Zest Nutrition Consulting

29/08/2026

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29/08/2026

Some veg has a terrible reputation, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, to name two. How you cook them and what you serve them with can really change the game. However we have a dreadful narrative around ‘healthy’ eating. Why are we sooooo anti pleasure? Add dressing nooo, add butter noooo, add bacon nooo. The idea that you can ‘undo’ the nutrition that a food provides is BS. The idea that if something tastes good it can’t be good for you is BS. Adding things that make your vegetables more enjoyable and therefore more likely to be eaten is a great idea. Tonight’s BBQ side, caramelised Brussels sprouts with bacon and Parmesan a little honey and chilli 👩🏼‍🍳💋😚

26/08/2026

25/08/2026

💛 Good Enough Parenting is Enough 💛

Becoming a parent isn't always easy. No one has all the answers, and it's completely normal to ask for help along the way.

Did you know there's no such thing as a "perfect parent"? Instead, we encourage good enough parenting, being responsive, loving and doing your best most of the time.

Your child doesn't need perfection. They need a parent who is present, caring and willing to learn and grow with them. 💛

If you're ever feeling like you're not doing enough, take a few minutes to watch this short video from PANDA about good enough parenting.

🎥 https://www.panda.org.au/articles/good-enough-parenting

Remember, asking for support is a strength, not a weakness. Every parent deserves encouragement on their journey.

24/08/2026

This is a first time “Coolroom call-out” for us as our coolroom has never been barer 😢

Due to a low supply of our regular ongoing donations that we’ve been receiving for many years, our perishable stock is at a bare minimum

If you’re in a position to help out, it would mean the world to us ❤️

Items needed:
Eggs
Butter
Margarine
Slice cheese
Devon
Ham
Salami
Tomatoes
Celery
Capsicum
Washed Potatoes
Carrots
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Thickened cream

Donations towards us purchasing these items are also accepted

Bank: IMB Penrith
BSB: 641-800
Acc: 200698795
Name: Mama Lana's Community Foundation

Thank you again for all the continued support, my heart is very full of pride for a community that always sticks together ❤️😍🥰

Drop off times:
Monday to Wednesday
6am till 1pm
Thursday and Friday
8:30am till 1pm

Monday to Saturday
6:30pm till 8pm

19/08/2026

A big thank you to the team at La Trobe University Masters of Dietetics for having me as a guest to explore diet culture and weight bias with their students. Such an engaged, thoughtful group, willing to reflect, question and sit with some challenging ideas.

Why does this topic matter for every future Dietitian? Because none of us enters the profession untouched by diet culture. Long before we learn about nutrition science, we have absorbed messages about food, bodies, weight, health, discipline and what it means to “look healthy”. These messages come from families, schools, healthcare, sport, social media and the broader culture around us.

Dietetic training doesn’t automatically make these messages disappear (and for some, further entrenches them) and this is why learning about weight bias isn’t simply about knowing definitions. It requires us to turn towards ourselves with curiosity and ask what we have learned about bodies, where those ideas came from, and which beliefs we may have carried into Dietetics without really noticing.

This isn’t about getting everything “right”, or becoming completely free of bias. It’s about developing the capacity to notice, investigate and interrupt the assumptions that can influence our language, recommendations and relationships with clients.
This matters wherever Dietitians work because our clients live in bodies and eat within families, cultures, communities and systems. They bring histories of healthcare, dieting, stigma, belonging and exclusion into the room with them.

Understanding diet culture and weight bias helps future Dietitians become more thoughtful, curious, responsive and safe practitioners. And who doesn't love a very high horse and a bit of cursing with wonderful future colleagues?

17/08/2026

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SAVE THIS POST📌📌📌 for the next time you are DONE with DIETS🙄!

Since society is so obsessed with being smaller as of late, restriction has been normalized in regular conversation😲. It’s exhausting to hear about someone’s skinny obsession when you are trying to find peace with food.

Why can’t we talk about anything else?!? The next time your friend has their big “I’m watching what I eat” moment, I challenge you to redirect the conversation 💪.

Share this post to make bread cool again🍞!

14/08/2026