Belle is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD) who graduated with a Bachelor of Nutrition & Dietetics from the University of Newcastle.  

Belle’s passion for nutrition started during her time as a competitive dancer and more recently as a dance teacher where she saw the role that nutrition played in performance and the importance of having a healthy relationship with food. 

Besides working at Up n Adam, Belle provides nutrition support to a number of Regional Academies including Hunter, Central Coast and Western Region Academies of Sport. She’s also a nutrition provider for the elite sporting program at Newcastle Grammar School and the Aspire Netball program. 

Belle’s special interests include:

·       Sports Nutrition

o   Individual & Team sports

o   Day-to-day fuelling & recovery

o   Race/comp planning

o   Supplements

o   Injury recovery

o   Immunity

o   Body comp

o   Hydration & sweat testing

o   Gut training

o   Disordered eating / improving relationship with food

·       Health management

o   Weight Management

o   Diabetes & Heart Disease

o   Coeliac disease / gluten free diet

o   Irritable bowel syndrome / low FODMAP diet