Belinda Smith is one of Australia's leading independent voices on children's health, and an advocate for real food in schools.

Co-Founder of The Root Cause, Bel is also a mother of two, a health coach, and the creator of many educational programs that help empower children, parents and teachers to make better food choices.

Bel and her family travelled the country for over 2 years and visited 100 schools during this time, empowering over 20,000 children and parents to make better food choices and now leads a team of instructors who continue to do this work.

Bel's first book, The Lunchbox Effect was published in 2020 and is an exposé on the packaged snack foods commonly found in children's lunchboxes, and a guide book for parents on what growing brains and bodies need to thrive. Belinda truly understands what is going on in our school system when it comes to food.

You can find out more about Bel on Instagram @therootcauseau. You can also connect with her from her website therootcause.com.au.

You can buy The Lunchbox Effect book from therootcause.com.au/thelunchboxeffect/

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