Blueprint Nutrition

03/23/2023

What does "I'm not eating that" at the dinner table actually mean? 🤔 Here are a few things it can mean but this is certainly not an exhaustive list!

Food refusal is actually not your child trying to be difficult. It's an outward sign of an inward biological process or emotional reaction to what they are feeling.

If you're having a hard time understanding the root cause of your child's food refusal at dinnertime and have no idea how to move past this, don't worry! That's what we are here for!

🔥 The doors to the Spring 2023 cohort of Chaos 2 Calm - The Picky Eating course are open until Wednesday March 29th!

https://blueprintnutritionacademy.thinkific.com/courses/chaos-2-calm-the-picky-eating-course

Find out more about the course and register by Friday March 24th to claim 3 amazing bonuses worth over $450+ (no code needed, these are automatically applied):

1️⃣ Free mini meal planning course for parents - because I know how tiresome meal planning is at the best of times!

2️⃣ BONUS zoom call the week before the Easter break all about how to best manage those Easter baskets full of candy (applicable to any/all holidays where chocolate/candy is involved!)

3️⃣ 1 x 20 min 1:1 session with Rosanne after the course is over to fully customize the strategies to your child and family!

👉 DM your questions or drop them in the comments below!

12/07/2022

📣Parents of "learning eaters" (aka picky eaters) - this is for you! The doors to my online small group course "Chaos 2 Calm" for parents of selective eaters are open NOW until December 12th! I've revised and improved the course this year and am SO excited to get the party started! The course starts January 11, 2023 (and we're 40% full)!

This course is definitely for you if you've ever:

🙄wished that mealtime was over before it started
🙄wondered why your kid doesn't like to eat "healthy" food
🙄worried that your child will only ever eat crackers
🙄felt a "dagger in your heart" every time they drop a 'safe food'
🙄questioned if your kiddo is even remotely close to getting enough nutrients to grow and develop properly?

All the details are here so check it out and drop any questions below or send me a DM! 👇🏼

This course provides parents with a step-by-step framework, actionable strategies and live support to bid farewell to chaotic mealtime battles and say hello to calm dinners and confidence in how to raise adventurous, competent and intuitive eaters.

12/01/2022

Is your household going through the "tridemic" or "tripledemic" with the flu, RSV and CVID-19? 🤧🤒 If so, you're not alone! Caring for a sick child can be hard enough with the extra laundry and trying to track down medication(!), let alone trying to figure out what to do to get them to eat and drink!

I can't help you with the medication shortage, but I CAN help you with feeding (and hydrating) your sick kiddo! Check out my newest post for all the details including answers to your questions: "Does dairy increase mucous production?" and "is the BRAT diet good to follow?"

https://www.blueprintnutrition.ca/what-can-i-feed-my-sick-child/

P.S. In case you're wondering where I'm hanging out these days, don't forget that all my content to help you feed kids is in a private group over here! Come join me! https://www.facebook.com/groups/2576195366003942

"What can I feed my sick child?" is asked by all parents with a sick child. This post covers the best foods & fluids to offer kids when sick.

08/22/2022

🍎There's still time to make the next 195 school lunches EASIER!

My 3-part Lunchbox Lessons Master Class is still open for registration! 🥳

The first session all about lunchbox GEAR is up as a replay within the course, as well as the 6-page gear guide with clickable links to get what you need quickly!

Session #2 runs this Wednesday (August 24th) and is all about WHAT to pack in those lunches and I'll answer:

📌Is there a 'formula' for packing lunches?
📌When can they pack their own lunch?
📌What do I pack for a picky eater?
📌What the heck to do I do when my kiddo's lunch comes home uneaten?

It also includes 10-pages of lunchbox ideas (all nut-free, includes both homemade and pre-packaged ideas), including my top picks for crackers and granola bars and navigating those aisles in the grocery store. (It's a huge game-changer session you don't want to miss!)

