Paediatric Allergy Dietitian

At Appletree Children's health we offer a specialised food allergy dietetic service with our Paediatric Allergy Dietitian, Laura Freer.

Laura Freer, is a specialist Paediatric Allergy Dietitian and Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) with almost 20 years of experience supporting children and families across Adelaide. Laura offers individualised assessment, tailored advice, and ongoing support to help your child grow and thrive while managing food allergies and intolerances.

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Laura offers medical nutrition therapy across a wide range of conditions, including:

Infant Nutrition & Cow’s Milk Allergy Support

  • Guidance for breastfeeding mums on exclusion diets, ensuring nutritional adequacy for both mother and baby

  • Advice on suitable allergy formulas when required

  • Support for infants with eczema, including advice on introducing allergenic solids safely

  • Step-by-step support with food allergy prevention and management during pregnancy, infancy and childhood

  • Practical guidance with milk ladders for reintroduction of cow’s milk

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Food Allergy Management

  • Optimising nutrition for children with food allergies

  • Label reading and practical shopping guidance

  • Safe food inclusion and avoidance strategies

  • Support for poor weight gain or growth faltering

  • Feeding difficulties and fussy eating

  • Guidance on introducing solids in the context of food allergies

  • Complex food allergy support including multiple food allergies

Food Intolerance

  • Lactose, fructose and sucrose malabsorption

  • Constipation and/or loose stools

  • Colicky behaviour and unsettledness

  • Reflux

  • Coeliac disease

  • Eosinophilic Oesophagitis

What to Expect

An initial consultation usually takes 45–60 minutes. During this time, Laura will gather a detailed history to provide personalised advice tailored to your child’s unique needs.

Please prepare for your appointment (if available):

  • Recent medical investigations (e.g. skin prick tests, blood tests)

  • Relevant medical history and medications

  • Your child’s growth history and most recent measurements

  • Referral from your GP, Paediatrician, Allergist/Immunologist, Gastroenterologist (preferred but not required)

Following your consultation, Laura will work with you to create practical and family-centred nutrition guidance and advice. This advice considers your child’s growth, nutrition requirements, food allergies, medical needs, preferences, and family lifestyle.

If appropriate, a letter summarising the assessment and treatment plan will be sent to your referring GP or specialist to ensure coordinated care.

Regular follow up appointments (phone or in clinic) are recommended to provide ongoing support and guidance.

About Laura:

Laura Freer (BEnvHlth MNutDiet CertIVFit APD)

Principal Dietitian and Founder - The Allergy Dietitian Clinic
Paediatric Allergy Dietitian
Accredited Practising Dietitian


Qualifications and Professional Memberships

  • Bachelor of Environmental Health

  • Master of Nutrition and Dietetics

  • Certificate 3 and 4 in Fitness

  • Member of the Dietitians Australia (DA)

  • Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)

  • Associate Member of ASCIA (Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology & Allergy) and active member of the ASCIA Dietitian's Committee

  • Accredited Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding

  • Practitioner Professional Certificate in Food Allergy & Intolerance (DAA/ASCIA)

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