Job: Nutritionist at Changing Habits

My job in a nutshell: I'm not your typical nutritionist. I don't consult. I do research, write, speak and find ethical organic and sustainable foods for people who follow Changing Habits.

How did you start out? I did anthropology in my first year of university. The link between food and evolution made me think I wanted to be a nutritionist. I did my nutrition degree but was gobsmacked about what I'd learned [about refined foods, fortified foods a low fat diets]. It didn't sit right with me; my grandfather was an organic corn farmer in the 1930s and my family influenced me to think natural.

A great day is: Speaking. I love it. I do one-hour presentations up to five-day talks, speaking the whole time on food. The most exciting thing is that when I'm finished there's a line up of people that are now questioning their belief system as far as food goes.

A challenging day is: In the office. We have 15 people there, from dispatch to research and events, and I'm continually being asked to put out fires. I find that challenging because I'm not doing what I really love, which is speaking, researching and writing.

I'll never forget ... When I was speaking to a group called the Happy Slimmers. I was talking about how I felt about low fat and people started walking out saying it was rubbish. I was saying the opposite to what their belief system was. I could hardly hold the tears back. [However] I told a friend, who told Lisa Curry, who told an amazing man who offered me a talk that went for five days. It made me realise, "keep telling your message, something good will come of it".

Most people don't know: That I practise what I preach. I use all the food in my food line. I never bring something in unless I'm going to be consuming it.