👉🏽Registration is $79 (no tax) and you can grab your spot by clicking the link below!

https://blueprintnutritionacademy.thinkific.com/courses/lunchbox-lessons-masterclass

P.S. Don't forget that all sessions are recorded so you can watch the replays! AND ... the 3rd session next week includes a guest speaker (Gwen from Dietitians4Teachers) about navigating classroom dynamics around food and eating and you will NOT want to miss it either!

08/18/2022

🤩🎉We are so excited and grateful to share that 3 dietitians from our team have been nominated in the top 10 for the Waterloo Region Record Readers' Choice Awards in the "best registered dietitian" category. Thank you for your support and if you have time to vote to support Cara, Heather and Rosanne, please click on the link below. (Voting is open until September 12, 2022).

https://www.therecord.com/readerschoice/categories/people-professionals/subcategories/registered-dietitian

08/15/2022

Are you ready to switch from packing summer BEACH LUNCHES to Fall SCHOOL LUNCHES? 🤷‍♀️

We're about 21 days out from the first day of school which marks the beginning of the next 195 lunches that you need to make.

❓DO YOU HAVE A PLAN TO MAKE IT EASIER THIS YEAR❓

Well, I've got a plan for you! A done-for-you plan called "Lunchbox Lessons" - a 3-part Master Class with a whack of done-for-you ideas and LIVE classes including:

📌A master list of the top 10 gear essentials including links and a 10% off discount code for Fenigo.com

📌 A 10-page download of lunchbox ideas including my top picks for main entrees, protein foods, hot foods and pre-packaged bars and muffin recipes etc.

📌 2 of the 3 Master Classes are still coming up LIVE (Aug 24th and 29th) with hot topics like packing lunches for selective eaters (aka picky eaters), what to do when kids don't eat their lunches and how to navigate school foods rules with guest speaker Gwen Kostal from Dietitians4Teachers

For ALL the details and to register, click the link below!

https://blueprintnutritionacademy.thinkific.com/courses/lunchbox-lessons-masterclass

08/03/2022

🔥If you need a plan to make the next 195 lunches easy-peasy, then join me, starting tomorrow night, for the start of my 3-part LIVE Master Class series. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

I'm going to solve the 3 biggest problems that you have with lunches:

1️⃣WHAT GEAR TO BUY: which bento box is the best, what thermos actually keeps food hot etc.

2️⃣WHAT FOOD TO PACK: Is there a formula? How many servings do they need? How many 'treats' is okay? How do I pack lunches for selective (picky) eaters? What if my kid doesn't eat ANY lunch? I need ideas!! (p.s. I've got 10 pages of them!)

3️⃣HOW TO NAVIGATE SCHOOL FOOD RULES: What should I do if the school lunch supervisors says that my kid has 'unhealthy' food in their lunch? How do I partner positively with staff and administration to encourage food neutral classroom? (And I'll be joined by Dietitians4Teachers for this session!)

All 3 sessions run throughout the month of August. Replays are recorded.

I've extended the early-bird $10 off coupon code to be used all the way up until tomorrow night so enter "LLearlybird" at the checkout to save!

https://blueprintnutritionacademy.thinkific.com/courses/lunchbox-lessons-masterclass

P.S. You can still purchase this Master Class series after tomorrow night, it's just that the $10 off coupon code expires and you won't be able to attend the first session live.

Questions? Drop 'em below!

Master your kiddos lunches this year with this 3-part Lunchbox Lessons Masterclass lead by Rosanne Robinson, dietitian and mom of 2.

07/19/2022

🎉🎉 DOORS are OPEN TODAY!🚪

Say goodbye to lunch box packing tears 😭 and frustration 😫! Say hello to a done-for-you plan to make the 2022-2023 school lunch year your easiest yet!

Friends, I know it’s ONLY July and you’re brain is far away from September … BUT … if you want the next 195 days of school lunches to go better than last year, you gotta have a plan to do something about it!

✨Enter, my BRAND NEW 3-part LIVE Master Class training series, “Lunchbox Lessons”.

