Claire Ward

Claire Ward is an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) and Accredited Sports Dietitian with over 20 years of experience. She is the Director of Ward Nutrition and leads a small team of Dietitians. Claire was voted in the top 5 of Rural Practitioners of the year in 2019.
Claire is university trained with a Masters degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, enabling her to be an APD and provide you with the most up to date and be a credible source of nutrition information. Claire will translate the scientific health and nutrition information into practical advice to ensure that you meet your nutrition goals.
Claire specializes in helping clients improve on their body composition. Whether that is from having Bariatric surgery, for sports performance, for fertility and women's health issues or those having problems with disordered eating habits. Claire can help you achieve your goals mentally and physically by providing clinical, practical, nutrition counselling and accurate nutrition recommendations to ensure your dietary needs are met.
Claire Ward is ACFED (Australian Centre Feeding and Eating Disorders) trained and also a approved practitioner under the Butterfly Foundation. Claire has also completed her Sports Dietitian training at the AIS and is a Accredited Sports Dietitian from the Sports Dietitian Association of Australia. Claire was trained and continues to work closely with the RPA Allergy Unit specialist dietitians working with clients with food intolerances and food allergies.
Claire is also License and Nutrition Advisor to Nutrition Plus who specialises in women’s and children’s health issues including; She is an approved fertility and prenatal dietitian and therefore can help you if you are trying to conceive and you need to optimize your diet to improve fertility, whether you need to improve your body composition, or whether your have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or Endometriosis.
Claire, also works closely with Bariatric Surgeons in Central West Surgery. She can help you pre and post weight loss surgery and has over 10 years of experience working in this area of nutrition. Claire is an active member of ANZMOSS and continues to provide ongoing nutritional advice supported by clinical evidence for long term weight loss success.
Claire can also provide consultancy services to corporate organisations, food manufacturers, schools and health care facilities as required. Claire has 12 years experience working with Food Service departments in Hospitals/ Nursing homes within the Central West and can assess and provide menu reviews to organisations as required.