Author: Becky Gonter-Dray RD, CSP, LD

  • Becky Gonter-Dray RD, CSP, LD

    Becky Gonter-Dray is Board Certified as a Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition and works part-time in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit dietitian, Homecare (Children’s Home Health Care of Dayton) and Nutrition Clinic (outpatient nutrition counseling) at Dayton Children’s. Becky also is an adjunct professor at the University of Dayton, teaching in the Health and Sports Science Department. With her husband, Alex, the Gonter-Dray’s have 3 boys ages 8, 5 and 3. They enjoy trying new foods in their house and cooking in the kitchen together. Becky hopes to bring to the Dayton Children’s blog sound nutrition facts and information along with how to provide healthy options for today’s busy families by sharing some of her experiences.
Becky Gonter-Dray RD, CSP, LD
Permalink| Comments (0)| May 21, 2013

The gluten free fad- What you need to know

I am hearing three things out on in the internet about going gluten free: Eat a gluten free diet to lose weight- When my friend, Julie, and I started hearing that eating gluten free (GF) will help you lose weight, … Continue reading →

Category Nutrition Ages
Becky Gonter-Dray RD, CSP, LD
Permalink| Comments (0)| May 14, 2013

Life with celiac disease – Part 2

When Julie lost 10 pounds unintentionally, she sought medical care.  Why would this happen?  She also had, off and on, other medical symptoms for years: Reynaud’s Disease, bloating and some diarrhea.  What was causing all of this? Once diagnosed with … Continue reading →

Category Nutrition Ages
Becky Gonter-Dray RD, CSP, LD
Permalink| Comments (0)| May 7, 2013

A life with celiac disease- Part 1

Chances are at least one casual reader of this week’s Activities to Zucchini blog has celiac disease…and they might not know it.  We hear of more and more people dealing with a diagnosis of this autoimmune condition.  Since one of … Continue reading →

Category Nutrition Ages
Becky Gonter-Dray RD, CSP, LD
Permalink| Comments (0)| April 30, 2013

When should my infant start solid foods?

With our 3 boys, it went like this: 6 months, 5 months and 4 months.  Why did feeding get earlier??  We felt our boys were giving us the cues to start at different times and we listened.  We also knew … Continue reading →

Category Nutrition SymptomsDiet, Nutrition and Fitness Ages

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