Work with one of our pediatric dietitians
and have your feeding problems
solved once and for all
Mealtimes are meant to bring joy, not stress. But when your baby is experiencing feeding difficulties or your toddler’s picky eating is getting worse, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and unsure of what to do next.
You’re not alone — and you don’t have to figure it out by yourself.
Our team of pediatric dietitians and nutritionists offer one-on-one feeding counselling to bring peace back to your table. With practical, compassionate guidance rooted in developmental science, we’ll help you feel confident, supported, and equipped to nourish your child’s diet and feeding habits no matter the health concern — and enjoy mealtimes again.
How working with a pediatric dietitian
can help you
We specialize in a full range of pediatric nutrition care, with extensive expertise addressing the following:
- Introducing solid foods with purees or baby led weaning
- Struggling to transition from purees to finger foods
- Excessive gagging, sensory, texture or spoon/feeding aversions
- Weaning off of tube feedings and transitioning to eating by mouth
- Weight management and growth concerns (under/overweight)
- Poor mealtime behaviour or routines (tantrums, food throwing, etc.)
- Reversing picky eating and extreme selective eating in toddlers (including ARFID)
- Nutritional deficiencies (low iron, protein, celiac disease and malabsorption etc.)
- Food intolerances, food allergies and digestive issues
- Special diets like vegan and vegetarian diets
- Constipation, diarrhea, bloody stools or other digestive health issues
- Tailored meal plans, diets and recipes for baby, toddler or the entire family
- In person feeding sessions/feeding therapy (for special cases)
HOW IT WORKS
our style, philosophy, strategy
#1. Book a free discovery call
This is a FREE 15-minute call to discuss your needs, get to know your practitioner and discuss what package options are best for you! We know that every family is unique, so we’re here to make sure we understand your situation and set you up with the best nutrition and feeding plan, whether it’s a quick confidence boost or fully customized feeding therapy.
#2. Get your initial consultation
In this 60-90 minute consultation, we will assess your child’s situation from a holistic perspective, including but not limited to:
- Medical history (medical conditions, growth charts, bloodwork, allergy tests etc.),
- History with breast/bottle feeding and/or solids
- 3 day food diary to determine intake and nutritional needs, nutrient deficiencies, food patterns, food timing, food textures, etc.
- Assessment of the mealtime environment, setup, mealtime dynamics, etc. (may include video of mealtime footage)
- Your specific concerns, goals, challenges, barriers
#3. Receive your plan & implement initial goals
After your initial consultation and assessing all the factors, we’ll come up with a strategic plan for how to best achieve your overarching goals. You will get a detailed written summary of your child’s assessment and findings, supporting resources, recipes/meal plans, as well as your initial goals to begin implementing right away.
#4. Further education & troubleshooting
Follow up sessions will be used to assess how you did with your assigned goals and answer any questions. We’ll troubleshoot any issues, and then provide further education to build on your knowledge and skills. We work closely with you in a step-by-step manner – laying the foundations for success first – and once that’s achieved – can then move into teaching next level strategies that work after the foundations are laid.
As you gain progress and momentum over ongoing sessions, you will move onto new goals, expand in your knowledge and confidence in feeding. With consistency in goal application and lots of hand-holding and accountability from us, you will see progress unfold!
What clients say about working with our nutrition specialists
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As a parent of two previous picky eaters that are now teenagers, Edwena has over 15 years of clinical experience in pediatric nutrition (as well as parenting). She’s known for her compassionate yet no-nonsense approach: she meets parents exactly where they are, helps them quiet the noise of doubt, and guides them toward a whole new level of confidence in feeding their child.
With a gift for breaking down complex feeding and parenting theories, Edwena works closely with families to understand the why behind what they’re doing—then shows them how to put it into action. Her counselling style merges nutrition science with realistic parenting strategies, all grounded in setting clear, loving boundaries that make you feel more confident as a parent, and make mealtimes calmer, consistent, and more connected.
Edwena holds two degrees — a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from Dalhousie University and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Human Nutrition and Dietetics from Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
She is a Registered Dietitian and licensed member of the Nova Scotia College of Dietitians and Nutritionists (License #1353).
With over five years of experience in pediatric nutrition, Chelsey is passionate about helping parents feel confident and stress-free —especially when introducing solid foods and feeding babies. She understands that starting this journey can feel overwhelming, but knows how to provide the right support with practical, personalized strategies, so mealtimes can be both enjoyable and successful for your whole family.
