about us
& FAQ’s
The short version…
The idea of Buy Cook Eat started in 2020 by Monique Neville, a university qualified Nutritionist with a Health Science (Food & Nutrition) Bachelor’s Degree from Charles Sturt University.
Monique has always been passionate about cooking, nutrition and health. She decided to combine these passions and turn them into a small service based business that could help the local and online community.
The Long Version…
Monique has been married to Andrew Neville for over 20 years and they have three adult children. The family moved to Lithgow in 2000, before moving to Portland in 2001 as Andrew was transferred there with the CBA.
Over the next two decades, Monique enjoyed raising three children. While caring for and running a household for a family of five, Monique developed skills in meal planning, shopping on a budget, cooking, baking, and more. She enjoyed juggling a busy family life with activities, sports, and being active as a volunteer on many management committees in the local community. Monique also assisted Andrew with his business, ANT Fitness, which was established in 2005.
During this time Monique also completed a Cooking Demonstrator course, a Vegetarian Cooking Course and then started the Health Science degree in July 2011, which was challenging but rewarding as she spent the next six years studying part-time.
At University, Monique majored in Human Nutrition and Food Science. After Graduating with Distinction in August 2017, Monique gained practical experience in Aged Care in the Home Care Sector. Monique started as a Community Care Worker, was promoted to Service Support Officer, and then a Care Manager, managing over 100 clients and 20 staff across the Central West of NSW.
Monique also spent time volunteering with the Cancer Councils ‘Eat It To Beat It’ program, running their ‘Healthy Lunch Box’ Sessions and ‘Fruit & Veg Sense’ Workshops across the Central West NSW until August 2018 when the program was retired.
In mid 2020, Monique transitioned from the Aged Care Sector to refocus on her passion for Food and Nutrition. Monique decided that it was time to establish her own business combining her passions and experience: the food and nutrition degree; the aged care home care knowledge; and the home making skills.
Monique also wanted the flexibility running her own business could provide so she could balance family time, fitness, personal health and other interests, such as volunteering at a local Soup Kitchen and Food Rescue service.
Monique completed a business course and started building and developing Buy Cook Eat.
Monique is proud to have built this small service based food and nutrition business from scratch, and enjoys making a difference to the health of the local community and those further afield.
A Word From The Owner of BCE:
“I’m really excited to offer a face to face Food and Nutrition Service to the local community as well as online service options. I enjoy cutting through the food and nutrition confusion as well as providing practical assistance to those in need”
- Monique Neville
If you have any questions about Buy Cook Eat, please don’t hesitate to contact us
Call or Text: 0427 268 496
Email: buycookeat.au@gmail.com
Hours of Operation, by Appointment Only
Tuesday to Friday, 10 am to 4 pm
(Other days and times by arrangement)
Please leave a message if you call and we don’t answer as we may be with a client. We will get back to you as soon as possible during our working hours as set above.
Qualifications, CertifIcations & Registrations:
Bachelor of Health Science (Food & Nutrition) from Charles Sturt University (CSU), Wagga Wagga NSW
Public liability and professional indemnity insurance with Guild Insurance and Duck for Cover
Member of the Nutrition Society of Australia (NSA)
Current Working With Children Check (WWCC)
Current Foundations of Child Safety Certificate
Current Drivers Licence
Current Immunisations
Current Food Safety Handling Certificate
Current Food Safety Supervisor Certificate
Short Courses Completed:
The Science of Nutrition MOOC (The Open University)
Infant Nutrition MOOC (Deakin University)
Understanding Dementia MOOC (University of Tasmania)
Dementia and the Arts MOOC (University College London)
The Science of Weight Loss MOOC (University of Newcastle)
The Many Faces of Dementia MOOC (University College London)
Aged Care: Orientation to Home Care (Hammond College)
Aged Care: Personal & Clinical Care (Hammond College)
Aged Care: Manual Handling, Medications, Safety & Wellbeing (Hammond College)
Dementia Care Foundations (Hammond College)
Experiencing Dementia (Hammond College)
Emergency Management (Hammond College)
Abuse of the Older Person (Hammond College)
Emerging Respiratory Viruses, including covid-19 MOOC (WHO)
Infection Control Covid-19 Training (Dept. of Health, Aus Gov)
Food Safety Certificate (EHA)
FAQs
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Hours of Operation:
10am - 4pm, Tuesday to Friday
Other days and times will be considered on a case by case basis
Please leave a message if you call and we don’t answer as we may be with a client. We will get back to you as soon as possible during our working hours as above.
Please note we are closed on public holidays, weekends, and Mondays.
We also close for a break during one week of the school holidays and a longer closure from mid December until mid January.
Check the pop up banner on our website for any current or upcoming closure dates.
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Monique has been cooking food since she was a young girl and always loved helping her mother in the kitchen, especially when it came to baking. Monique has been cooking for her family since 1999, and has over 25 years experience as a home cook.
Monique has also completed a Vegetarian Cooking Course and a Cooking Demonstrator Course.
Monique has always been a big fan of reality TV cooking shows, such as Iron Chef, Bake Off, The Cook and The Chef, and many more. Monique also has a large recipe book collection and enjoys learning about cooking from different authors.
Monique also has experience from working at Pizza Hut as a teenager and more recently working in Home Care which included meal preparation and assistance for clients.
Monique also volunteers at the Community Kitchen at Nanna’s Touch Community Connections in Lithgow NSW and also helps them prepare food hampers for the local community
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Most of our face to face services are available within the Lithgow LGA (Local Government Area). Outside this area would need to be negotiated due to travel time and costs.
Some of our services are also available online via the Zoom meeting platform.
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Monique Neville and Buy Cook Eat have insurance and liability policies with Guild Insurance and Duck for Cover. We are able to provide certificates as needed.
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Monique Neville is a current member of the Nutrition Society of Australia. To be able to register as a member you must have a university degree that meets their requirements.
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Once you have booked a service with BCE, we will email you an invoice prior to your session and you will have a set amount of days to pay the invoice (usually 3 days, but sometimes up to 7 days depending on the service).
We accept cash or direct bank deposit (the details will be included on the invoice).
Payment needs to be made by the end of your session (or the end of the 1st session if booking numerous sessions at once).
We may also require a deposit for some bookings and this will be communicated to you prior to booking.
We offer free quotes for our services so don't hesitate to get in touch. We also consider discounts for large bookings.
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Buy Cook Eat can provide you with a receipt for you to take to your health insurance provider. We do not have registration with any particular providers at present. We cannot guarantee you will get any rebate from your provider. You would need to find this out by contacting your provider prior to booking in with us if this will impact your decision to book a session. We provide a Nutritionist Service, not a Dietitian Service, so this may impact what you are able to claim.
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