Be Well Nourishment Family Nutrition

Be Well Nourishment Family Nutrition Be Well Nourishment specializes in nutritional therapy and dietary education.

I am passionate and committed to forming relationships with clients who are looking to improve their health and wellbeing, through a targeted nutritional approach.

07/09/2026

If you’ve tried bribing, begging, hiding veggies, “just one bite” or waiting for them to get hungry enough… it might be time for a different approach.

Helping a picky eater expand their diet isn’t about finding the perfect trick.

It’s about using evidence-based strategies that help them feel safe, confident and comfortable around food.

You don’t need to keep guessing what to try next.

Inside my 6-Week Unfussy Eater Program, I teach you how to implement these strategies AND more at home, step-by-step, so you can confidently support your child’s feeding journey.

Comment UNFUSSY and I’ll send you the details.

04/09/2026

Sometimes helping a picky eater engage with food requires a little creative marketing 😉

Because apparently…

🥦 Broccoli → Dinosaur Trees 🦖
🥕 Carrots → Superhero Crunch Sticks 💪
🥬 Spinach → Hulk Leaves
🫛 Peas → Green Power Balls
🥔 Mashed potato → Potato Clouds ☁️
🐟 Fish → Mermaid Bites 🧜‍♀️
🍓 Smoothie → Superpower Shake
🍲 Vegetable soup → Magic Potion 🪄

Is broccoli suddenly going to become their favourite food because you called it a dinosaur tree?

Probably not.

BUT playful language can make unfamiliar foods feel less clinical, less pressured and more fun to explore.

The important part is keeping it honest — we’re not hiding what’s in the food or tricking children into eating it.

We’re simply changing the marketing. 😉

After all…

Know your customer. Know your product. Work on the pitch. 😂

Save this for your next mealtime and follow for more practical picky eating strategies ❤️

02/09/2026

What a fantastic afternoon facilitating a Nutrition & Cooking Workshop for Northern Health!

Yesterday was all about learning, cooking, connecting and having plenty of fun along the way.

Rather than just talking about healthy eating, we got hands-on in the kitchen - building practical cooking skills, confidence around food and nutrition knowledge that these young people can actually use in everyday life.

And this is exactly why I LOVE delivering these programs

When we combine nutrition education with cooking, we’re also helping young people develop:

✨ Confidence & independence
🔪 Practical cooking skills
🥗 Nutrition knowledge
🍳 Essential life skills
🤝 Social connection

It was fantastic seeing everyone getting involved, experimenting in the kitchen and enjoying what they created.

A huge thank you to Northern Health for having me — I’m already looking forward to our next session!

I deliver tailored nutrition workshops, cooking programs and community health initiatives for councils, community organisations, schools, sporting clubs and health services.

Looking for a practical, engaging nutrition or cooking workshop for your organisation? Send me a DM — I’d love to chat.

31/08/2026

“Have you tried…?”

If you don’t have an autistic child who struggles with eating, it can be hard to understand just how much parents have already tried.

“Have you tried hiding vegetables?”
“Have you tried not giving them anything else?”
“They’ll eat when they’re hungry.”
“Just keep putting it on their plate.”

For parents who have already tried the bribing, begging, negotiating, withholding and endless well-meaning advice… “Have you tried?” can almost feel laughable.

Or worse, it can leave them wondering, “What am I doing wrong?”

As a nutritionist and feeding therapist, I see families who have tried countless strategies without anyone first helping them understand WHY their child is struggling to eat.

Sensory processing. Anxiety. Predictability. Interoception. Oral-motor skills. Previous experiences with food. There can be so much more going on than simply “being picky.”

Once we understand the why, we can create a targeted, evidence-based plan using responsive feeding strategies that build both the child’s AND the parent’s confidence around food.

If you’re supporting an autistic picky eater and you’re wondering what actually helps, comment FEEDING and I’ll send you my FREE Autism & Picky Eating Guide.

24/08/2026

“But I tried it once and I DON’T LIKE IT!” 😩

This is where I love teaching picky eaters a little bit about how their tongue and brain work. 👅

Taste receptor cells are continually renewed, and children’s experience of flavour can also change as they grow.

But there’s another important piece:

👉 Our brains learn through repeated experiences.

A food that tastes unfamiliar or intense today may become more acceptable with repeated, low-pressure exposure.

That’s why I don’t expect children to taste something once and immediately decide they like it.

We might look at it, smell it, touch it, prepare it, lick it or eventually taste it — again and again, without pressure.

I explain to kids that we’re not trying to make them like every food.

We’re simply giving their tongue and brain enough opportunities to learn about it before deciding.

This is just one of the ways I help picky eaters understand the why behind feeding therapy and become active participants in learning about food.

Need support helping your child expand their diet? Get in touch to learn more about feeding therapy and my 6-Week Unfussy Eater Program.


Your child brings their lunchbox home FULL? It might not mean they don’t like the food. Here are 5 surprising reasons ki...
20/08/2026

Your child brings their lunchbox home FULL? It might not mean they don’t like the food.

Here are 5 surprising reasons kids don’t eat their school lunch:

1. They run out of time
Eating competes with getting outside to play! Choose quick, easy-to-eat options like mini sandwiches, crackers + cheese, chopped fruit or yoghurt.

2. The food changes by lunchtime
That favourite sandwich may now be soggy, fruit might be warm, or previously crunchy food has gone soft. For sensory-sensitive kids, that change can be enough for them to refuse it.

3. There are too many unfamiliar foods
School isn’t always the best place to experiment. Anchor new or less familiar foods with plenty of foods your child already trusts.

4. The portions are overwhelming
A packed lunchbox can actually discourage some children from starting. Smaller, manageable portions can make eating feel much easier.

5. They’re bored with the same foods
Safe foods are important, but even picky eaters can get tired of eating the same thing every day. Try small variations within foods they already enjoy.

Before assuming “they just won’t eat their lunch,” work out what is getting in the way of eating it.

Sometimes a few small changes can make a BIG difference.

Save this for your next lunchbox prep and follow for more practical picky eating and kids’ nutrition tips.

18/08/2026

Serving new foods over and over isn’t always enough to get a picky eater to try them.

Especially if those foods are a HUGE sensory jump from what they currently eat.

Instead of guessing, I look at a child’s accepted foods and ask:

👉 Crunchy, soft or chewy?
👉 Sweet, salty or savoury?
👉 Plain or strongly flavoured?
👉 Dry or wet?
👉 Particular colours, shapes or brands?

This helps us build a food profile and identify new foods that are a more realistic next step.

Then we can use strategies such as food chaining, preparation, play, sensory exploration and low-pressure exposure to help build familiarity and engagement.

It’s the difference between randomly putting broccoli on the plate 30 times and having an actual strategy for how your child gets from their current safe foods to broccoli.

Want to stop guessing?

Inside my 6-Week Unfussy Eater Program, I teach you how to understand your child’s eating, choose appropriate next foods and use practical strategies to gradually expand their diet.

Comment UNFUSSY and I’ll send you the details.

13/08/2026

SAVE this for your next food trial — and FOLLOW for more specialist picky eating strategies that actually support progress ❤️

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