The first recipe I made was a disaster. I'd been chopping and pressing dates to create a raw brownie, and I thought it would work even better if I blended them in a food processor. So I went and bought one specially. When my boyfriend at the time came over to try the results, he took one bite and spat it out - I'd left the plastic on the blades.

I love exercise, but I didn't join a single sports club as a student - I have no hand-eye coordination. Things like yoga are amazing, but anything with a ball just isn't for me.

I want to make vegetables a bit cooler and help people see them as something that can be an interesting, delicious addition to any meal, but that doesn't mean you should feel you only need to eat broccoli!

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

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'm always cooking big veggie curries for friends with tons of spices, coconut milk, chilli - I'll saute potatoes in the spices, then cook them with all the flavours and stir in some chickpeas and spinach at the end before serving it on a bed of sesame brown rice. It's easy to do and tastes amazing!

Honestly, I have been able to accept my father's new relationship because you get to that point with your parents that you realise it's their life, not yours.

I'm not at yoga all the time, but equally, I'm not being sick after a night out.

Growing up, my dad was the ultimate person for open-mindedness.

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

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

Just because I like being healthy doesn't mean I can't have fun - I don't drink excessively, but I'll have a couple of vodka-and-sodas.

I was a very, very slow learner. I was good at nothing.

If you have a large family like ours, you have to fight to get your point across, and I think I learned that from my dad.

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.

I didn't believe in marriage; I thought it was a silly concept before I met Matt.

You've got to introduce people to things in a way they're going to enjoy.

I don't want people to see healthy eating as a diet. I want it to be satisfying food that everyone takes pleasure in eating.

I wouldn't ever have believed I would marry so young, but it was love at first sight, so there was no point in holding back for the sake of it.

I love social media, but it made me quite anxious.

It's so cool, the number of emails I get from people saying I changed their life. It's pretty crazy.

I don't know what would happen to me if I ate a bacon sandwich, but I'm just not interested.

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

It's about making small changes at first and adding foods to your diet before you take any away; start with one extra vegetable or fruit at every meal, and hey, presto, that's 21 portions a week.