Explore nutrition tips, kids’ meal plans, kids’ activities, recipes and more from pediatric nutritionist, Melissa Halas, MA, RDN, CDE.

Nutrition Concerns

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Getting Kids to Eat What You Cook

Challenged with getting your kids to eat what you cook? You’re not alone! Here are some strategies that dietitians recommend. 

A Life of Joy, Free of Soy!

Allergy and intolerance to soybeans is one of the more common food allergies, especially among babies and young children. If your

The Gluten-Free Diet

Learn about the gluten-free diet, reasons why it is important for someone with Celiac Disease to follow it, and simple

How to Feed Your Picky Eater

When one of my daughters was a small child she lived for a brief time on cereal, toast, and raisins,