Background
Malina Malkani, MS, RDN, CDN, is the pediatric registered dietitian, best-selling author, speaker, and single mom of three behind the Instagram and TikTok handle @healthy.mom.healthy.kids. A top nutrition influencer dedicated to educating her combined audience of over 140,000 followers about infant and childhood nutrition, Malina is a trusted expert in local and national media outlets and owns a nutrition consulting company and private practice that helps caregivers feed their babies and kids with confidence. Her mission is to help families raise adventurous, intuitive eaters and to reshape the nutritional habits and behaviors of our next generation in ways that will optimize their long-term health and reduce their risk of chronic lifestyle diseases.
Malina is the author of 'Simple and Safe Baby-Led Weaning: How to Integrate Foods, Manage Portion Sizes and Identify Allergies' and the creator of two online courses for parents: 'Safe & Simple Baby-Led Feeding' and 'Solve Picky Eating.' Her new book, 'Safe and Simple Food Allergy Prevention: A Baby-led Feeding Guide to Starting Solids, Introducing Top Allergens with 80 Family-Friendly Recipes' is due out in November with publisher, BenBella Books, distributed through 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 earned two undergraduate degrees at Northwestern University and a master's degree in clinical nutrition at New York University. She completed her dietetic internship at the James J. Peters Bronx VA Hospital where she subsequently worked as an outpatient weight loss and bariatric surgery dietitian and now serves as a preceptor, mentoring seven Bronx VA dietetic students per year in the pediatrics and entrepreneurship rotations.
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"Do you have concerns about your child’s nutrition? Are you worried about nutrient deficiencies, navigating a newly diagnosed food allergy, or at the end of your rope with picky eating behaviors? Concerned about your toddler’s appetite, growth trajectory, or behaviors around food? Or do you need help with family meal planning, optimizing your weight, or figuring out the best supplements for your body? As a pediatric dietitian specializing in nutrition for babies, children, and moms, I can help."
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Insurance accepted
Aetna, Cigna, Golden Rule, Optum, Oxford, Select Health, United Healthcare, United Medical Resources (UMR)
Seeing clients in
AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, HI, ID, IN, MA, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OK, OR, PA, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
