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Well Nourished

An Australian website dedicated to healthy family recipes, simple whole food meals and practical meal planning support. My mission is simple: to guide you in developing sustainable whole food habits that make cooking and eating well easy, enjoyable and nourishing for the long term.

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RECIPES | WELLNESS HUB | HEALTHY KIDS | SHOP Hi Reader, There is no quick fix for how you're feeling right now. Not the elimination diet, not the gut protocol, not the liver cleanse, not the supplement stack that promises complete resolution in a week. I know that's not what you want to hear. But after nearly 30 years as a Naturopath, I'd be doing you a disservice if I pretended otherwise. The wellness industry is very good at making complexity feel solvable in one purchase. Pick a protocol,...

RECIPES | WELLNESS HUB | HEALTHY KIDS | SHOP Hi Reader, This week I'm unlocking one of my favourite midweek dinners from inside the Well Nourished membership. 🍗🍚🥢 Oven-Baked Teriyaki Chicken → The sauce is made entirely from pantry staples, clean ingredients you likely already have on hand. No jarred sauce, no additives, no ingredients you'd need to google. Just a homemade teriyaki that takes minutes to put together and tastes far better than anything in a bottle. This recipe is a good...

RECIPES | WELLNESS HUB | HEALTHY KIDS | SHOP Hi Reader, A few weeks ago I went into a supermarket for the first time in a long time. I went in to film some content for a shopping series I've been running on social media, and honestly, I wasn't expecting much beyond a bit of background footage. But I hadn't actually walked the aisles in well over six months, and what I found when I did genuinely stopped me in my tracks. Even in the fresh fruit and vegetable section, the amount of processed...

RECIPES | WELLNESS HUB | HEALTHY KIDS | SHOP Hi Reader, Last week I told you about my mum , and the "good genes" assumption that almost everyone makes when they see her. A lot of you wrote back. Thank you, it clearly struck a chord. But I want to tell you the thing that actually impresses me most about her. Because every time I share her photo, the comments focus on how she looks. And yes, she looks wonderful. But that's not what impresses me most! It's that she jumped on the back of my son's...

RECIPES | WELLNESS HUB | HEALTHY KIDS | SHOP Hi Reader, I want to tell you about my mum. She's 81. She takes no pharmaceuticals. She has a vitality and quality of life that most people half her age would genuinely envy, and almost every time I share a photo of her, the comments are some version of the same thing. "Must be nice to have good genes." Here's what those people don't know. Her dad died in his early 50s. Her mum died in her early 70s, having spent the decades before that unwell. My...

RECIPES | WELLNESS HUB | HEALTHY KIDS | SHOP Hi Reader, As I do at the end of every month, I've unlocked one of my favourite recipes from inside the membership so you can try it with no membership needed. This month I've chosen the Crispy Potato Salmon Niçoise, and honestly it wasn't a hard decision because it's genuinely what I've been making on repeat lately. We use wild caught salmon from Butcher Crowd, and if you haven't tried it I'd encourage you to, the quality difference is noticeable...

RECIPES | WELLNESS HUB | HEALTHY KIDS | SHOP Hi Reader, I sent you an email last week about the Inflammation Reset, and I wanted to follow up with something more practical, because I know when I'm considering something new I want to understand exactly what I'm getting into. I also want to come back to the knee surgery story, because I think it illustrates something important about what we're actually talking about when we talk about inflammatory load. My recovery has been measurably faster...

RECIPES | WELLNESS HUB | HEALTHY KIDS | SHOP Hi Reader, I want to tell you about something I've been working on behind the scenes, and if you've been following along for a while, you'll understand why I'm so excited about it. But first, a quick personal update, because I think it's relevant to what I'm about to share. As some of you know, I had a knee replacement recently after years of living with a malformed knee joint. It's a fairly big surgery and I went into it having done everything I...

RECIPES | WELLNESS HUB | HEALTHY KIDS | SHOP Hi Reader, The other day I stopped scrolling at a woman who claimed to be 68 but looked about 40 max. No obvious signs of surgery, fillers, or filters, just flawless, timeless skin. She sold a supplement stack she said had "reverse aged" her. I showed my son and he said, "Duh Mum, that's AI." 🙄 When I looked into the account I was genuinely astounded by the reach and level of engagement it had. And since stopping there, the algorithm has been...

RECIPES | WELLNESS HUB | HEALTHY KIDS | SHOP Hi Reader, Everyone's talking about protein right now, and honestly, for good reason, it matters enormously for energy, blood sugar stability, muscle health and keeping hunger at bay. But in all the noise around protein, it's easy to forget that fibre and healthy fats are just as important for long-term health, and that real nourishment comes from getting the balance right, not just hitting a single number.That's why every recipe inside the Well...