Who We Are

Mealtime Matters was started in order to provide mealtime related resources, information, and services for families, caregivers, therapists, and educators all in one place. Mealtime is such an important part of daily life. We strongly believe that we should begin building positive mealtime experiences in early childhood  in order to encourage successful mealtimes. ​We believe that information on how to make your mealtimes successful should be easily available to all families and service providers. 

Yev Veverka, PhD, BCBA
Mealtime Consultant

Yev Veverka has been working in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis since 2007. Dr. Veverka received her BCBA certification in 2011 and her Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 2018. In working in homes with families, Dr. Veverka realized the high need for interventions specific to mealtime behaviors and this area became a focus of both her professional work and her research. In 2015, Yev launched Mealtime Matters, an agency focused on providing support during mealtime to families in their natural environment. Her doctoral dissertation focused on parent education around mealtime behaviors in young children with disabilities. Yev is a mom to three children, ages 6, 4, and 2 and enjoys sharing mealtime strategies that work for her own family. 
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Molly Deutsch, M.Ed., BCBA
Mealtime Consultant

Molly has always known she wanted to pursue a career working closely with young kids and their families. She has always had a passion for healthy eating and nutrition.  While pursuing her Master's degree in Special Education and Applied Behavior Analysis at the University of Washington, Molly met Yev. Molly was ecstatic to find a company that specialized in working closely with families on feeding and mealtime challenges. After graduation Molly joined Yev to work for Mealtime Matters.  Molly loves consulting with parents on feeding challenges and working with families to make food fun.