about good plate
Camilla Thompson is an accredited nutritionist, personal fitness trainer and sports nutrition advisor practicing in Orange NSW. Camilla has extensive industry experience and is passionate about supporting clients to achieve their individual health goals. Good Plate takes a holistic approach to health primarily through nutrition and exercise, without compromising on flavour and budget.
By making delicious, wholesome food simple & accessible, as well as building meaningful movement into everyday life - Good Plate can help clients to be the best, healthiest version of themselves and reach their full potential through tailored solutions designed in collaboration with each individual.
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a note from Camilla
I was born into a family where food and nutrition was at the core of our connection.
We always sat around the dinner table until our meal was finished - and were exposed to all kinds of foods and cuisines from a very young age.
My father is the quintessential hunter and gatherer, farmer, orchidist and restauranteur who to this day is fanatic about growing and foraging as many foods as possible - and both parents who valued the importance of health through eating delicious and fresh, unprocessed whole foods, an active lifestyle spent primarily outdoors, with a very strong ‘no junk’ policy - the latter something I wasn’t all that fond of then, but definitely appreciate now!
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The privilege of this incredible upbringing on the banks of the Macquarie River is not lost on me - however it has instilled in me an understanding of food, seasonality, flavour and that the best way to influence your health outcomes starts with what you eat and having an understanding of where it comes from.
Australia has access to some of the best produce in the world - from our rich agricultural pastures and orchards to the sea, tropical through to arid climates - there is basically nothing that can’t be grown and sourced in this very lucky country. The hardest part is often knowing when to buy it, how to cook it it, and what to serve it with!
the best way to influence your health outcomes starts with what you eat and having an understanding of where it comes from.
you can change your life through creating healthy habits that last a lifetime.
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This fabulous produce is also overshadowed by the crazy world of large, fast-moving, consumer-driven, food processing companies who unfortunately tend to make our best, healthiest, and most nutritious foods seem unattainable and expensive.
I could bang on about this, going down the rabbit hole of the uneven power of multinational food & beverage companies who’ve benefited only from an ever increasing sedentary, convenience-comes-first society where obesity is more common than poverty - and the lack of government intervention around agriculture and junk foods. There are many varying opinions around this but one thing I know to be true is you can choose what you eat. You can prioritise health through nutrition and exercise. You can change your life through creating healthy habits that last a lifetime. All of these things can have a huge impact on not only how long you live, but more importantly your quality of life and how you feel every day.
if it doesn’t taste good, then why would you eat it?
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And I also understand that ‘you don’t know what you don’t know’, and that’s where I am here to help.
Even though I solemnly believe the way to reach your health goals is primarily though nutrition, my mantra is delicious first and always, balance in both flavour and meal composition - and finding the joy in food in its best and purest form. After all, if it doesn’t taste good, then why would you eat it?
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We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands we live and work upon - the Wiradjuri people. We recognise the enduring kinship retained in these lands and cherish the rich and ongoing connections First Nations Peoples have to Country, food as well as the deep traditional understandings of food as medicine. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We strive to embrace and include people of all backgrounds, cultures, bodies and abilities.
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