Nutrition & Eating
Dietitian-Led Classes for Parents at TVP
At TVP, we know that feeding kids can bring a lot of questions, stress, and conflicting advice. That’s why we’re excited to partner with registered dietitian Rachel Master to offer a new series of parent-focused Nutrition & Eating classes designed to provide practical, evidence-based guidance in a supportive and judgment-free environment. These classes help parents navigate common feeding challenges, build confidence around conversations about food and body image, and foster healthy relationships with eating from an early age. Whether you’re dealing with picky eating, mealtime struggles, or simply want to feel more prepared, these sessions offer realistic tools and compassionate support for every stage of childhood feeding.
Rachel Master, RD LDN CEDS-C
Rachel is an Arizona native and a graduate of the University of Arizona, where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and completed her dietetic internship. She is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist Consultant (CEDS-C) with experience working across all levels of eating disorder care, as well as in private practice and culinary nutrition.
Description of Classes
Raising a Competent Eater: A No-Pressure Approach
Mealtimes with kids can feel overwhelming—picky eating, snack battles, pressure to “just take one bite,” and wondering if your child is getting what they need. Raising a Competent Eater: A No-Pressure Approach is a 1-hour class designed to help parents feel more confident and less stressed around feeding. You’ll learn what it actually means to raise a “competent eater,” how to create structure around meals and snacks without rigidity, and why reducing pressure at the table can often lead to better outcomes than forcing bites or negotiating over food. This class is rooted in responsive feeding principles and offers practical, realistic strategies you can start using right away.
We’ll cover the division of responsibility in feeding (what’s your job vs. your child’s), how to build simple balanced meals and snacks, navigating sweets without putting them on a pedestal, and common feeding pitfalls that can unintentionally make mealtimes harder. Whether you have a picky eater, a child who seems to graze all day, or you simply want to foster a healthier relationship with food from the start, this class will provide supportive, judgment-free guidance to help make feeding your family feel calmer, simpler, and more enjoyable.
Picky Eating: What’s Normal & What Helps
If your child seems to survive on crackers, rotates their “favorite food” weekly, or refuses anything unfamiliar, you’re not alone. Picky Eating: What’s Normal & What Helps is a 1-hour class designed to build on the foundation from Raising a Competent Eater and take a deeper dive into the realities of picky eating. Parents will learn what behaviors are developmentally normal, when picky eating may warrant additional support, and most importantly, what actually helps move things forward without increasing stress at the table.
This class will cover common mistakes that can unintentionally worsen picky eating, practical strategies to encourage food exploration through repeated low-pressure exposure, and simple ways to structure meals while still honoring your child’s developmental stage. We’ll also discuss how to talk about food in a supportive way, how to balance safe foods with exposure to new foods, and realistic expectations for progress. If mealtimes feel frustrating, repetitive, or emotionally draining, this class will help you approach picky eating with more confidence, less pressure, and tools you can actually use at home.
Supporting Health Without Focusing On Weight
As parents, it’s natural to want to support your child’s health, but in a world that often equates health with body size, it can be hard to know what messages are actually helpful. Supporting Health Without Focusing on Weight is a 1-hour class designed to help parents better understand how to encourage healthy habits, body confidence, and a positive relationship with food without centering conversations around weight. We’ll explore what truly influences a child’s growth and health, why weight-focused messaging can sometimes do more harm than good, and how to create a home environment that supports well-being in a practical, sustainable way.
This class will cover common phrases and approaches that may unintentionally increase body dissatisfaction or food stress, along with more supportive ways to talk about food, movement, and health. We’ll discuss how growth actually works in children, what to focus on instead of the number on the scale, and how to partner with healthcare providers when genuine health concerns arise. If you want to raise a child who feels confident in their body, trusts their internal cues, and develops health habits from a place of self-care rather than shame, this class will provide a compassionate, evidence-informed framework to help guide you.