Welcome to Shaw Nutrition

At Shaw Nutrition, we are passionate about healthful, great tasting food! We’re dedicated to helping you put theory into practice in a way that is manageable for your personality and lifestyle. We recognise that not all people benefit from the same approach; just like there are hundreds of styles of cars, houses and clothes to suit different people, there are dozens of different dietary approaches to suit different people.

We'll custom-fit your nutrition plan to help you achieve the best result from your diet.

We have special interest and expertise in the following areas.

Endurance Sports Nutrition

From Ironman to marathon and ultra-running: nutrition advice to help you train, recover and compete at your optimum, including optimisation of body composition.

Plant-Based Eating (Vegetarian & Vegan)

Expert advice to help with transitioning to or management of vegetarian or vegan diets.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Management of the symptoms and side-effects of irritable bowel syndrome.

Diabetes

We'll help you navigate through the complicated maze of dietary information out there and assist you in making the right choices for your health.

Why Choose Shaw Nutrition?

APD Logo_PMS_348APD Logo_PMS_348SDA LogoAt Shaw Nutrition, you'll get a consultant who is highly qualified, experienced and accredited. We adopt safe and proven methods and our programs are designed especially for each client.

  1. Nutrition programs custom-fit to your personality and lifestyle

    We provide effective and client-specific nutrition plans and guidance that suit your tastes and fit within the framework of your life, making it easy for you to sustain.

  2. 16+ years of experience in nutrition including in Australia’s largest private hospital

    Kirsty has practised in nutrition for over 16 years and has worked in a variety of settings and countries including community nutrition, acute hospitals, universities and specialist clinics, from rural towns in Victoria, to the United Kingdom (Belfast, Norwich and Manchester) and Australia’s largest private hospital in Brisbane.

  3. University-qualified dietitian (BNutrDiet with First Class Honours, 2001)

    Kirsty Shaw graduated from the University of Wollongong as a dietitian with first class honours.

  4. Accredited Practising Dietitian

    Accredited Practising Dietitians (APDs) have the qualifications and skills to provide expert nutrition and dietary advice. APDs are university-qualified professionals who undertake ongoing training and education programs to ensure that they are your most up-to-date and credible source of nutrition information, in line with the professional standards set by the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA).

  5. Special interest in and experience with endurance sports

    Through years of competing in and training for endurance and ultra-endurance events, including running (trail and road), cycling, open water swimming, and Ironman, Kirsty has developed an appreciation for the practical application of the nutritional science in this area. She is invested in keeping abreast of current research, and is personally and professionally motivated to continually learn about endurance sports nutrition.

  6. Accredited Sports Dietitian

    To achieve accreditation in sports nutrition, dietitians undertake further studies and practical experience. There are ongoing hours of learning and professional experience required to maintain this accreditation.

  7. Accredited Sweat Tester – The Sweat Lab

    Kirsty has undertaken further study and assessment to deliver best practice in fluid balance and sweat testing through The Sweat Lab.

Latest News

January 6, 2018
Mexican Stuffed Capsicums- 20min meals This recipe is the first in a series of 20 min plant-based meals that will appear over the next few months. In an ideal world without training, work, or other family commitments I would grown the produce in my own garden and boiled the blackbeans and quinoa from scratch. Having c ..
July 31, 2017
Magnesium and Muscle Cramps- The lowdown There is not a clinic day that goes by that I don’t take a supplement history from an athlete that includes a magnesium tablet or powder. It seems to be an almost universally accepted notion that magnesium supplementation will assist in preventing (exercise associated) muscle cra ..
August 4, 2016
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July 27, 2016
Oils ain’t Oils Whether we are frying some haloumi for a weekend breakfast, swapping out butter in baking for canola oil, or adding a splash of olive oil to stop our pasta from going gluggy (a tip from Maggie Beers I learnt on the weekend); most of us have a staple bottle, or two in our pantries ..