Rebecca McNaughton (BSc, PGDipDiet) is a New Zealand nutritionist and dietitian with over six years nutrition experience in the food industry sector. Her key areas of expertise are childhood nutrition, food labelling, deciphering nutrition information panels and allergens. 

She has recently had experience in recipe development and reformulating products to reduce the amount of fat and salt in foods.  Like most nutritionists, she shares a passion for anything food related - cooking, baking, reading cookbooks and food magazines, visiting food markets and of course eating the fruits of her labour.

To ask Rebecca a question, email her here: babiesclub@newworld.co.nz Please allow for a couple of days for an answer.

Your answer will be posted as a blog post in our Community section. Here are some of the topics Rebecca has already answered questions on:

- What to feed my active 9 month old daughter

- Low kilojoule snacks and lunches

- Dairy intolerance and rice or soy milk

- Dairy intolerance at 13 months

- Sugar content of yoghurts

- Salt, sugar and water at 8 months

- Lunch suggestions for 7 months old babies

- Is my 6 month old getting enough iron?

- Teething troubles and bowel movements

- Food for babies when travelling

- When to introduce dairy products?

- Is falafel safe to eat during pregnancy?

- Ideas for a fussy eater

- Drinking water for babies

- Soy milk for infants

- How much fluid should my baby have?

- Low iron levels in pregnancy

- Gagging on stage 2 solid food

Please remember, this website is not intended to provide in-depth professional advice and information is of a general nature only. If you wish to research a topic in more depth for your personal situation please seek specific advice and information directly from a qualified professional.