Who is Emily English? Meet the nutritionist and food influencer

EMILY English is making a name for herself in the culinary scene, because she is a nutritionist who takes a new approach to cooking.

According to Emily, food can be both be indulgent and healthy.

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She doesn’t think a choice needs to be made between the two.

Since launching her Instagram account and releasing her bestselling book, Emily’s profile has continued to rise.

Cooking as a science

Emily studied nutrition at King’s College London, after realising that eating well was often equated with dieting.

The nutritionist told The Standard: “I thought, you know what, I really want to study nutrition now because of that whole gap of science in my knowledge that I think could really benefit people.”

Cooking runs in the family too, as her grandmother ran a restaurant in a Grade-II thatched cottage in Colmworth, Bedfordshire.

Emily’s recipes have got her noticed by some of the biggest names in the culinary world, including the viral Instagram series TopJaw.

TopJaw regularly features Michellin-starred restaurateurs and chefs.

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Instagram stardom

Emily’s approach to cooking has led to her generating a huge fan base.

As of September 2024, the influencer has 1.5 million followers on Instagram.

Her cooking videos regularly go viral and teach fans how to make recipes from crispy Korean BBQ chicken tacos to apple crumble overnight oats.

The chef is careful to not post anything that could encourage unhealthy behaviours, though.

She told The Standard: “I don’t do click-bait-y, fear monger-y, just trying-to-get-views kinds of videos.

“I do things I love to do and truly believe in. When there is so much misinformation going around, I always say if you see or read anything that feels like click bait, take it with a pinch of salt.

“There’s probably a reason why they’re making that video: for the views to grow their own platform.

Sometimes I feel these people’s intentions are more selfish than they are for the health and fitness industry.”

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Bestselling recipe book

Emily released a recipe book in early 2024 named So Good, which encouraged readers to view food as a “joy” and as a “celebration”.

The book became an instant Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller and features 80 recipes to get readers to fall in love with food again.

To write the book, Emily combined her academic background in nutrition with her own personal taste.

She told The Times: “When I am cooking, I always think, how is what on my plate going to make me feel?

“Will it keep me energised?

“Is it going to keep me satisfied?

“Is it going to make me feel really tired afterwards?

“Is this how I want to start my day?

“It’s about more than just calories.

“I like to hybridise all of my knowledge about the fundamentals of nutrition with delicious, good food,”

Fans can buy the hardback copy of her book So Good: Food you want to eat, designed by a nutritionist now.