Introduction of Solids with Dietitian and Nutritionist
Registered dietitian and nutritionist to help introduce solid food to your baby
Enlist the help of a registered dietitian and nutritionist to receive guidance, support and latest evidence-based information to help introduce your child to solids.
How can a dietitian and nutritionist help introduce solids?
Introduction to solids is a transitional stage that typically begins when an infant reaches the age of 4-6 months old. As a parent, especially a first-time parent, this can be an overwhelming time as there is an abundance of information available from several varying opinions.
Consulting a registered dietitian who focuses on pediatric nutrition on this topic can help provide clarity and guidance on the most up-to-date information to help your child transition to solids as seamlessly as possible.
A registered dietitian can provide assistance with the following:
- Provide education on the progression of introduction to solids (i.e. what order to introduce foods in, texture progression, amounts of foods to offer, etc.), which includes guidance on fluid progression as well.
- Offer guidance as to how to prevent food allergies when introducing solid foods.
- Discuss the balance of breastfeeding and/or formula feeding in addition to solids.
- Provide recipes and resources on meal and snack ideas for infants eating a variety of foods, as well as those with dietary restrictions re: allergies, ethical preferences, cultural preferences, religious preferences, etc.
- Explain nutritional needs based on age and offer supplement suggestions as needed.
- Provide tips on preventing picky eating tendencies and promoting a healthy relationship with food as your child ages.
- Offer meal planning strategies for the family to ensure that you are all able to eat together and reap the social benefits of doing so.
- Provide nutritional support to moms to help address a variety of co-existing conditions: work with a PCOS nutritionist, weight loss nutritionist, and more.
- And more.
Other and Related Services
In addition to working with a dietitian and nutritionist to help introduce solid food to your baby, consider these services.
Work with a dietitian and nutritionist for introduction to solids
Select the practitioner whose specialty you feel best suits the needs of your baby. If you require guidance in this area, we can certainly help. Book free consultation.
Contact us to request an appointment with one of our dietitians and nutritionists who work with newborns, infants and toddlers.
Fill out the intake form and return it back to us prior to the appointment.
Important: The appointment with a pediatric dietitian is typically 1-hour long.
Children’s Fees: The fee for one session and email follow-up with resources with a registered dietitian who focuses on nutritional support for babies is $175 (this service is tax exempt).
After the appointment, our practitioner will conduct an email follow-up.
The email will include valuable information and resources:
- a summary of appointment session notes
- meal ideas and recipes, if desired and applicable
- picky eating behaviour strategies, if desired and applicable
- tips on how to increase vegetable intake, if desired and applicable
- help with meal scheduling
- other pertinent information you feel you require
Should you want to book more ongoing sessions, you can certainly do so.
Free Consultation
Schedule a free, no-obligation phone consultation during which we can:
- Outline how the process works
- Discuss your goal(s)
- Explain how billing and pricing work
- Address concerns about insurance
- Help you select a practitioner
- Answer any other questions
- And more
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Learn about our dietitians and nutritionists who help introduce solids
How much does a dietitian and nutritionist cost?
The fee for a personalized session and email follow-up with resources with a registered dietitian who focuses on nutritional support for introduction to solids is $175 (this service is tax exempt).
Where to Find Our Dietitian and Nutritionist
You can book an appointment with our practitioners in-person at one of our locations with Ontario dietitians, Nova Scotia dietitians and British Columbia dietitians at one of the below offices.
Office Locations
Virtual Nutritional Support
You can also choose to book sessions with an online dietitian and nutritionist.
We also provide nutritional counselling virtually to the residents of other provinces: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, PEI, Quebec and the territories.
For more information on the services offered in each city and service area, visit: