#116 Nutritionist Samantha Forrest On Her Back To Back Pregnancies And The Birth Of Her Business

#116 Nutritionist Samantha Forrest On Her Back To Back Pregnancies And The Birth Of Her Business

From A Little Birdie Told Me by Rebecca Horan

June 4, 2026 · 39 min · Season 10 · Episode 9

About this episode

Samantha Forrest discusses her back-to-back pregnancies and the founding of her business, Fussy Food Plates, while sharing insights on nutrition and personal identity post-pregnancy.

On Season 10 Episode 9 of A Little Birdie Told Me host Rebecca Horan talks to Samantha Forrest. Samantha is a nutritionist, the owner of the Irish business Fussy Food Plates and mum of three. Samantha spoke to Rebecca about her shock at having two pregnancies back to back and how she coped. Her and her husband then went on to have a third child years later. She also opened up about her training in science and work in pharma which led her to designing Fussy Food Plates for children who struggle to eat a variety of foods. Samantha is a qualified nutritionist and she spoke about how she felt she lost her identity after pregnancy and what she does now to stay fit and healthy and strong. This is an inspiring chat about overcoming challenges and true entrepreneurship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Rebecca Horan

Guest: Samantha Forrest

Topics covered

  • nutrition
  • parenting
  • entrepreneurship
  • pregnancy
  • health

Keywords

  • nutritionist
  • pregnancy
  • entrepreneurship
  • children's food
  • health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fussy Food Plates

Places: Ireland

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