Dietetics and Nutrition

Nutrition is essential in supporting your health and wellbeing.

Our dietitians deliver an individual and non-judgmental approach to nutrition.

No matter your health condition or goals, they can support you to increase your knowledge about food and its impact on health and develop a more positive relationship with food.

Our dietitians can support you with:

  • Diabetes and pre-diabetes
  • Heart disease (high blood pressure and cholesterol)
  • Support post-discharge from the hospital
  • Poor appetite, unexplained weight loss and loss of strength/energy
  • Weight concerns
  • Nutrition for pregnancy and breastfeeding
  • Nutrition for everyday eating
  • Gut and stomach problems such as coeliac disease and irritable bowel syndrome
  • Food intolerance and allergy
  • Vitamin and mineral deficiencies such as low iron or vitamin D
  • Vegetarian and vegan eating
  • Faltering growth and fussy eating in children
  • Eating on a budget

Our Dietitians provide:

  • One-on-one nutrition counselling
  • Group programs for a range of conditions such as diabetes prevention and treatment
  • Supermarket tours to help you make informed diet choices when you shop
  • One-off information sessions on a range of topics
  • Home visits on request

Eating Well with Diabetes

We offer a range of group sessions each year that cover various topics for people living with Diabetes. Session topics include: learning how to make great food choices when living with diabetes, and how to manage your overall health and wellbeing.

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Children's Dietetics Service

Children and infants need adequate nutrition for their optimal growth and development. A lot of factors can affect their food intake. Our skilled and experienced dietitians will work with your child and you to improve their nutrition intake.

Our dietitians support your child in making positive changes in their eating habits and enhance the feeding relationship between carers and the child. Areas that we can assist with include:

  • Nutrition, healthy eating and meal planning
  • Lunchbox ideas
  • Infant feeding and introducing solids
  • Bowel issues and reflex
  • Food behaviour issues
  • Growth concerns
  • Fussy and selective eating (find out more about our Feeding Clinic)
  • Sensory needs affecting feeding and food choices
  • Food allergies and intolerance

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Now accepting NDIS referrals

Our dietitians are experienced in providing tailored diet advice to assist in the management of a range of complex conditions and disabilities to improve quality of life and physical health. Our dietitians can support:

  • People with swallowing and chewing difficulties
  • Fussy eating
  • Children and adults with developmental disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, intellectual disability, and ADHD
  • Weight management
  • Gastrointestinal issues such as constipation, IBS or coeliac disease 

If you are currently receiving support through an NDIS plan and would benefit from seeing our dietitian, please contact us on 9430 9100 to make an appointment.

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Chinese Healthy Eating Forum

Studies have indicated that Chinese people are at higher risk of developing diabetes and other chronic disease related to lifestyle.

Small changes can effectively help to reduce the risk of disease and improve health.

Diabetes Victoria and healthAbility are working together to bring you a Chinese Healthy Eating Forum. In this forum our Dietitian can provide guidance on healthy eating to help you improve your health.

The forum:

  • Is delivered by professionals
  • Is run in a community setting
  • Is delivered in Cantonese

Details

Where: healthAbility - Ground floor, 43 Carrington Road Box Hill
When: Third Wednesday of every month
Time: 1.30pm-2.30pm
Cost: FREE

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FAQs

Do I need a General Practitioner (GP) referral?
What are the fees?
Will I get a rebate from my private health insurance?
Do you see children as well as adults?
Do you see National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) clients?
Do you see My Aged Care clients?

Get in touch

Contact our team by sending us an online enquiry or call us on