DIETITIAN

DIETITIAN SERVICES

At Western Family Practice, we recognise that nutrition plays a vital role in health at every stage of life. Early life nutrition, particularly during the first 1000 days (from conception to around two years of age), can have a lasting impact on long-term health and wellbeing. Our Dietitian services are designed to support individuals, parents, infants and young children with practical, evidence-based nutrition advice tailored to their unique needs.

Our experienced Dietitian works closely with families to provide clear guidance in what can often feel like an overwhelming nutrition landscape. We focus on realistic, sustainable strategies that fit into everyday life, helping you make informed decisions with confidence.

How Our Dietitian Can Help

Our Dietitian provides support across a range of areas, including:

  • Nutrition support during breastfeeding

  • Infant and child nutrition, including guidance on formula feeding where breastfeeding is not possible

  • Support for common infant and childhood concerns such as reflux, colic, eczema, constipation, iron deficiency and fussy eating

  • Assessment and management of food intolerances and food allergies, including guided elimination and food-challenge diets while ensuring nutritional adequacy

  • Support with the introduction of solids to help build positive feeding experiences and confident eaters

  • Growth monitoring and nutrition support for children experiencing challenges with weight gain or growth

Our Dietitian works collaboratively with your GP and the broader Western Family Practice team to ensure coordinated, holistic care. Whether you are seeking guidance for yourself or your child, our goal is to provide clear, practical support to help you feel confident in your nutrition choices and support long-term health and wellbeing.

What services does Tanya van Aswegen provide?

OUR DIETITIAN TEAM

Dietitian

Tanya Van Aswegen

Dietitian

Tanya Van Aswegen

Tanya is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian with over 15 years of extensive experience in clinical and public health nutrition across diverse cultural landscapes, including the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. Tanya has also worked on a policy and advocacy level with esteemed organisations such as UNICEF and the World Health Organisation to improve nutrition and health outcomes for women and children at a country level. She holds a BSc Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics and a Master of Public Health degree.

Tanya is deeply passionate about supporting women’s, infant’s and young children’s nutrition as early life nutrition impacts not only mum and bub, but also future generations. She believes in empowering her clients through a combination of practical experience and evidence-based-practice, and by helping them reduce all the “nutrition noise” which in the world of social media is creating a lot of unnecessary anxiety for women and parents. She provides practical and sustainable advice, unique to the individual’s situation. As a mum of two who has experienced fertility issues, food allergies during breastfeeding and significant fussy eating, she understands first hand how challenging it can be to try and nourish yourself, your family and potential underlying issues. 

Tanya has many years of experience supporting clients across a wide range of nutrition conditions, but her main focus areas are: 

  • Breastfeeding nutrition
  • Supporting infants and young children with colic, eczema, reflux and other digestive issues that relate to food intolerances and food allergies (identifying triggers through guided elimination and food-challenge diets and ensuring adequacy of nutrients if foods are removed)
  • Supporting parents with the introduction of solids to help grow confident little eaters
  • Infant and toddler nutrition including common issues such as identifying the correct infant formula for non-breastfed babies, fussy eating, iron-deficiency and constipation.  
  • Growth monitoring and support for children experiencing challenges with their weight 

Consultations include a detailed medical, social and dietary history, nutrition focussed clinical review, dietary analysis to identify nutrient gaps, setting goals and an individualised nutrition plan

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