PODCAST: Seriously .. eat your veg!

Seriously… Eat Your 5 Veg! Part 2 with Associate Professor Shelley Wilkinson

This is the second part of the conversation when Dr Shelley sat down for a chat with Meg and Jules from Healthy Banter podcast.

This episode is packed with evidence-based advice delivered in a compassionate, practical way – helping women feel more confident and less confused about food.

In this chat with Associate Professor Shelley Wilkinson, women’s health dietitian and clinician-researcher, the Healthy Banter team have a practical, down-to-earth conversation all about getting the foundations of nutrition right.

Think of this as Nutrition 101 for women – cutting through the confusion, fad diets, and overwhelming online advice to focus on the basics that truly matter for health, energy, hormones, and longevity.

Listen here as Dr Shelley breaks down simple, realistic strategies to help women nourish their bodies through every stage of life. We explore what balanced eating actually looks like, why fibre and protein matter, and how small, sustainable habits can make a big difference over time.

They also chat about the importance of getting your basics right first—like eating your 5 serves of veg, because you can’t outrun a bad diet and you can’t out supplement one either, when preparing for pregnancy or as you grow a baby.

Because healthy eating isn’t about restriction or perfection. Dr Shelley’s focus is to help you “boost your fertility, thrive in pregnancy, and nail the new normal”.

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If you’d like personalised guidance that works with your physiology, professional support can make this shift feel much clearer. Nutrition in these important stages isn’t generic. Individual support can help translate these principles into real life.