This is for you if:

✅ You need help with GEAR! You don’t have time to Google the best bentos (or how to buy them in Canada! 🤦🏻‍♀️) and all the other gear. You want an easy to click list of essentials and “nice-to-haves”.

✅ You need helps with WHAT to pack! You need inspiration, printable lists of quick easy ideas and how to navigate packing lunches for picky (aka learning!) eaters!

✅ You need help to prepare your child for eating at SCHOOl and school food policies. You want to know what to expect around food and body talk and how to be a positive advocate.

If any of this rings true with you, then join us! You’ll get:

📌 3-live training sessions throughout the month of August (so you can get all your questions answered!)
📌 Downloads and printable lists
📌 10% off coupon code for gear at
📌 Bonus meal planning templates and resources
📌 Access to our guest speaker, Gwen, from

… and ultimately peace of mind knowing that you have a plan!

NEXT STEPS:

✍🏼 Sign up before August 2nd to be able to join all the LIVE trainings.
🗣 Psst!!! Use code “LLearlybird” to save $10 at the checkout! Only valid until August 2nd!

https://blueprintnutritionacademy.thinkific.com/courses/lunchbox-lessons-masterclass

07/15/2022

It's been a MINUTE Facebook friends! And we're got something new for you to check out! Our NEW website is LIVE and we'd love for you to check it out and let us know what you think in the comments below!

At Blueprint Nutrition we have a team of registered dietitians who will meet you where you are and help you to feel good about food again.

03/31/2022

Our Blueprint Nutrition family just went from 4 to 5! Meet our newest team member Donna Martin 🎉

💙 Donna's training as a certified intuitive eating counsellor and continued education in eating disorders and family feeding dynamics make her an incredible addition to our paediatric team.

🌸 She will be providing assistance for our eating disorder program for children and teens, while also working with families who are seeking to prevent disordered eating. Intro to solids for babies is also her jam!

😁 BONUS! She works Fridays which I know many of you ask for when booking!

🐎 Fun fact - Donna and her partner can be found caring for their cattle and training horses in their spare time.

👉🏼 Want to book with Donna? Email us at info@blueprintnutrition.ca to get started!

03/02/2022

📅 MARK YOUR CALENDARS! ✨ Rosanne is going to be at the Womb to Walking Baby Show Sunday April 3rd from 10-6 at Bingemans in Kitchener Ontario. This event is hosted by KW Moms Club . https://www.wombtowalking.com/

I'm assembling the door prize for this event at my table which is already valued at over $100 and includes feeding gear and books. Please spread the word with your friends!!

11/25/2021

3 nights + 3 topics + 1 special guest + 1 awesome prize to be won. WILL YOU BE COMING??

⛄️ I want to help you prepare for the holidays with a picky eater.
⛄️ I want this holidays to feel different.
⛄️ I want you to actually feel confident, happy and relaxed.
⛄️ I want you to feel empowered to do what you need to do.

So please join me in my private Facebook group Blueprint Nutrition - Feeding Kids (it won't be happening on this page - you have to join my closed group by clicking the name right here) as we cover the following topics:

🎄Tues. Dec. 7th @ 8 p.m. ET - Feeding a learning eater without fighting with (or offending) grandma. Basically, how to prepare for the relatives who do/say things differently than you do!

🎄Wed. Dec. 8th @ 8 p.m. ET - Using seasonal holiday food to engage your learning eater. Learn why exploring chocolate is just as helpful for your learning eater's journey and how to do it (LIVE demos of course!)

🎄Thurs. Dec. 9th @ 8 p.m. ET - Getting dad involved in feeding your learning eater over the holidays. My husband is joining me (yes, it's true, and no I didn't bribe him!) to talk about the role of dad in cultivating

Attend all 3 nights and participate in the comments and your name will be entered in a draw to win a $20 gift card to a store of your choice!

[Can't make it LIVE? I will keep the replays up in my closed group for the month of December but will take them down in Jan.]

P.S. Sharing is caring! Don't forget to share this event to your page so that your friends can join in on the fun as well!

