About Us
DIETITIAN, NUTRITIONIST, AUTHOR & SPEAKER

You know that food and nutrition are important to you and your family.

But you’re frustrated with feeding your family: finding the time and energy to meal plan and then struggling with dinner-time bribes and battles.

Or maybe you’re interested in Baby-led Weaning but have no idea how to actually do it.

You are not alone, and you’re in the right place!

Using a combined 25 years of experience as a registered dietitians and practical experience of raising a total of 5 kids, Jen & Ali can help make feeding your family easier.

We offer online programs and individual consultations to cut through all of the nutrition noise and decrease the overwhelm and stress!

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JENNIFER HOUSE MSc, RD

Jennifer House

I’m passionate about helping parents make mealtimes more peaceful and raise children who have a healthy relationship with food.

Credentials:

 

Ali Meyers  MSc, RD

Ali has been practicing as a Registered Dietitian since 2014. Ali attended Georgia Southern University on a swimming scholarship and completed her BSc (Bachelor of Science) in Nutrition and an MSc (Masters of Science) in Kinesiology with an emphasis in sports nutrition. Ali’s comprehensive dietetic internship was completed with Capital Health in Halifax, NS. She has worked in private and public health sectors focusing mainly on chronic disease management.

After becoming a Mom, family and women’s nutrition became a true passion for Ali and the focus of her continuing education. Whether you need support nourishing yourself for general health, feeding your babe for the first time, or working toward a specific health goal Ali can guide you with a practical, evidence-based approach.

Outside work she enjoys spending time with her husband and 2 boys, running and baking on those cold northern Alberta days.

Credentials:
  • Registered Dietitian & Nutritionist
  • BSc degree (Georgia Southern University) & MSc degree (Kinesiology, Georgia Southern University)
  • Member of the Alberta College of Dietitians and Dietitians of Canada

 

Testimonials

As a regulated member of the College of Dietitians of Alberta, unfortunately it’s not legal for me to share client success stories.

However, I am able to share experiences of businesses!

  • We operate a small daycare and decided to seek the advice of a dietitian in order to ensure that we were providing the best, most balanced nutrition possible to the children in our care. First Step Nutrition designs two-week alternating menus for us, which we change three times per year. These menus introduce the children to new, interesting, healthy food choices and are very kid friendly. The children love the meals and snacks we serve them and their parents love knowing that we offer only the best food choices. The menus also make preparation easier for us. Working with Jennifer has really improved our quality of care and is remarkably affordable.

    Jenny, Owner, Mockingbird Kids Daycare

  • On behalf of the Calgary’s Child team, thank you so much for appearing on our segment on Monday. As always, you did a fabulous job! You are always so comfortable in front of the camera and the information/advice you gave was so easy to follow and really helpful to our viewers. I always really enjoy watching your segments. Thanks again!

    Melissa, Calgary's Child Magazine

  • As a mom herself and a long-standing pediatric nutrition expert in our field, you can count on my colleague Jennifer House for trustworthy advice. You'll find a wealth of knowledge for busy parents and caregivers, as well as practical strategies for feeding toddlers and kids. From understanding babyled weaning, to managing picky eating and making meal time peaceful, you can count on the professional advice at First Step Nutrition.

    Andrea Holwegner, Registered Dietitian & CEO Health Stand Nutrition Consulting Inc.

  • Jen House has been Baby Gourmet’s go-to nutritionist since my sister Jen and I founded the company. Her insight into assisting us to ensure we provide the best tasting, highest quality and nutritional products, has been invaluable. Her attention to detail, responsiveness and entrepreneurial spirit has been a big part of our success. As a caring Mother herself, we share the values of early healthy eating habits, while not sacrificing taste!

    Jill, Baby Gourmet

  • We have had the opportunity to work with Jennifer to analyze our menus based on the meals that we provide to our students in our program. She was very helpful in food recommendation to improve what we offer. Her expertise provided us with information regarding what to look for in labels, how to make meals less time consuming, and more. We chose to work with Jennifer because she understood what our program strive for towards providing healthy meals to children which impacts their development. Thank you Jennifer for sharing your knowledge and helping us learn more.

    Marlene, Owner, 2000 Days Pre-Kindergarten

Jennifer has contributed to: Huffington Post Parents, CBC radio, Global National News, Global Calgary morning & noon shows, Global Edmonton Family Matters, CTV Calgary Morning Show, Breakfast Television Calgary, Canadian Parent magazine, Canadian Family magazine, Today’s Parent magazine & more!

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Jen’s Books

I’m proud to have authored two books published by Robert Rose. Both books contain plenty of starting solids “how-to” and recipes (many for the whole family!). Buy a copy from your local bookstore or my Amazon affiliate links below.

Book cover: Babyfood in an Instant PotBook cover: The Parents' Guide to Baby-led Weaning