One of the UK’s most well-loved nutritionists has captivated social media users with a clip revealing the three meals she eats on an average day — and they’re surprisingly hearty.
Emily English has fast become one of Britain’s most popular diet experts, attracting a social media following of more than 2million, and landing brand deals with the likes of Marks and Spencer and skincare firm Perricone MD.
The 29 year old has also penned two cookbooks — one to be published in May — and regularly appears in the kitchen on ITV’s This Morning.
Now, she’s revealed cheddar cheese, scrambled eggs, packaged bread and curries are healthy enough to make her daily menu.
The latest TikTok clip detailing the meals, which has so far amassed 245,700 views, has been met with more than 40 comments from fans, congratulating her on the ‘perfect’-looking recipes.
One woman said she’d made English’s dinner recipe — a coconut and rice curry — five times.
First on the menu is an elaborate egg dish which she calls ‘fluffy cheesy scrambled egg tacos’.
This includes scrambled eggs with grated cheddar cheese, bell peppers and avocado served on a small, toasted tortilla — which appears to be shop-bought.
She adds a dash of hot sauce and coriander to finish. ‘They are so satisfying and they keep me full all morning and they’re also really quick to make,’ English says on a voiceover.
‘Honestly, when I have these ingredients in it is hard not to have this breakfast every single morning,’ she added.
Eggs are high in protein, a source of vitamin B12, iron and omega-3 fatty acids which together can help you feel fuller for longer.
There are about 66 calories and 6.4g of protein in a medium sized egg, according to British Lion Eggs.
For context, most adults need to consume around 0.75g of protein per kilo of body weight, per day. That’s about 45g for women and 55g for men.
English also makes sure to take her supplements — L-glutamine and Epetome — a supplement brand that Ms English is the founder of.
In her latest TikTok Ms English revealed what she eats in a typical day from breakfast tacos to chicken broths and supplements in a video which has amassed 245,700 views
Epetome sells packs of the daily ‘potent’ tablets at £55 for a month’s supply.
The pills do not claim to be a weight loss aid. Instead, they promise to improve digestion by ‘consistently nourishing the friendly bacteria in our guts’.
L-glutamine is an amino acid designed to support the immune system and digestion.
For lunch, Ms English makes a ‘big batch of roasted salad’ that’s loaded with filling ingredients.
She can be seen roasting ‘sticky’ peppers, red onion and chickpeas to make them crispy before topping it with an ‘addictive miso tahini dressing’ that she confesses is so good she could ‘drink it on its own.’
For the protein she adds prawns, but explains to her followers that this can be supplemented by mixing and matching ingredients, depending on what is in the fridge.
These ingredients then are added onto a base of peppery rocket and topped with feta, pomegranate seeds and a spoonful of the M&S gut boost — which is a blend of seeds, pine kernels, goji berries, legumes, nuts and dried lion’s mane mushroom.
‘This is honestly one of my go to salads, the formula is so simple but it keeps you full all afternoon,’ Ms English said.
This recipe is high in fibre due to the chickpeas and seed topping.
Fibre, which is the part of plant-based foods that can’t be completely broken down by out guts, helps to regulate our digestive system and frequently expel harmful chemicals from the body.
Diets high in the nutrient have been found to significantly reduce the risk of bowel cancer.
Government guidelines recommend eating 30g of fibre per day — found in leafy green vegetables, pulses and wholegrains.
For dinner, English makes a red Thai coconut brothy rice.
Everything is cooked in one pot for this meal. She starts by adding the aromatic base of garlic, chili ginger and a spring onion.
Then, the chicken is cooked in the broth before it is taken out, shredded and put straight back in with the vegetables.
It’s served with lots of crispy chili oil and scattered with fresh herbs and plated up ready to ‘dive in’.
‘It is so warming and comforting and again left overs will freeze really well and it is just a brilliant mid week meal. That was me well fed and ready for bed,’ Ms English said.
