• Home
  • Online Courses
    • Baby Led Feeding Online Course
    • Feeding Toddlers Online Course
    • One on One Support
    • Course Login
  • Meet Edwena
My Little Eater – Feel confident raising healthy little eaters

My Little Eater – Feel confident raising healthy little eaters

Online courses to raise happy, healthy babies and toddlers

  • Blog
  • Podcast
  • Recommended Products
  • Home
  • Online Courses
    • Baby Led Feeding Video Course
    • Feeding toddlers online course
    • One on One Support
    • Course Login
  • Blog
  • Podcast
  • Recommended Products
  • Meet Edwena
My Little Eater – Feel confident raising healthy little eaters

Giving parents confidence to raise healthy little eaters

Let's get started

Let your feeding journey begin

Download one of these info-packed cheat sheets to maximize feeding success!

Free download

Free download

How to know if your baby is ready for solids - whether BLW or starting with purees!

I want to know when my baby is ready!

Free download

Free download

How to overcome the fear of gagging/choking in baby led weaning

I want to overcome my fear of gagging!

Free download

Free download

Get inspiration for your picky eater with this 7 day whole food toddler meal plan

I need meal and snack ideas please!

Stop feeling unsure and start feeling confident

Our online courses walk you through the ins and outs of feeding your baby, toddler or preschooler, transforming you into your very own feeding expert who is raising a healthy, happy and adventurous eater!

FIND A COURSE


Hi, I’m Edwena!

I’m a pediatric dietitian, mom of two amazing boys and lover of all things related to baby and toddler feeding! I have seen first hand the overwhelm, the worry and the confusion that sometimes comes with feeding kids, and now I’m here to help transform those feelings into complete confidence and excitement using expert feeding strategies, evidence based nutrition advice and mom to mom connection…so you can enjoy raising a healthy eater!

WANT TO KNOW MORE?

  • Just want to say how grateful I am to have found Edwena’s courses! I took the toddlers course after taking the baby led feeding course because I knew her style of teaching and knew I would get the results! The courses basically walked me through what to do at each stage and were so easy to follow along. The bite sized lessons made it work with my busy mom schedule and I loved that I could go back and revisit things anytime I wanted. I gained so much knowledge and confidence and just have to spread the word about it. Thank you for my happy eater!

    Katie Rainer, Mom of 7 month old

  • Almost finished with your Baby Led Feeding course and just wanted to say how amazing it/you are! I have actually bought several feeding courses (yes I’m that mom!) and yours has been the BEST! Very thorough and well done!! Thank you x 1000 and you will be my go to recommendations when everyone (inevitably) comments on how well baby eats!

    Amanda Klein, Mom of 5 1/5 month old

Recent Blog Posts

The image has a maroon border, and an aqua bar at the top in the middle with the website URL. The image is of a toddler dressed up as a baby chick, carrying an orange pumpkin bucket. The background is outdoors in the fall with trees of various colours and leaves fallen on the ground.

#27: 5 Simple Steps for Handling Halloween Treats for Toddlers

10 common feeding questions about baby and toddler feeding

10 feeding questions you’ve wanted to ask, but haven’t!

The image has a maroon border, in the middle is a circular frame with a headshot of the interviewee, Holly Choi. Her name and title are beneath her photo. The photo has two groups of stars, and two hearts, surround it in the four corners of the image.

#26: Feeding Safety with Holly Choi of Safe Beginnings

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Email

Follow @mylittleeater for daily feeding tips!

This week on the My Little Eater Podcast, I talk a This week on the My Little Eater Podcast, I talk about the 5 steps you can take at Halloween to teach your toddler and preschooler to enjoy candy at Halloween, eat mindfully and avoid creating an obsession! You don’t have to be the bad guy on Halloween and take away all their candy or restrict them to 1-2. In fact, you may be surprised at my advice. ☺️ Listen in and let me know your thoughts below! 👇👇 Link is in my profile :) As always, please leave a ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ review and rating of the podcast if you found it helpful! This helps spread the podcast to others like you who may also benefit from it!
Remember how I said that Halloween provides us par Remember how I said that Halloween provides us parents with a good teaching opportunity around food? Well, Halloween is a great time to begin showing your toddler or preschooler how to be mindful when eating! Instead of teaching kids to fear candy, to see it as forbidden, or to obsess over it...let's instead choose to teach them to consciously choose the candy they are actually going to enjoy the most and show them HOW to enjoy it fully! Who's with me?⠀ ⠀ Raise your hand with a 🙋in the comments if you want to avoid this:⠀ ⠀ - "Ooh candy!"⠀ ...*Takes whatever they see, proceeds to stuff as much as in can as they can*⠀ ...*Realizes the experience is over and that it's already gone*⠀ ...*Feels unsatisfied and wanting more*⠀ ⠀ VS⠀ ⠀ - "Ooh candy!"⠀ - "Which does your body feel like today?"⠀ - "A Reece's pb cup!"⠀ - "Great! Take a slow bite and tell me how it feels in your mouth"⠀ - "Now tell me what you like about this one? Why did you choose it?"⠀ - "Mmm... mine smells like the peanut butter we put on toast in the morning"⠀ - "My belly is starting to feel full"⠀ - "You can stop when you're full and we can have more tomorrow with snack"⠀ ...*Leaves feeling satisfied and can move on with their day*⠀ ⠀ Keep the experience positive, slow the body down and help your toddler be in tune with their body! I’ve got blog posts to help with this! Search “Halloween”, “desserts” and “mindfulness” in the search bar on my website to find lots of great info! 😊😊
Soup is one of my favorite hearty meals when the c Soup is one of my favorite hearty meals when the cold weather starts to creep in! And did you know you can also serve soup to babies right when they start solids?! That's the beauty of offering finger foods early - your baby can dive right into family meals without much extra prep work whatsoever! Here are some easy ways you can modify and serve soup depending on your babies age and feeding skills! 🍲⁠ ⁠ 🔸 Since most babies under 12 months will struggle scooping soup out with a spoon make sure when prepping cut the meat and veggies in bigger pieces so they're easier to grab. Make sure veggies and meat also are both very soft, with the meat being tender. Meat and veggies that have been stewed are a great soft option for babies just starting out! ⁠ ⁠ 🔸 At 6 months: Strain out the broth and serve finger length pieces of meat, noodles and veggies right on the tray or in a bowl. ⁠ ⁠ 🔸 At 9 months: Strain the liquid out and offer the meat, veggies and pasta cut up in smaller, diced pieces to help them practice their pincer grasp! ⁠ ⁠ 🔸 At 12 months and beyond: There isn't much modifying needed here when you compare this to what you would eat, with the exception of only including a small amount of liquid. At this stage you can offer a utensil and give them more practice with scooping piece out of the bowl on their own!⁠ ⁠ There are so any easy things you can do to modify your current family meals, making meals less stressful for you and more inclusive for your baby! If you want to get expert advice on this click the link in my bio and check out my Baby Led Feeding course - plus become part of our client Facebook community (we have the most supportive parents there!) and get life time access to yours truly for all your baby feeding questions! ☺️⁠ ⁠ Are you feeling the winter blues creeping in? What sort of comfort foods do you crave when the weather gets colder?! Let me know in the comments! 👇🏼👇🏽⁠ ⁠ ⁠
Alright, alright...who here is worried about how m Alright, alright...who here is worried about how much milk, calcium, etc. your toddler is getting? Be honest! 🙋🏽‍♀️⁠ ⁠ Now, dairy is not a mandatory requirement for kids.🚫 However, it's by far the easiest way to obtain calcium through food for toddlers, and also provides a good source of protein, fat and Vitamin D. ⁠ ⁠ That's why it's so common for parents to worry when their babies turn to toddlers, and they suddenly stop drinking as much milk as they did before (especially when weaned off the bottle).⁠🥛🍼⁠ ⁠ But let's take a look at what toddlers aged 1-3 actually need to obtain their dairy "requirements" for the day. ⁠ The recommendation is 2-3 servings of dairy per day. But what does a serving look like? Likely a lot less than you think...⁠ ⁠ ➡️ ½ oz of cheese (or one small cube of cheese) OR 2 tbsp. of shredded cheese 🧀⁠ ➡️ ½ cup full fat cows milk 🐄⁠ ➡️ ⅓ cup of full fat yogurt (greek or regular) 🥣⁠ ⁠ ✅ Does your toddler not fancy cheese very much? That's okay - they're still meeting the recommendation when they drink half a glass of milk with breakfast and supper!⁠ ⁠ ✅ Does your toddler not drink much milk? That's ok - they can meet their dairy requirements with cheese or yogurt! ⁠ ⁠ ✅ Maybe a little milk and a little cheese/yogurt? Perfect - it's easy to get a serving here and there from each that easily add up to what they need in a day.⁠ ⁠ And remember these are just recommendations - they might not eat 2 servings one day but they may eat 4 servings the next and make up for it! ⁠ ⁠ Want to know exactly what and how to feed a toddler to grow healthily and prevent/overcome picky eating? My Feeding Toddlers online course gives you all the deets. Check the link in my bio for my details! 🔗
Would you believe me if I said purees really only Would you believe me if I said purees really only need to be introduced for a couple days to a couple weeks? 🤯 ⁠ ⁠ Purees can be a great way to make sure your baby has a safe swallow and ease into solids, but it's easy to get stuck there and forget to move on! Babies can actually handle more advanced textures than we expect, and we want to help them progress onto these textures before 9 months of age. So let’s talk about some steps you can use to move towards more finger foods! 🙌⁠ ⁠ 1️⃣ You can offer thin purees for a few days to established that your baby has a safe swallow with them, and then you can use meltable finger foods that don’t require any chewing but help baby figure out how to push food into the back of their mouth where the molars will be. If baby doesn’t want to pick up the food themselves you can hold it up for them and let them take it from your hand. ⁠ ⁠ 2️⃣ Next you can offer thick & creamy foods that don't require chewing but do require them to move the food around in their mouth and use their tongue more. You can serve banana🍌 or avocado 🥑 mashed on a spoon at the beginning or offer banana or avocado in finger form so they get practice with both.⁠ Small lumps are a-ok!⁠ Once they got this, move on to the next step!⁠ ⁠ 3️⃣ Offer more lumpy and minced textures! These require more chewing to move the food around. If they still aren’t fully enjoying finger foods, start with this texture on a spoon and let them self-feed foods like oatmeal with quartered berries or minced fish cakes. You can also offer finger food versions of these foods to help them get more experience with those too!⁠ ⁠ Every baby is different, some may want to self feed with a spoon and some may want to jump right into finger foods. Follow this texture timeline and your baby's cues to help them accept new textures and practice to work towards finger foods and more advanced textures. Once these are mastered you can start including even more advanced finger options! ⁠ ⁠ Learn more about how to start solids and teach your baby to love all food and all textures in my Baby Led Feeding course! Click the link in my bio for more details! 🔗⁠

Are feeding struggles taking over your life? Want to feel prepared that you're doing things right from the start? I've helped hundreds of parents feel great about mealtime!

GET STARTED WITH AN ONLINE COURSE
© Copyright My Little Eater – Feel confident raising healthy little eaters 2020. Theme by Bluchic.