Teen Nutrition and Growth

The teenage years bring rapid growth, hormonal changes, changing appetites and increased nutritional requirements, (all while teenagers are also beginning to make more of their own food choices)!

Nutrition can help support healthy growth and development, energy, concentration, sports performance and recovery, menstrual health and overall wellbeing.

Support may also be helpful for teenagers who skip meals, have a limited diet, experience low energy, are concerned about their body or weight, or may not be meeting their nutritional needs.

The focus is on helping teens understand how to nourish their growing body and develop a positive, sustainable relationship with food, rather than restrictive dieting.

Support includes:

Iron and nutrient support (especially for teen girls)

Hormonal health and cycle support

Nutrition for sport, recovery and energy

Building independence with healthy food choices

Nutrients such as calcium, vitamin D, iron and protein are critical for bone health, energy and development during adolescence

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If you're looking for support with:

  • Fertility, PCOS or endometriosis

  • Pregnancy or postpartum nutrition

  • Baby, child or teen nutrition

  • Food sensitivities or family meal planning

I’d love to support you.

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A Practical, Supportive Approach

This isn’t about strict rules or overwhelm.

It’s about:

Simple nutritional changes. Real-life strategies for busy families. Education so you feel confident in your choices.
Ongoing support and accountability.

Other ways I can support you

‘My kids are now thriving’

“I decided it was time to look into my kids health because they had been unwell for the last couple of years. My 12 year old was having daily tummy pains and missing weeks at a time off school. He’s a very active sporty boy who wasn’t himself. My 10 year old was always headachy and tired.

I decided to work with Jess because I had spoken to her about what she does and she understands how food and gut health can have an impact on the whole body. I was also happy that the hair test is non-invasive.

Before starting with Jess I was worried about getting the kids on board with diet changes and felt overwhelmed. But I told them that we are going to experiment and try new foods and they can tell me what they like and don’t like and they were ok with that.

My kids are now thriving, they eat less but higher nutrition, they’re not reaching for carbs for energy anymore. Sometimes they complain that I’ve made a snack too sweet. They are empowered to make better choices, they recognise when they eat too much or something they shouldn’t have and they are willing to try new things.

A piece of advice for others is just do it! Just take one small step at a time and they will snowball into big changes.

I’ve written a lot but I really can’t believe the changes in my kids and myself!

Thank you so much for helping us! ***** (5 star rating)
~ Busy Mum of 3 ~