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Char Nolan & Dr. Reshma Shah - Picky Eaters

Feeding your family and how to approach picky eating

About this Event

Join Rouxbe Instructor Char Nolan and Dr. Reshma Shah for an engaging and informative live event focused on one of the most common parenting challenges: picky eating. This special session will dive into the reasons behind selective eating habits in children and explore practical, compassionate strategies to help broaden their food preferences without stress or pressure. Drawing on their expertise in nutrition and family health, Char and Dr. Shah will share evidence-based tips and real-life examples to guide parents through this often frustrating stage.

Whether you're dealing with a toddler who refuses vegetables or an older child stuck in a food rut, this event offers valuable insights that can transform mealtimes. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions, participate in discussions, and leave with a toolkit of ideas to support healthier, more enjoyable eating habits. Don’t miss this chance to connect with others and gain the confidence to help your picky eater thrive.

About Char Nolan & Dr. Reshma Shah

Picky Eaters

Dr. Reshma Shah is a pediatrician, parent coach, and award-winning author of Nourish: The Definitive Plant-Based Nutrition Guide for Families. As a contributing author to the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Pediatric Nutrition textbook and co-director of the Learning Center at Plant Based Juniors, she provides evidence-based nutrition education for healthcare professionals and parents.

Having previously served as an affiliate clinical instructor at Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Shah now teaches for Stanford’s Be Well program. Through her parent coaching practice, she guides families through general parenting challenges, new medical diagnoses, feeding concerns, and plant-based nutrition with empathy and expertise. A parent of two young adults, Dr. Shah lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she finds weekly inspiration at her local farmers market.

Char Nolan is a serious crusader for plant-based education, armed with a degree in public health from Philadelphia’s Temple University. She teaches nutrition and plant-based cooking throughout Philadelphia, and in many underserved communities. Char holds a certificate in plant-based nutrition from eCornell and completed Rouxbe’s Plant-Based Professional Certification course in 2015. In 2019, Char completed post-graduate course work in social media marketing at the University of the Arts. When she is not cooking or teaching, she manages social media accounts for several plant-based influencers.

Char prides herself on learning everything she knows about cooking from growing up in her grandparents’ Italian restaurant. Her favorite vegetables are Brussels sprouts and kale, of course. Char originally hails from Queens, NY, but has lived in Philadelphia most of her adult life. She is a former Peace Corps Volunteer.