11/08/2021

Do you sometimes roll your eyes at me for saying that not pressuring your child will make a big difference in their desire to eat new foods? 🙄

Or that shifting the time of a snack or meal will have a big impact on hunger levels? 🙄

It's hard to believe that making seemingly tiny and insignificant changes is going to do ANYTHING to remedy to eating/feeding situation in your home!!

But here's the deal - kids ARE sensitive to SMALL changes!

[The time change was proof of that for me again. We only got an extra 60 minutes of time added to the day but that very small addition was enough to throw things outta whack around our household!]

Here are some examples from this past month of small changes making a big impact for kids and families that I support:

👨🏾‍🍳 After their first session with me, a mom shared that my advice to let their son be the "master server" at family meals (i.e. ask each family member what they would like and scoop an amount of the food onto their plates) made a massive difference in his willingness to be around new foods without having a major meltdown and try small amounts of new foods.

🍼 A parent of an 11-month old boy made a small change to offering food first before milk at meals and her son finally started to eat and show interest in food as he was much more hungry for the solid food.

🙅🏽‍♀️ Parents in my feeding fix program committed to stopping the pressure at the dinner table for their 18-month old son to eat veggies and meat. The result, mealtimes were WAY more enjoyable and peaceful! Engaging in their own conversation was lovely as was not having to micromanage or "eagle-eye" his plate the entire time and he happily sat a lot longer at the table too!

👉🏽 What small changes have you made recently?
👉🏽 What small changes are you hoping to make soon?

If you need some support making small but impactful changes to turn around the feeding/eating situation in your home, we'd be happy to help! Send me a message and let's chat! 📲

🗣 P.S. Join me over in my exclusive feeding group for parents Blueprint Nutrition - Feeding Kids ... you'll hear from me way more often than here on our general page and get access to free live trainings and so much more!

10/27/2021

Whose up for a LIVE Q&A to answer your questions about kids and Halloween candy and raising kids who have a good relationship with chocolate and candy ? 🍫🍬🍭

Join me over in Blueprint Nutrition - Feeding Kids TOMORROW - Thursday October 28th 6:30-7:00 p.m. EST. Not a member in my group yet? That's okay click on the name of the group above, fill out the membership questions and I'll let you in!

SEE YOU THERE! 🤩

10/21/2021

The conversation around growth charts and growth monitoring for kid's is often heated, misunderstood, misrepresented and flat out confusing! 😫

This is my first blog post on this topic and I hope that it helps to answer some of your biggest questions about growth charts!

I can't possibly cover all there is to know or discuss in one post so there will likely be more coming to further discuss kids living in smaller bodies and kids living in bigger bodies.

Please share with other parents who might find this information helpful! And don't forget that we work with families to help them navigate growth concerns. Please reach out for support anytime!

https://www.blueprintnutrition.ca/kids-growth-charts-heres-what-you-need-to-know/

P.S. If you want to hear me talk about growth charts and have your questions answered live, come join my private community over Blueprint Nutrition - Feeding Kids!! See you there! ☺️

Kid's growth charts are one of the most misunderstood pediatric assessment tools. What do those percentiles actually mean?

10/19/2021

Jumping on the "red flags" trend today. I'll leave these here. 😉

What are some of the "reddest" flags that you've seen or heard in your journey feeding your kids so far? 👇🏽

10/15/2021

What do you think? 🧐

I've come to realize the world wants parents to focus on 2 things for a child's nutrition.

1. Eat veggies. Or eat MORE veggies.
2. Live in a slim body.

Those are not my goals for your children (or my own children). While learning to explore and/or eat a variety fo foods (veggies included) is part of the process, there are FAR MORE IMPORTANT and NECESSARY things to focus on - I listed just a few.

✨ Interested in learning more about what it looks like to work with a pediatric dietitian trained in a trust-based competence feeding model? Book your free call with me! I'm happy to walk you through my approach to see if it's the right fit for you family!

https://www.blueprintnutrition.ca/contact/ 👇🏽