Hi there - I'm Robin!
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The founder and head chef behind Feeding Little Champs. I’m a career nanny who has worked closely with toddlers and young families for the greater part of a decade. During this time I’ve witnessed it all when it comes to feeding littles. The battle of extreme picky eating, confusion from exhausted parents, and the overwhelming demands of meal planning and cooking.
In navigating these challenges with families, I developed a deep passion for paediatric nutrition and started researching best practices on my own. I’ve fallen in love with the science and am currently studying to become a certified nutrition consultant.
Feeding Little Champs brings you content from a community of paediatricians, researchers, dietitians, holistic nutritionists, and fellow parents, to support you on the journey of starting your little on solids and beyond. Hearing the most common questions from parents, I decided to get the professionals together and do the research for you.
I have a deep respect for you and the responsibility you have taken on to raise the next generation. I know the power you have to help shape your child into a lifelong healthy eater as well as how critical nutrition is in the first few years of life. This community was created to give you the confidence to navigate your toddler’s nutrition and set your family up for success. I hope it serves you and your little well.
Big love,
Robin
Meet the Advisory Community
Leah M. Alexander
MD, FAAP
E-Guide Editor
Dr. Alexander began her paediatric career at Elizabeth Pediatric Group of New Jersey in 2000, and has practiced at Pediatricare Associates of New Jersey since 2005. After graduating from Kalamazoo College and Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, she completed her paediatric training at Overlook and Morristown Memorial Hospitals. She is board certified in General Paediatrics. In addition to paediatrics, Dr. Alexander pursued her interest the culinary arts with study at the French Culinary Institute. In 2007, she opened Global Palate, LLC, catering small group events for six years. Dr. Alexander has been a freelance writer since 2018, engaging in a variety of medical editing and writing projects. She is also a consultant with MedAugeo and Entail AI, assisting in the development of patient educational content.
Melinda Lamarche
MSsCH, RD
E-Guide Editor
Having always been obsessed with food and what it could do for our bodies, even as a child, it was natural for Melinda to pursue a career in food and nutrition. Melinda completed her Nutrition degree at Toronto Metropolitan University in 2004, followed by a dietetic internship at the University Health Network and then went on to complete a Masters of Science in Community Health at the University of Toronto. Melinda has worked in a variety of settings as a Dietitian over the last 17 years, including clinical, primary care and public health. Melinda has always wanted to help people navigate the science of nutrition in a way that makes it easy to prepare and make healthy food choices, so in 2015, Melinda completed a culinary diploma to compliment her Nutrition practice. Currently, Melinda is a private practice dietitian, working in paediatrics. When she’s not working, you can find her in the kitchen making muffins and other tasty treats with her four kiddos.
Jasna Robinson-
Wright
MSc, RD, CDE, CIEC
E-Guide Editor
Jasna is a registered dietitian and intuitive eating counsellor based in Ottawa, Canada. She is the founder of Piece of Mind Nutrition and also provides one-on-one nutrition counselling and group services at The Balanced Practice. Jasna completed her masters degree at McGill University where her thesis focussed on introducing solids to young children. Jasna is a contributing author and editor for the nutrition e-textbook Culinary Rehab. She is a mom of two and became passionate about child feeding from her own lived experience of struggling with food allergies as a child.
Jenn Messina
BSc, RD
E-Guide Editor
Jenn Messina is a Registered Dietitian, certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor, and mother of 2 in beautiful North Vancouver, B.C. She has practiced for over 16 years and specializes in pediatric nutrition and supporting families in fostering a healthy relationship with food & body for their children. In her free time, you can find her hiking or skiing in the North Shore mountains or cooking with her kids in the kitchen.
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