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Vanessa Clarke Dietitian

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Vanessa Clarke Dietitian

I am a Registered Dietitian with a passion for educating and empowering families on nutrition and healthy eating. I am a mom to a beautiful girl and boy.

31/10/2025

Are you a “coffee-for-breakfast, chicken-for-dinner” person? 🍗☕
Your muscles want more balance! Here’s why protein distribution matters throughout the day.

14/10/2025

When you focusing on weight loss the goal isn’t just weight loss it’s keeping your muscle while you lose body fat- find out why this is important in my latest post in my muscle and protein series

31/08/2025

✨ Running out of dinner inspiration? ✨
I’ve created a 3 month weekly dinner planner (Sunday to Thursday) to make planning dinners so much easier. It’s not a strict meal plan, but a go-to list that gives me inspiration each week when I sit down to plan our dinners.

💡 Want the ideas? Just comment “Meal Ideas” below and I’ll DM the link to you

No stress, no fuss – just fresh inspiration your family will enjoy! 🍲🥗🍝

02/07/2025

My Go-To Lunch This Week 🥗✨
Loving this fresh and filling chicken and edamame salad! It’s all about boosting fibre this week – I’ve packed it with:
✔️ Edamame beans (plant protein + fibre)
✔️ Crunchy slaw for colour and crunch
✔️ A nut & seed sprinkle for healthy fats and extra fibre

Fibre is key for keeping your gut happy, blood sugar stable, and energy levels steady – and this combo ticks all the boxes! 🌱💪

15/02/2025

📅 How I Plan My Weekday Dinners! 🍽️

One of my favorite ways to simplify meal planning is by creating a flexible weekly structure. It helps me stay organized, reduces decision fatigue, and ensures variety in our family meals. Here’s how I do it:

✨ Monday: Meatless 🌱

✨ Tuesday: Chicken/Fish 🐔🐟

✨ Wednesday: Beef/Pork 🥩🍖

✨ Thursday: Chicken/Fish 🐓🐠

Having a go-to list of meal ideas under each category makes meal planning so much easier! Do you plan your dinners like this, or do you prefer to wing it? Let me know in the comments! ⬇️

05/02/2025

🌟 Starting Solids: A Dietitian’s Guide for Moms 🌟

Is your baby ready for solid foods? Feeling overwhelmed by all the advice out there? I’ve teamed up with to offer a practical and evidence-based talk on how to introduce solids with confidence!

👶 What you’ll learn:
✅ When to start solids
✅ Best first foods & how to serve them
✅ Purees vs. baby-led weaning
✅ Avoiding common food allergens
✅ How to build healthy eating habits from the start

📅 Date: 10th Feb
📍 Location: Busy Baba, Durban North
⏰ Time: 9am
🎟️ Limited spots available! RSVP now!
Booked via my website and click on group sessions

Tag a mom who needs this! 💕

16/01/2025

Quick Tip – Balanced Plate

Healthy eating can often seem overwhelming and it’s hard to know where to start, focusing on building balanced meals is an easy way to ensure your family is on the right track to a healthy lifestyle

“🍽️ Building balanced meals doesn’t have to be hard! Use this simple formula:

🥦 Half your plate = veggies

🍗 Quarter your plate = lean protein

🍚 Quarter your plate = whole grains

On the menu tonight for our family is Mediterranean chicken orzo with extra roasted veggies on the side.

Many recipes might contain vegetables in them like the one I am using tonight but often that’s not enough to make up half your plate so just remember you might need to add in more.

Let’s make every meal a win for your family! 🌟

14/01/2025

✨ Back-to-School Blueberry Muffins ✨

The school rush is back! Looking for a muffin recipe for an on the go snack or to add to your kids lunchboxes? These homemade blueberry muffins are perfect for a busy school day.

🍴 Recipe (Save this post!):

Slide right to see my blueberry muffin recipe

💡 Adding rolled oats and mixed seeds on top of the muffins helps to boost the fibre content

Let’s make the first day back extra special with an exciting lunchbox for our kiddies. Remember I have many lunchbox resources available on my instagram page.

12/01/2025

🌟 Sweeten the Deal: Get Kids Loving Salad! 🌟

My kids aren’t really big salad fans like me but I just offering them. One thing I have found that works is just add a little fruity magic!

Combining fresh fruit with greens is a great way to expose little ones to veggies in a fun, flavorful way. The sweetness of fruit balances the salad’s flavors and makes it super kid-friendly. Kids are more likely to try new foods if they know some of the other foods in the meal.

🍉 Try This: Baby spinach, juicy watermelon cubes, fresh mint, and a sprinkle of feta cheese for a refreshing summer treat!

🍑 Or This: Add sliced nectarines or mango to lettuce, cucumber, and a drizzle of light honey dressing.

🍏 Get Creative: Toss crisp apple slices with shredded carrots, tomatoes, and a lemon-yogurt dressing.

These combos are colorful, nutritious, and perfect for encouraging kids to explore new flavors and textures. Plus, they’re packed with vitamins, fibre, and fun!

Today I served a nectarine salad with some wraps and fresh crumbed fish for lunch and then on the menu with a deboned chicken for dinner is a quinoa and watermelon salad.

What’s your favorite way to add fruit to salads? Share your ideas below! 👇

05/01/2025

Meal Prep Magic ✨

Sunday is the perfect day to prep for a smoother, stress-free week! Whether it’s school lunches, quick dinners, or healthy snacks, a little planning goes a long way. 🥗🍗🌮 Here are 10 time-saving meal prep tips that I often use to keep my family nourished and help keep weekdays a bit more fuss-free.

Today I am making two batches of cooked mince to use in the week and marinading some chicken fillets in a tikka sauce to use for lunches for the week. I love the Woolworths marinaded tikka chicken fillets so I am going to try recreate it at home using my own ingredients.

“Which of these meal prep tips will you try this week? Share your favorite time-saving hacks below! 👇 Let’s make weekday mealtimes easy and stress-free together

03/01/2025

Simple New Year’s Resolutions for a Healthier Family

The new year is the perfect time to set realistic, achievable goals for better health and family well-being.

It is important that goals should be realistic and sustainable. Sometimes we can make too many changes too fast and we lose motivation because it is too hard or we make our goals too broad and they are harder to track.

Here are some simple goals you could use for inspiration for setting your own healthy lifestyle resolutions for the year. Why not choose 3 different lifestyle related goals for yourself this year?

Small changes = big results over time

01/01/2025

Happy New Year for 2025

Welcome to Clarke Dietitian! 👋 I’m Vanessa Clarke, a registered dietitian passionate about helping families enjoy nutritious meals together. 🍎

On my page, you’ll find simple tips, balanced recipes, and advice to make healthy eating easy and enjoyable for everyone in your family.
Let’s make healthy living a family affair for 2025.

What are your biggest nutrition questions for 2025? Drop them below! 👇

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321 Umhlanga Rocks Drive
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Monday	08:30 - 17:00
Tuesday	08:30 - 17:00
Wednesday	08:30 - 17:00
Thursday	08:30 - 17:00
Friday	08:30 - 17:00

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http://www.clarkedietitian.co.za/

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Meet Vanessa Clarke

I am a mom to Emily and Kade and wife to Michael. I am passionate about anything related to child nutrition. I love talking to people and supporting them in feeding their children