Get Down with Sean and Marley team host an Accredited Practising Dietitian
Dietitians Australia is proud to have partnered with the team at Get Down with Sean and Marley to raise awareness of the value of nutrition and the support of a dietitian in promoting health, function, and wellbeing.
The below episode of Beautiful Tasty Beautiful was launched in April 2024. It is part of a series of education videos developed by Dietitians Australia that demonstrate how dietitians can effectively respond to the needs of people with disability, co-create solutions tailored to their needs and leverage the unique strengths of individuals to achieve their goals.
The Beautiful Tasty Beautiful episode celebrates the shared experience of cooking together and demonstrates how food and nutrition can enhance health, function and wellbeing.
Disclaimer: This cooking video demonstrates the plate model as a guide to constructing a balanced meal and is intended for the general population. It may not be suitable for people with conditions requiring specialised dietary advice such as dysphagia, allergies or other medical conditions. Please consult your doctor and an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) for personalised advice tailored to your individual needs.
Sean and Marley have been best friends ever since they met in primary school. They both have Down syndrome, and they both have a love for entertaining people.
In 2021 at the age of 20, along with the help of some family and friends, they started a YouTube channel to have fun working on video projects. One of these projects, a comedy cooking show called ‘Beautiful, Tasty, Beautiful’ went viral on social media, and the boys soon found a huge global audience online that couldn’t get enough of their heartwarming and hilarious content.
Now their cooking show continues to grow in popularity as they have millions of followers across multiple platforms. They recently were awarded the TikTok For Good award at the 2023 Australian TikTok Awards, and they are now collaborating with some of the biggest names in the country.
Accredited Practising Dietitians are committed to co-creation with people with disability
Dietitians Australia and Accredited Practising Dietitians (APDs) are committed to supporting people with disability to meet their nutrition needs, achieve optimum health and to function at their best to enhance their participation in work and life.
We’re passionate about empowering dietitians to work well with people with disability by enhancing their knowledge of disability and inclusion, fostering positive attitudes and ensuring access to high quality dietetic services.
We aim to support APDs and healthcare professionals to work in collaboration with people with disability, co-create solutions to meet their needs and focus on the unique strengths of individuals to achieve their goals.
How dietitians support people with disability
Dietitians work in collaboration with people with disability sharing nutrition knowledge to enhance their skills and support healthful behaviour change. Dietitians aim to ensure that people with disability are empowered to achieve optimal nutrition and eating habits for their individual goals. Dietitians work with people with disability to find solutions together and make balanced eating habits straightforward and accessible.
Find out more about how dietitians work with people and communities.
APDs looking to confidently deliver the best possible nutrition care to people with disability are encouraged to sign up to the Centre for Advanced Learning (CAL) Introduction to Disability and Inclusion for Dietitians Evergreen Course.
Introduction to Disability and Inclusion for Dietitians Evergreen Course
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The Beautiful Tasty Beautiful episode was funded by Dietitians Australia.
The video series was funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services through a Mainstream Capacity Building, Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) grant.