A clinician in a white coat reviews a care plan on a clipboard with an older patient at a desk
Powering food as healthcare

Medically tailored meals, prescribable.

Prado is the platform behind the prescription. Clinicians build an evidence-based plan in minutes, meals matched to it arrive every week, and Prado handles what makes it payable with pre-tax health dollars.

Clinicians start on their own. Organizations get a rollout scoped to their population.

60%
of US adults live with at least one diet-related chronic disease
31%
fewer hospitalizations for Medicaid patients on medically tailored meals
1.6M
hospitalizations a year could be avoided by covering medically tailored meals
<5 min
for a clinician to build a Nutrition Therapy Plan on Prado

Sources: Dietary Guidelines for Americans (ODPHP); Hager et al., Nature Medicine, 2026; Hager et al., JAMA Network Open, 2022.

Clinicians already prescribe nutrition. Almost none of it gets eaten.

Physicians get trained in culinary medicine. Dietitians build the plan, patient by patient, every single day. The work is already happening.

Then the patient walks out with a handout and a grocery list, and the treatment ends in the parking lot. No way to fill it. No way to pay for it.

Prado is the missing step between the plan and the plate. The clinician writes the prescription, the patient confirms their week, and the food shows up at their door.

How it works

From clinical context to meals at the door.

Clinicians keep the clinical decisions. Prado handles the calculations, the meal matching, and delivery to the patient's door.

1 · Set the clinical context
Deborah Alvarez · 52 · F · 5′4″ · 205 lb
Conditions present
✓Type 2 diabetes
✓Obesity / weight loss
✓On a GLP-1 → protein-forward
Hypertension → sodium ceiling
Hyperlipidemia → sat-fat ceiling
Calorie goal350 kcal/day deficit
ALLERGENS AND PREFERENCES
EggGluten-freeFishSoy
2 · Review, adjust, and sign
NUTRITION THERAPY PLAN · TYPE 2 DIABETES
Deborah Alvarez
2023kcal / day · Mifflin-St Jeor
162g
PROTEIN · 32%
202g
CARBS · 40%
63g
FAT · 28%
28g
FIBER
APPLIED ON TOP OF THE BASELINE
✓GLP-1 protein-forward rule to protect lean mass
✓Carbs set to the indicated split for type 2 diabetes
✓Sodium ≤2,300 mg · Saturated fat <10% of calories
✓I approve this plan and attest that it reflects my clinical judgment.
Approve and sign plan →
  1. Clinician

    Add a patient and build the plan

    Enter conditions, goals, allergies, and restrictions. Our engine generates calorie and macronutrient targets from published standards, and the clinician adjusts, approves, and signs.

  2. Clinician

    Review a matched week of meals

    Prado builds meals that fit the plan and the allergen list. Swap or remove any meal before it goes out.

  3. Patient

    The patient orders and pays

    They get an invitation from their clinician, review their week, swap anything that doesn't appeal, and check out.

  4. Food merchant

    Meals arrive every week

    Meals show up weekly at the patient's door, prepared by a trusted local food merchant.

Food as care

Prescribed. Paid for. Proven.

Prado connects the diagnosis to the food, the paperwork, and the proof, so food can be paid for as care.

Prescribed

Every plan is signed by a clinician, built from published standards.

Paid for

Every order carries the documentation that makes it eligible for HSA and FSA dollars today, and Prado is built for the Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and commercial health plan programs that cover medically tailored meals.

Proven

Every meal ties back to a signed plan, so adherence and outcomes can be measured.

Who it's for

One rail. A seat for everyone at the table.

Whether you write the plan, fund the benefit, or cook the food, start with the page built for you.

Get started

Bring food into the care plan. Start this week.

Clinicians can get started on their own. Organizations get a program built around their patients.

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