What sets Chelsey apart is her ability to motivate parents and empower them with confidence. She breaks down the feeding process into simple, actionable steps, making it easy to assist your child from those first bites, to advancing in textures, and overcoming feeding challenges.
Chelsey is a registered dietitian located in Nova Scotia and holds a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and completed her dietetic internship through Mount Saint Vincent University. She is also a registered member of the Nova Scotia College of Dietitians and Nutritionists.
Based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Jill has a compassionate style of counselling that meets parents where they are and helps them take simple, gradual steps so that the process is easy and enjoyable. She knows that feeding isn’t just about getting kids to eat; it’s about fostering trust, confidence, and enjoyment at the table.
Rather than offering quick fixes or rigid rules, Jill’s philosophy focuses on long-term success — helping you build a positive, lifelong relationship with food for your child. She helps toddlers become adventurous eaters through fostering their natural curiosity around food, teaching them to honour their internal cues, recognize hunger, fullness, and develop a healthy relationship with food. By nurturing this self-awareness, children develop a healthy, intuitive relationship with food, one that supports both their nutritional needs and emotional well-being.
Jill is a registered dietitian who completed her Bachelor of Science in Applied Human Nutrition and dietetic internship through Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, NS. She is a member of the New Brunswick Association of Dietitians.
frequently asked questions
Registered Dietitians are covered under most health insurance plans in Canada. Most group insurance plans including Manulife, Blue Cross, Sunlife, GreatWest Life, Green Shield and more.
Tip: Most health insurance and extended healthcare benefits plans follow the calendar year schedule, meaning they begin on January 1st and end on December 31st, of the given year. If you haven’t used your dietitian coverage yet, be sure to take advantage before the year is up and your benefits reset!
Note: Packages are considered family sessions and appointments can be billed separately for each family member. This means you can combine coverage from each family member to cover a full package cost.
Although we can’t direct bill, we can provide you with receipts to submit directly to your insurance company. If you don’t have coverage, the cost of your appointments are considered a tax-deductible expense that you can claim.
We offer virtual consultations to meet you where you are – comfortable in your own home or meeting place of choice! Feel free to show up in your sweats, with your little one in your arms, camera off or on. If you live in Halifax, Nova Scotia and we identify a need to do an in-person feeding session, assessment or feeding therapy, we will offer you the option as part of or in-addition to your package.
In most cases, there is no need for your child to be present, as the education and implementation is done for and through the parents. In fact, for older toddlers and pre-schoolers, we prefer that your child is not present during the initial assessment, so we can speak freely about their feeding habits without worrying about them holding onto “picky eater” labels or discussions about their weight. That being said, if you don’t have child-care – no worries 🙂 We are experienced with handling these discussions sensitively 🙂
Your child only needs to be present if we identify the need to do a feeding assessment of the mealtime environment/dynamics. We have the ability to assess feeding skills or mealtimes through submission of recorded video sessions. All this will be instructed to you during or after your initial assessment as part of your individualized plan.
We recommend booking a free discovery call with one of our dietitians to chat about your particular struggles and challenges, understand what you’ve tried and what you need further help with, and to get to know your dietitian and her process. We can then recommend an appropriate service/package option based on your situation and make sure you have some options to move forward with.
Our standard packages range from $500-$1500 Canadian, depending on your needs, goals, and specific situation. This ensures that we are able to implement a full program that is designed to give you the best results and that we see you through to the end with your specific goals. While we do not book one-off sessions on a pay-as-you-go basis, we occasionally can further customize a package in special circumstances.
Payments can be made via email money transfer or by credit card. After booking a session or package, you will receive an email within 24 hours to discuss your invoicing/receipts requests and to make payment arrangements. Payments are due 24 hours before your first appointment and packages are due in full upfront (with receipts provided right away so you can submit for reimbursement from insurance).
No problem! We offer add-on options for more than one child or for total family nutrition needs. Just book a discovery call and we can let you know after chatting in more detail, what that would look like for your specific situation 🙂
We don’t book initial consultations outside of a full package that is paid upfront, which includes a set number of follow up sessions. Nutrition and feeding plans are dynamic and goals are subject to change and will be elaborated on as follow-up sessions continue, old challenges are resolved and potentially new ones arise. Ensuring we work within the context of a full program and not just one-off consultations is strategic to ensure that your money and time doesn’t go to waste and that we are able to see your goals through to the end.
