Everyday Eating is a dietetic practice focused on child and family nutrition
Everyday Eating provides specialised advice, therapy and support to children and their families. We focus on achieving optimal health outcomes and nurturing positive eating behaviours through play-based therapy and food education sessions.
It is our mission to use a holistic approach in our assessment and management of every child. Taking into account the whole child ensures our education and feeding therapy is shaped by their individual strengths and challenges.
We are committed to continued professional development and translating nutrition science to children and families.
Dr. Alecia Leonard PhD, APD, AN
Qualifications and Certification:
Doctor of Philosophy Nutrition and Dietetics
Accredited Practising Dietitian
Accredited Practising Nutritionist
Certified SOS Child Feeding Therapist
Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and
Allergy (ASCIA) Food Allergy training certification
Alecia is a Paediatric Dietitian with a background in nutrition research. She is a trained Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Therapist who is able to assess children with feeding difficulties, and provide education and feeding therapy. Alecia is passionate about supporting long-term health through mindful and intuitive eating. She fosters positive relationships with food and eating among her young clients and their families.
Alecia’s work in nutrition research at the University of Newcastle includes a variety of topics, such as improving healthy food purchases in primary school canteens, and improving child diet in the Early Childhood Education and Care setting. Alecia completed her PhD in 2013 in the area of Iron Deficiency and Cognitive Function.
Alecia is a wife and mumma of three little ones, who constantly remind her to enjoy the simple pleasures of life. She finds happiness in cooking and gardening with her family and values the way food brings people together.