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You never know when a random interaction will become a core memory. I was sitting in the work room in general nephrology clinic one day, freshly returned from maternity leave with my first and complaining about sleep training. A very accomplished, ambitious colleague of mine was graciously listening between chart review but at some point turned to me and said “just give up already”. It was NOT what I expected her to say. This woman was a true badass. She had her first child w

Maybe it’s just my unfortunate echo chamber but I’ve been seeing A LOT of social media hysteria about school lunches and who gets packed what (Oreo-gate? Insert eye roll emoji here). I care about what kids eat at school, but not in the way you might think. As a pediatric dietitian, I often get asked about my take on the school lunch program. And I get it. The lunch provided by your child’s school district may not look exactly like what you would choose for them, and honest

Welcome to my little corner of the internet. I hope to use this blog to share a bit about myself and my perspective on family nutrition, breastfeeding or otherwise. I have worked with food and families, in one capacity or another, for almost 20 years. From teaching kids science through cooking classes in Santa Cruz, to studying culinary arts in Buenos Aires, to clinical nutrition at children's hospitals in the Bay area, to now running a private practice based in the Eastern