Publications
Dr. Jessie-Lee McIsaac, Julie Campbell, and Dr. Misty Rossiter have recently published an article in The Conversation: "For preschoolers, fear of new foods is common - and responding can feel anything but simple". Through the len of the CELEBRATE Feeding work, they discuss strategies like reducing pressure, table talk, encouraging food exploration, shifting perspectives around eating, and prioritizing curiosity and joyfulness.
Research papers published by the CELEBRATE Feeding Team:
Campbell, J. E., Rossiter, M., Young, M., Caldwell, S., Levin, O., Mann, L., Ward Chiasson, S., & McIsaac, J.L. D. (2026). CELEBRATE Feeding: Impacts of a responsive feeding behaviour change coaching intervention in child care settings. Journal of Nutritional Science, 15, e15.Infographic summary
Podanovitch, H., Campbell, J. E., Rossiter, M. D., Whitfield, K. C., & McIsaac, J. L. D. (2025). “A few more bites?”: Manifestation of pressure‐to‐eat in child care. Nutrition & Dietetics.
Campbell, J. E., McIsaac, J. L. D., Young, M., Dickson, E., Caldwell, S., Barich, R., & Rossiter, M. (2024). Advancing assessment of responsive feeding environments and practices in child care.Journal of Nutritional Science, 13, e14. Infographic summary
Rossiter, M. D., Young, M., Dickson, E., Campbell, J. E., Caldwell, S., & McIsaac, J. L. D., (2024). CELEBRATE Feeding: A Responsive Approach to Food and Feeding in Early Learning Settings. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, 1-5. Infographic summary
Levin, O., McIsaac, J. L. D., Campbell, J. E., Dickson, E., & Rossiter, M. (2024). "For me it's just the conversation:” Responsive Feeding Influences Among Early Childhood Educators. Public Health Nutrition, 27, e200, 1-13.
Students’ Thesis on the CELEBRATE Feeding project:
Sarah Perry, Describing Educator-Infant Communication at Mealtimes as it relates to Hunger and Fullness. Honours’s BA Child and Youth Study, Mount Saint Vincent University, Sept 2022 – May 2023.
Heather Podanovitch, Just one bite: Exploring the manifestation of pressure to eat in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island child care feeding environments. BScAHN Honours Dietetics, Mount Saint Vincent University, Sept 2022 – May 2023.
Joanne M. L. K. Severe, Early Learning and Child Care Centres on Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia: Exploring Educators’ Values and Practices During Mealtime. Department of Applied Human Sciences, University of Prince Edward Island, May 2023.
Our Team’s work that informed the CELEBRATE Feeding Project:
McIsaac, J. L. D., Richard, B., Turner, J., & Rossiter, M. D. (2022). Comparison of responsive feeding practices in child care and home environments in Nova Scotia.Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, 83(4), 168-174.
McIsaac, J. L. D., MacQuarrie, M., Barich, R., Morris, S., Turner, J. C., & Rossiter, M. D. (2022). Responsive feeding environments in childcare settings: A scoping review of the factors influencing implementation and sustainability. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), 11870.
Rossiter, M. D., Richard, B., Whitfield, K. C., Mann, L., & McIsaac, J. L. D. (2022). Responsive feeding values and practices among families across the Canadian Maritime provinces.Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 47(5), 495-501 Infographic summary.
McIsaac, J. L. D., & Rossiter, M. D. (2021). Strategies for Enhancing Responsive Feeding in Early Learning Programs [Webinar]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6T6rMZAimE
McIsaac, J. L. D., & Rossiter, M. D. (2021). 5 Strategies for Enhancing Healthy Eating Among Young Children [Webinar]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GA5G9PtHCY