Who is Bel Smith?
Having personally experienced the impact food had on her depressed husband and anxious daughter's ability to regulate their moods and participate in day-to-day life, Bel is on a mission to raise awareness that food is a foundational input to wellbeing.
Since 2013, her programs have reached over 80,000 children, parents and educators across Australian schools and communities. She has given evidence to parliamentary committees, been cited in Australian Parliament and featured on national TV and radio.
Bel Smith is a Food Literacy Strategist, speaker, author and one of Australia’s leading independent voices on children's health. Her work sits at the intersection of research, lived experience and education - bridging what the evidence shows with what schools and families navigate every day.
Food for Thought: Reframing food as the missing foundation in wellbeing, learning and behaviour
Schools are investing more than ever in wellbeing, mental health and resilience. Organisations are pouring resources into performance and staff health. Yet behaviour challenges, attention difficulties and emotional dysregulation continue to rise.
Bel Smith - Food Literacy Strategist, speaker, author and one of Australia's leading independent voices on children's health — addresses the question most wellbeing plans haven't asked yet: Is food the missing foundation?
Bel helps schools, organisations and communities reframe how they understand food - not as rules, but as information that shapes how we feel, think, learn and behave.
Audience
Available for school leaders, educators, parent communities, conferences and corporate audiences. Tailored to your context. In-person or online.
Bel's gift is customising this keynote to your specific audience - whether school leaders, teachers, parents, conference delegates or corporate teams.
To enquire about availability:
0401 649 289
belinda@therootcause.com.au
You'll Discover
The Science Made Simple: Uncover the latest research on the links between food, learning, behaviour and mental health, in easy to understand language.
Understanding Food as Information: Learn to look beyond traditional ood literacy lessons to how food interacts with the body and the brain.
Our Words Hold Power: Explore ways to frame conversations about food that are calm, non-judgemental and emotionally safe.
Powerful Nudges: Discover simple nudges you can take right now that can start making a difference.
Businesses, Corporates, Conferences
Many businesses say they have wellbeing programs and that's enough. Yet many businesses employ people who say they don't have time, food is an after thought, that it's a nuisance or it's just too much of a battle. When people feel like this and lack the understanding of how food is information for their bodies and brains, then they will never be able to perform their duties to the best of their ability.
Aside from her Signature Keynote - Food for Thought, Bel hosts fun, engaging seminars and workshops that helps businesses and their employees understand how food may be affecting their everyday life without them realising it.
She has a knack of helping people make food a way part of every day life at home and work, by making simple swaps in how they do things.
It's not about more on the to do list, it's just about swapping how we do things.
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Schools, Conferences, Parents
Many parents say they don't have time, food is an after thought, that it's a nuisance or it's just too much of a battle.
And many schools say it's covered by the curriculum, they have too much on their to do list already or their hands are tied because it's the parents who feed their kids.
Bel helps schools and parents understand how they are already spending time and money on these issues without realising it. In a non-judgemental way, Bel has a knack of helping parents and schools make nourishing food a way part of every day home and school life, by making simple swaps in how they do things.
It's not about more on the to do list, it's just about swapping how we do things.
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