A woman with short curly brown hair, wearing glasses with tortoiseshell frames, a black polka dot blouse, and a mustard yellow cardigan, smiling against a plain gray background.
A woman with short curly brown hair, wearing glasses with tortoiseshell frames, a black polka dot blouse, and a mustard yellow cardigan, smiling against a plain gray background.

About Me

Hello! I'm Melissa Nash, MPH, RDN, LD/CD, CLE, a pediatric registered dietitian nutritionist with more than 20 years of experience helping infants, children, and families navigate feeding, nutrition, and growth concerns.

I earned my Bachelor of Arts in Dietetics from Point Loma Nazarene University and my Master of Public Health in Nutrition from Loma Linda University. Shortly afterward, I moved to Oregon to complete my dietetic internship and quickly fell in love with the Pacific Northwest, which has been home ever since.

Throughout my career, I have specialized in pediatric nutrition and feeding. For nearly 20 years, I worked as a bilingual dietitian with Washington County. After a couple of years with WIC, I joined the CaCoon Program, where I provided family centered nutrition care for infants and children in their homes -specializing in premature infants and special needs children.

Most recently, I served as part of the multidisciplinary team at the OHSU Feeding and Swallowing Clinic. I worked with infants and children with complex medical needs and pediatric feeding disorders from NICU discharge through adolescence. Here I collaborated with speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physicians, and other specialists to provide comprehensive care in an outpatient setting.

With Homegrown Pediatric Nutrition, I am looking forward to getting back to what I’m passionate about - caring for children and families in their homes.

When I'm not working, you'll likely find me being active outdoors -walking our puppy, working in our yard, traveling or exploring the Pacific Northwest with my husband and our sons.

My Approach

Mealtimes and feeding times are about so much more than food. They are a time to nurture your child’s growth, development, and connection. But sometimes it doesn’t go the way the we imagined it would.

Sometimes a baby or child struggles to eat enough, has difficulty learning to eat new foods, or simply makes every meal or bottle feel like a challenge. For some families, feeding can become a source of worry and frustration, especially when growth or medical concerns are also involved. As a parent, it can be difficult to know what to do or where to turn. That is where I can help!

I believe every child and family is different, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach to feeding. I take the time to get to know your child, listen to your concerns, and understand what mealtimes really look like in your home. From there, we can work together to find practical solutions that help nourish your child while fitting into your everyday life.

Whether you have a simple question about your child’s eating or you are facing more complex feeding, growth, or medical needs, my goal is to help you feel less overwhelmed and more confident moving forward.

Because feeding issues rarely appear in isolation, in addition to families, I enjoy partnering with medical providers and other feeding specialists (like OTs and SLPs) to better understand the specific needs of your child.