WEBINAR: Nourish to Flourish: How to Reach Nutritional Goals While Managing Food Allergy
Expert advice to help families make sound nutritional choices while accomplishing food or ingredient avoidance.
Monday, October 6, 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. ET
Managing food allergy through food (or ingredient) avoidance while balancing selective eaters and sound nutritional choices can be a challenge. In this webinar, our expert speaker Malina Malkani, MS, RD, CDR, in conversation with moderator Tiffany Leon, MS, RD, FARE's Assistant Director of Training and Professional Programs, will guide participants through essential topics for navigating nutrition with food allergy.
Join us on Monday, October 6, at 1 p.m. ET. The webinar will begin by highlighting the key macronutrients and micronutrients, their function in the body, and what is commonly found in the top 9 major allergens. This webinar will also provide a brief overview of practical review of food label reading, including FDA updates. Finally, it will showcase a variety of foods and strategies to support a well-rounded diet to fill the gaps while avoiding specific allergens.
Whether you're a parent or caregiver of a toddler or school-aged child with food allergy, this webinar will provide you with the tools and knowledge to make confident and informed dietary decisions for your family.
This course has been approved by CDR for 1 CPEU.
About the Speaker
Malina Malkani, MS, RDN, CDN
Malina Malkani, MS, RDN, CDN, is the pediatric registered dietitian, best-selling author, speaker, and single mom of 3 behind the Instagram and TikTok handle, @healthy.mom.healthy.kids. As seen on Good Morning, America, Malina is a top nutrition influencer devoted to educating her combined audience of over 150,000 followers about infant and childhood nutrition. She serves as a trusted expert in national and local media outlets and owns a nutrition consulting company and private practice that helps caregivers feed their babies and kids with confidence. She has authored two books, Simple and Safe Baby-Led Weaning: How to Integrate Foods, Manage Portion Sizes, and Identify Allergies and Safe and Simple Food Allergy Prevention: A Baby-Led Feeding Guide to Starting Solids and Introducing Top Allergens, which came out in November of 2024 with BenBella Books and Penguin Random House. A Forbes Health Advisory Board Member since 2022, member of the Advisory Council for the RWJF Reframing Child Health and Obesity project, and former national media spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Malina precepts seven dietetic interns each year from the Bronx VA Medical Center and New York University, where she completed her own internship and graduate degree.
This webinar is sponsored by Applegate.
