Meet the Team
Edwena Kennedy (RD, Bsc. Neuroscience)
Founder and Lead Registered Dietitian
Founder and lead Dietitian at MLE – and most importantly – mama to two boys who set her off on the journey of helping parents feed kids when they started their own picky eating phase. Thankfully, due to over 15 years experience in the field of pediatric nutrition – her boys are now super adventurous eaters after implementing all the strategies she’s picked up along the way. Read more about her feeding journey here.
She’s holds two post-secondary degrees – the first in Neuroscience from Dalhousie University, and the other in Applied Human Nutrition from Mount Saint Vincent University.
Edwena is a life-long learner, passionate about dissecting the research and turning it into real-life recommendations that make it easy for parents to understand and implement. She developed the Texture Timeline™, a gentle framework designed to help anxious and overwhelmed parents confidently ease into solids and gradually expand the variety of textures offered to babies during their sensitive window of taste and texture acceptance — and she’s proud to say it has now supported tens of thousands of families worldwide!
Chelsey Landry (Bsc. AHN, RD)
Pediatric Registered Dietitian & Social Media Manager
Chelsey Landry is a Registered Dietitian and the Social Media Manager at My Little Eater, with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Human Nutrition from Mount Saint Vincent University. She is highly specialized in infant feeding and particularly enjoys working with babies and parents during the often-challenging transition to starting solids.
Using both her clinical expertise and her natural creativity, she develops engaging content that educates, inspires, and reassures parents across all our social media platforms. She breaks down complex nutrition topics into simple, practical advice — especially around introducing solids, managing texture progression, and building positive feeding relationships from the very beginning. Whether she’s sharing quick meal ideas, debunking picky eating myths, or offering gentle guidance on starting solids, her goal is always the same: to help families create a lifelong, healthy relationship with food from day one. You can book one-on-one counselling with Chelsey here.
When she’s not creating content or supporting families, Chelsey loves tackling home renovation projects with her boyfriend — turning old spaces into something beautiful while staying grounded in the real, everyday side of life.
Jillian Smith (Brooks) (Bsc. AHN, RD)
Pediatric Registered Dietitian & Community Manager
Jillian Smith (Brooks) is a Registered Dietitian at My Little Eater with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Human Nutrition from Mount Saint Vincent University. She combines strong clinical knowledge with a gentle, practical approach that meets parents exactly where they are.
Jillian has a deep passion for supporting families through all stages of early feeding. She is highly experienced in starting solids and responsive feeding with babies, and she especially enjoys working in the toddler years — helping parents navigate picky eating, food refusal, and mealtime battles with calm, evidence-based strategies. Her goal is to reduce stress and bring more joy back to the table for families who feel overwhelmed.
You’ll find her actively supporting families in the Little Eaters Community group, answering questions and offering patient, encouraging guidance. She believes feeding children is about so much more than just what ends up on the plate — it’s about fostering trust, confidence, and joyful moments together.
After completing university, Jillian moved back to her hometown of Fredericton, NB to be closer to her family. When she’s not supporting families through My Little Eater, she enjoys life as a proud dog-mom to her pup River and loves spending quality time as an auntie to her two nieces and nephew. You can book one-on-one counselling with Jillian here.
Katelyn Gonzalez (M.S. CCC-SLP)
Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist & Feeding Therapist
Katelyn Gonzalez is a licensed speech-language pathologist and feeding therapist who specializes in early feeding and communication development. She is passionate about helping families build the foundational skills needed for safe, effective feeding and confident communication at the table.
Through her background in speech-language pathology and feeding, Katelyn supports infants and young children in developing oral motor skills, progressing through textures, and creating positive, low-pressure mealtime experiences. She believes that each child is unique and deserves the foundational skills to become a confident, independent eater.
As a first-time mom to her daughter Hayden, she also started More Than Words Feeding & Speech (@mtwfeedingspeech) as a way to document her daughter’s journey with starting solids and to support other families navigating the early stages of feeding.
Edwena Kennedy
Founder and lead Dietitian at MLE – and most importantly – mama to two boys who set her off on the journey of helping parents feed kids when they started their own picky eating phase. Thankfully, due to over 14 years experience in the field of pediatric nutrition – her boys are now super adventurous eaters after implementing all the strategies she’s picked up along the way.
Read more about her feeding journey here.
She’s holds two post-secondary degrees – the first in Neuroscience from Dalhousie University, and the other in Applied Human Nutrition from Mount Saint Vincent University.
Fun Facts About Edwena
It surprises people to know: She’s obsessed with interior design and spends all her free time designing rooms, listening to podcasts and studying the work of top interior designers.
Biggest fear: Spiders and other creepy crawlers.
