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Feed Your Future Dietetics Providing individualised, person-centered nutrition advice. I hope this site provides some useful information to make you the healthiest you can be!

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Nala wants to share some important information:If you’ve ever supported a neurodivergent child, teen, or adult, you may ...
07/04/2026

Nala wants to share some important information:

If you’ve ever supported a neurodivergent child, teen, or adult, you may have noticed a strong preference for foods like plain pasta, bread, crackers, chips, or nuggets — often described as “beige foods.”

This is a common experience, and importantly, it’s not about being “fussy” or “difficult.” There are real, valid reasons behind these preferences.

IT OFTEN COMES DOWN TO SENSORY PROCESSING

Many neurodivergent individuals experience the world differently through their senses. This can include heightened sensitivity to:

Texture (e.g. crunchy vs soft vs mixed textures)
Taste (especially strong, bitter, or unfamiliar flavours)
Smell
Temperature
Appearance of food
“Beige foods” tend to feel safer because they are:

Predictable
Consistent in texture and flavour
Mild tasting
Visually simple
For someone who finds sensory input overwhelming, these foods can reduce stress and make eating feel manageable.

PREDICTABILITY CREATES SAFETY

Food is not just about nutrition — it’s also about feeling safe.

Beige foods are often:

The same every time
Easy to recognise
Low risk in terms of unexpected textures or flavours
This predictability can be especially important for individuals who thrive on routine or find change challenging.

FOOD IS A LEARNT SKILL

One of the most important things to understand is that eating is not purely instinctive — it is a learnt skill.

Skills involved in eating include:

Tolerating different textures
Managing sensory input
Trying new foods
Building familiarity and trust with food
For neurodivergent individuals, these skills may take more time, repetition, and the right support to develop — and that’s okay.

IT’S NOT ABOUT FORCING CHANGE

Pressuring someone to “just try it” or removing preferred foods can often:

Increase anxiety around food
Reduce overall intake
Damage trust at mealtimes
Instead, a supportive approach focuses on…

Full blog here:

https://feedyourfuturedietetics.com/nutrition/why-do-some-neurodivergent-people-prefer-beige-foods/

April is Autism Awareness Month — a time that has traditionally focused on “understanding” autism. But at Feed Your Futu...
03/04/2026

April is Autism Awareness Month — a time that has traditionally focused on “understanding” autism. But at Feed Your Future Dietetics, we believe it’s time to go further.

We stand for a world that doesn’t just accept neurodivergent individuals, but truly celebrates different types of brains. Because diversity in how we think, feel, and experience the world is not something to be fixed — it’s something to be valued.

Feed Your Future Dietetics is a neuroaffirming practice. That means we work with each individual’s unique strengths, preferences, and needs — not against them. We don’t believe in forcing change to “fit the norm.” Instead, we support meaningful, realistic, and respectful approaches to nutrition and health.

With over 10 years of experience supporting neurodivergent individuals and their families, we understand that food, eating, and health look different for everyone. Whether it’s navigating sensory preferences, building safe food variety, or reducing stress around mealtimes, our approach is always grounded in compassion, evidence, and respect.

This April, let’s move beyond awareness.
Let’s embrace acceptance.
Let’s champion inclusion.
Let’s celebrate neurodiversity.

Each year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) releases its “Dirty Dozen” list — ranking fruits and vegetables based o...
01/04/2026

Each year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) releases its “Dirty Dozen” list — ranking fruits and vegetables based on detected pesticide residues. While it often gains attention, many experts — including toxicologists, dietitians, and food safety authorities — argue that the list is widely misunderstood and can be misleading without proper context.

Let’s explore what the evidence actually says.

WHAT THE DIRTY DOZEN MEASURES (AND WHAT IT DOESN’T)

The Dirty Dozen ranks produce based on:

Frequency of pesticide detection
Number of different pesticides found
Residue levels detected
However, it does not assess actual health risk.

Risk depends on:

The dose (how much is consumed)
The toxicity of the substance
Real-life exposure patterns over time
This is a key limitation — because detection alone does not equal harm.

WHAT THE EVIDENCE SHOWS

1. PESTICIDE LEVELS ARE WITHIN STRICT SAFETY LIMITS

Food safety authorities such as:

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
consistently find that the vast majority of food samples fall well within safe limits.

These limits include large safety margins, meaning acceptable levels are already far below those associated with harm.

2. TOXICOLOGISTS EMPHASISE CONTEXT MATTERS

Toxicologists — experts in how substances affect the body — consistently highlight that:

The Dirty Dozen focuses on hazard, not risk
Residues detected are typically extremely low
There is no strong evidence linking these residue levels to adverse health outcomes
A key principle in toxicology is:
“The dose makes the poison.”

Even water can be harmful in extreme amounts — context is everything.

3. THE LIST MAY REDUCE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INTAKE

Research suggests that messaging like the Dirty Dozen may:

Lead to reduced intake, especially among those with limited budgets
This is important because:
Low fruit and vegetable intake is a far greater health risk than pesticide exposure. #

Full blog here and can be found in link in bio:

https://feedyourfuturedietetics.com/nutrition/the-dirty-dozen-helpful-guide-or-misleading-message/

There is a lot of hype in the media around fibre and why you need it, but do you really understand what fibre is? There ...
30/03/2026

There is a lot of hype in the media around fibre and why you need it, but do you really understand what fibre is? There are three main classes of fibre and all these types play a different role in keeping your body healthy. If you are not sure what these roles are read on:

Soluble Fibre

This is the type of fibre which acts like a bulking agent to make your poo comfortable to pass. How this fibre type works is it slows how quickly the carbohydrate you eat is broken down; this not only keeps you fuller for longer but prevents the unwanted spike of your blood sugar.

This type of fibre can also lower your ‘bad’ LDL- cholesterol through a compound known as beta glucan which is found in oats. Beta glucan attaches to your LDL-cholesterol and ultimately is removed when you visit the bathroom. A third important factor is soluble fibre can feed the good bacteria in your gut known as probiotics just like the type of fibre resistant starch does. See below to why this is important.

Soluble fibre can also act as prebiotic fibre. This is the fuel for the health promotion microbes.

Insoluble Fibre

This type of fibre is your friend especially if you are prone to constipation as it helps you stay regular in your number twos.

Resistant Starch

Resistant starch promotes the development of the health promoting microbes in your gut. These types of microbes help to optimise your immunity, keep a healthy metabolism which ultimately leads to you having a healthy weight as well as improving your mood. 70% of the serotonin or feel good hormone is made in your guts and you have something called the brain-gut axis which is a strong connection between your bran and guts. Ultimately if your guts are happy so are you!

What happens when your good bacteria are taken over by unwanted bacteria? This leads to you getting sick easily, a slower metabolism, increased allergies, and autoimmune diseases like arthritis.

Take home message: All three main classes of fibre are important for your health. Try eating wholegrains and vegetables or fruit with each meal and snack and this should easily meet your needs for dietary fibre which is 25g -38g a day.

28/03/2026

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