Nourishment over perfection

At the heart of Shira Sussi Nutrition is the belief that food has the power to support, heal, and empower—especially through the seasons of motherhood.

Expecting moms who want to nourish themselves and their growing baby

Parents struggling with picky eating, mealtime battles, and raising adventurous eaters

Postpartum moms looking for support in healing, energy, and breastfeeding nutrition

Families who want to create positive, stress-free feeding habits for life

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Eat Well, Grow Well: Nutrition for Pregnancy

While maternal nutrition plays a critical role in a baby's growth and development, eating well during pregnancy isn’t just about nutrients—it’s an act of self-love. I recognize the vulnerability of growing a new life. My goal is to meet you where you are, apply recommendations to your reality, and help you eat and feel your best.

  • Personalized nutrition recommendations for making the best food and lifestyle choices for you during pregnancy

  • Morning sickness, food aversions and food cravings management

  • Prepare for optimal healing and energy postpartum

  • Understanding current recommendations, supplements, exposure to toxins and the validity of “foods to avoid”

  • Managing pre-existing health concerns in pregnancy (hypertension, high cholesterol, prediabetes or diabetes, IBS, IBD and food allergies / intolerances)

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Recover, Restore, Replenish: Nutrition for Postpartum

The nutrient depletion in growing, birthing and feeding a baby is extraordinary, arguably the most taxing period in a woman’s life. While the fourth trimester is often described as emotional and exhausting, how you nourish your recovery can support a smoother transition to motherhood.

  • Nutritional rationale of recommended foods, and create a sustainable plan to help you optimize your nutrition postpartum

  • Sustainable meal planning for post-birth recovery to feel stronger and maximize energy.

  • Assess nutritional status and supplements to consider

  • Macro and micronutrients to help your body heal and rebuild

  • Lactation: optimal nutrition for producing and feeding human milk, as well as common diet issues related to nursing, and strategies to address those issues

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Feeding Kids with Confidence: Nutrition for Parents

What and how to feed your kids can feel exhausting and overwhelming. And while every stage brings new challenges, it’s never too late to establish positive feeding habits at home. Let’s make feeding feel easier, less overwhelming, and a whole lot more enjoyable—for everyone, especially you. 

  • Food education: nutrient-dense foods from first bites through the toddler years, and how to support changing interests, behaviors and relationships to food changes.

  • Appropriate leadership around feeding - understanding your role in feeding your child

  • Picky eating support, toddler & preschool nutrition, and family meal planning

  • Creative ways to build positive connection around food beyond mealtimes

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  • Shift away from weight as a primary health indicator and instead prioritize well-being, nutrition, and self-care

  • Encourage self-compassion, honor hunger and fullness, and promote body trust without dieting

  • Support food choices based on health, satisfaction, and how food makes you feel rather than rigid rules

  • Help moms reconnect with hunger and fullness cues while navigating body changes, food aversions, breastfeeding needs, and more

  • Teach body trust, practical meal ideas for busy schedules, and unlearn diet culture pressures for parents and kids

  • Teach parents to trust their child’s appetite and avoid pressure, restriction, or bribes at mealtimes

In all stages of parenthood we will work together to:

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  • I had so many questions and anxiety about getting proper nutrition while pregnant and breastfeeding. Shira was knowledgeable and helped me ensure I was getting adequate nutrition for myself and for my baby. I feel confident that I am meeting my nutritional needs as a nursing mother and that my child is having their needs met.

  • When I was pregnant and diagnosed with gestational diabetes, Shira was truly the key to my sanity and success during the last two months of my pregnancy. She not only provided advice and information that I did not receive from my doctor, but made me feel calmer with facts about what I could and couldn’t control, how to experiment with different foods, and genuine empathy. I valued her non-judgmental and flexible approach during a vulnerable time.

    - A. F.

  • Shira was very patient and understanding and gave us an excellent overview of foods that are helpful during pregnancy and some of the requirements that we did not even know about. The session also helped us understand how to break down meals into multiple snacks so that it doesn't get overwhelming. We feel much better equipped to handle the pregnancy after Shira's counseling.

    - M.D.

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