Pediatric Nutrition Counseling
FOR INFANTS, KIDS, TEENS & THEIR PARENTS

We're passionate about helping children to grow up with a good relationship to food and body, and helping parents support their children to be healthy, adventurous, intuitive eaters. We help with the often challenging aspects of feeding the whole family while meeting everyone's individual nutrition needs. Our approach is informed by Ellyn Satter's Division of Responsibility in Feeding which helps children be in-tune with internal appetite cues and achieve health from the inside out.

​Some of the nutrition concerns I work with include:​

• Selective (picky) eating & other feeding difficulties
• Food sensitivities & allergies
• Breast/formula feeding, weaning & transition to solids
• Underweight, poor weight gain & failure to thrive
• Overweight & excessive weight gain
• Plant-based diets (vegetarian, vegan, whole food plant based, etc)
• ​​Enteral tube feeding, including home blenderized diets

Pediatric appointments can be scheduled with Marlene (infants and up) or Emily (age 2+).

Appointments available in-person at our Seattle office, or virtually (also called telehealth) to clients in Washington and certain other states. If you do not live in Washington, please contact us.

​The frequency of appointments is dependent upon your child's current nutrition status and goals. Most clients are seen every 1-4 weeks. ​It is common to meet more frequently in the beginning and then less frequently as time goes by.

Don't Have A "Problem"?

That's great! Good nutrition is preventative medicine. And insurance companies recognize that now, which is why most plans cover wellness nutrition check-ups under your preventative health benefit. That means your child's nutrition appointment(s) may be covered in full with no cost to you.*​
*Plan benefits vary greatly so please check with your insurer to verify your nutrition benefits.

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*EXPERIENCE PROVIDING PRACTICAL, EVIDENCE-BASED NUTRITION THERAPY TO INFANTS, CHILDREN, TEENS AND PARENTS FOR OVER 8 YEARS IN BOTH THE INPATIENT AND CLINIC SETTINGS.

*EXPERTISE RECOGNIZED WITH CREDENTIALS AS A CERTIFIED SPECIALIST IN PEDIATRIC NUTRITION (CSP) AWARDED BY THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (AND).

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Marlene was so easy to talk to, I was able to open up to her right away. She helped me find solutions for family meal dramas that have been going on for years and years, using practical solutions and also provided two great books to read. I am so happy we found her, it has been life changing for our family!

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8yo and 10yo daughters

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For a child with special healthcare needs, we need providers who are flexible and can work with and around each other's recommendations as well as understand the complexity of our daily lives. Marlene has been that for us. I have a clear picture of what Mason's nutritional needs are as he advances through different stages within his eating development, as well as how to achieve them. Marlene gives you concrete information that you can take home and apply conveniently throughout the day, which makes life a lot easier. She brings up options for meals, which is extremely helpful. We have been with Marlene for 2 years and have stayed off the g-tube because of her help

Karissa

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4yo son

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​I'm very happy I found Marlene. My 4 year old is such a picky eater by nature and refused to even try anything other than 3 different foods... With only a few sessions, Marlene was able to equip me with great exercises, best practices and habits to get my daughter to try new foods in a fun way without pressure and stress. She was so into it, that she started ASKING me to try new foods!!! Amazing!!! Thank you Marlene. :-)

Naomi

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4yo daughter

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Marlene was very caring and knowledgeable and I'm very glad I went to see her with my 6 year old daughter. She had great insight into overall diet for my daughter. Thank you so much Marlene.

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6yo daughter

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Child with Feeding, Eating, or Growth Concerns

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