Malina Malkani

Malina Malkani, MS, RDN, CDN is the pediatric dietitian, best-selling author, speaker, and single mom of three behind the social media handle, @healthy.mom.healthy.kids. A top nutrition influencer dedicated to educating her combined audience of over 150K, she is a Kabrita Medical Advisor, the owner of a New York-based private nutrition practice, and the author of two infant feeding books: Simple and Safe Baby Led-Weaning and Safe & Simple Food Allergy Prevention. When not working, Malina can usually be found drinking tea, walking her Pomeranian, or endlessly shuttling her kids around town.

Feeding Without Shame: Why Combo Feeding Was the Best Choice for My Mental Health

July 30, 2025

A pediatric dietitian reflects on how the painful, complicated realities of breastfeeding led her to embrace combo feeding—and reshaped both her motherhood and her clinical practice.