Quotes from Ella Woodward

If you eat broccoli steamed or boiled, it's not very exciting, but you can roast it with things like turmeric and make it amazing. It's all about how you cook something and what you pair it with.

People criticised me for using too many exclamation marks and the word 'awesome' too much, but that's just me.

Food was a big part of our family gatherings, but it was usually pasta. We didn't eat that well. Everything was home-made but not much veg or fruit.

What I hear a lot is that fresh, healthy eating isn't accessible. That it's full of bizarre ingredients people have never heard of that are really expensive. There's also a perception that it's time consuming and not very filling.

With eating well, there's a perception that it's depressing. People think they're just going to meditate and eat kale.

I literally couldn't walk down the street; I slept for 16 hours a day, was in chronic pain, had blackouts, never-ending heart palpitations, unbearable stomach issues, constant headaches - the list goes on.

It's crazy to think my blog is being read by people around the world.

I want to give you a way to eat your broccoli in a way that you actually want to eat it.

It was back in 2011 that everything changed. I was not a healthy eater at all. Up until that point, I was a student and a complete sugar addict.

I began researching natural healing, which is how I came to change my diet. Overnight, I gave up refined sugar, gluten, dairy, anything processed or refined, and meat.

I was a real sugar junkie. I don't think I realised I was actually fully addicted to it.

I don't make big promises about losing weight or anything like that. I just suggest things that people can make to make them feel good.

For me, I've got no interest in being a celebrity, and I have no interest in doing photographs, going to this party or that.

I think it's really important to find the right balance for you - a way of eating and living that satisfies you physically and mentally - and that's different for everyone.

I always moisturise in the morning, put my make-up on, and at the end of the day I take it off with coconut oil, wash my face, moisturise, and so often, that's it.

The free-from aisle is the most depressing place in the supermarket.

Healthy eating isn't supposed to be about self-denial; it's not a punishment.

I love Anthropology for kitchenware - they make the best bowls, plates, cutlery etc.

Healthy eating doesn't have to be crazily complicated; it can actually be so fun.

I think if you don't enjoy something, it's not sustainable.

You can add things to savoury dishes as you cook, but sweet dishes are more challenging.

Eating a natural diet with loads of fresh fruit and veg and little processed food helps me manage the symptoms of my illness.

A delicious smoothie is a really easy way of taking on lots of amazing skin boosting ingredients and was my first port of call every morning in the run-up to my wedding - I'll throw in frozen berries, banana, spinach, almond butter, almond milk, and oats for a quick breakfast quite often.

I've always been such a loser with my organisation skills. That has always been one of my sad stand-out points.