Come say hello. I'd love to hear where you're starting from.

You deserve more than another meal plan that ends in guilt, plus your insurance probably covers you

Working together looks like a plan built around your actual kitchen, schedule, and your actual culture, not a stranger's idea of clean eating.


The first step is a simple conversation about where you are right now and what your insurance already covers.


Ready to see what that could look like for you?

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