Category: Food

It’s no secret that I am addicted to beautifully photographed cook books, but in Paris I will be without my library. (I know I could use an e-reader but I’m a weirdo; reading cookbooks on an e-reader doesn’t work for me. I need to flip through pages. So for cooking inspo in Paris (aside from the obvious of….being in Paris…) I am turning to Instagram. I’ve been researching healthy food accounts and have found some really good ones.

@deliciouslyella Lots of variety here and very family friendly food from Ella Mills who has a line of food available commercially. There are a lot of sweet treats and pastas on here too that will appeal to kids especially.

@thedelicious She had me at “Good Food, Bad Attitude” Hahaha, perfect. Lots of ideas for making platters full of bountiful healthy yumminess, for a crowd.

@livegreenhealthy This is a beautifully appealing array of daily vegetarian meals and snacks. Everything is gorgeously presented but seems attainable.

@naturally.jo This gal is UNBELIEVABLE. She is a 17 year old vegan and makes food look like nothing I’ve ever seen. Her motto is “life is too short to eat boring food.” All I can say, is amen to that. Life IS too short not to be delighted, amazed and surprised by all sorts of daily things, like food. I think her creations appeal to the kid in all of us.

@nutritionstripped A beautiful nutritionist posting equally beautiful and healthy daily meals.

@mynewroots A wholistic nutritionist and her food creations are varied with lots of grains. And some yummy looking sweet treats too.

@hemsleyhemsley Sisters in London creating lots of daily green yumminess.

@thebodycoach Joe Wicks is on a mission “to inspire one new person every day to exercise and cook a good meal”. He appears to have Richard Simmons-like levels of energy and inspiration.

@fitmencook Kevin Curry makes healthy ‘manly’ food. (In the current era of political correctness am I allowed to call food ‘manly’?….) Think sloppy joes and mile high burgers. He has an infectious joie de vivre vibe and his account has great inspo for hosting healthy super bowl parties or parties full of big eaters (I’m thinking hungry teenagers.)

@therealfoodrds Healthy foods your whole family will happily eat, made by a pair of dieticians.

@gatherandfeast The gorgeous food collages and stunning photography are reason enough to follow this account, but the food itself looks equally impressive and appealing. “Beautiful food, simple recipes & resources for styling gatherings.”

@shutthekaleup This account has healthy family food that looks like it is made from stuff we all have in our kitchens and doesn’t look it took half a day to make. She is a busy mom so it’s a great practical account!

@choosingchia I love me a little bit of happy chia-mania. Those, like Georgia who have Trypophobia may not gel with this account. (See what I did, there, ‘gel’…chia…get it?…. And yes, trypophobia is a real thing, and I guess I have to admit it and stop terrorizing G with various creations that freak her out. It is described as an “aversion to the sight of slightly irregular patterns or clusters of small (organic) holes or bumps.” So chia that is gel-ed up and looks like frog eggs sends trypophobes (that might not be a word, oh well) into fits of terror. But I’m a huge fan of chia so bring on the creepy organic gels.

@cleanfooddirtycity Lily Kunin runs what looks like a great healthy market called ‘clean market’ and her food blog is filled with simple healthy things, great product shots and recommendations. Plus her cute canine completes the package.

@lonijane Loni Jane’s account is a visual portrayal of a perfectly balanced and beautiful family life in Australia. Everything is stunning here…its a visual feast for all the senses.

@sproutedkitchen THE most adorable family…and Hugh and Sara are quite the creative team. She cooks and he photographs. Their cookbooks are inspirations of delicious, healthy gorgeousness for any palate.

@abbeyskitchen Dietician making family friendly yumminess from infinity and beyond.

@realandvibrant Incredibly varied ‘power plant bowls’. I get hungry just glancing at this account because everything looks like a perfect blend of what you need in a quick and delicious meal. It reminds me a bit of the Chobani yoghurt cafes in that you can’t go wrong with anything you’d choose.

@thrivingonplants Marie Kondo meets Martha Stewart meets Veganism. Wow….it’s just a whole lot of green creative magic happening here.

@clemfoodie “I enjoy love romantic walks to the fridge.” Hahaha How french!! This account (to me) is probably the most ‘normal food’ looking. Clementine is French. Of course she is….a woman named Clementine who brings romance into food. :0)

@walderwellness Carrie Walder is a Vancouver dietician and her food and approach is totally doable and features a great variety of healthful and filling looking dishes for hungry healthy people.

@cupcakeree mmmmmm. Spicy, vibrant, fragrant deliciousness. I’m also really distracted and intrigued with where/how she photographs her plates. She uses some kind of dark grey stone background. I love dark backgrounds (as you can see) and love this distinct approach to food photography. Now I’m thinking about using deep charcoal colored plates.

@nadiaswholesomekitchen Nadia Damaso’s cookbooks are photographed beautifully and are so inspiring. Her motto is “Eat Better Not Less’ and you will want to eat her creations. She seems engaging and just seems like a beautiful person as well.

@we_are_food Anna Jones has a great cookbook. Anna Jones is a food stylist and her visual journey of food and life is lovely. She also reviews books and like so many people on here seem to have a deep appreciation for food and family togetherness.

**Image at the top of the blog is carbonara pasta from @gatherandfeast