About Jessica

Jessica Beaton is an Accredited Practising Dietitian, devoted mum of four, writer and cook. She loves the outdoors, especially the ocean, holidaying with her family and friends, being active and coffee. Jessica has a passion for starting solids and inspiring families to enjoy happy mealtimes and a healthy love of food. She combines her personal journey as a mum of four fun-loving boys, each with their own personal eating preferences and styles, with over 20 years of evidence-based training and experience as a dietitian to simplify the science and educate parents in a friendly and practical way. 

After 9 years of clinical experience as a dietitian at Royal Prince Alfred (RPA) Hospital in a wide range of clinical areas and having her own children, Jessica narrowed down her passion in nutrition and dietetics to children and families, specifically starting solids and fussy eating. In 2013 she partnered with Allie Gaunt and Sarah Buckle and became co-director of One Handed Cooks, a baby, toddler and family food website that features a wide range of simple, healthy and clever recipes to help parents make food a source of enjoyment and nourishment for their children. With One Handed Cooks, Jessica has co-authored three cook books focused on child and family nutrition.  One Handed Cooks: Raising a healthy, happy eater from baby to school age (2016), Boosting Your Basics: making the most of every family mealtime – from baby to school age (2019) and The Family Meal Solution (2022), all published by Penguin Random House Australia. 

She continues to gain an understanding in all areas of feeding children with further training in ‘Picky Eaters vs Problem Feeders: The Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding’ and ‘Making SENSE of Mealtimes’. She has received professional certification in Maternity, Infants and Children’s Nutrition in Practice presented by Child D and the Dietitians’ Association of Australia and the Unit 1 Certificate in Paediatric Nutrition & Dietetics run by The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne. 

Jessica looks forward to meeting you to have a chat and explore your child’s and or family nutritional needs and concerns and to work with you to find the best strategies to manage any requirements and improve any challenges.