12 Instagram Foodies We Love

September 20, 2016

Instagram: @uglyproduceisbeautiful

By Meghan Zichelli

We’ve all done it. Snapping photos of our meals before we take a bite to inspire and yes, make others drool with envy, literally. And nowhere is this more in evidence than on Instagram. With 187 million posts tagged #food, 98 million tagged #foodporn and 42 million tagged #foodie, it’s hard to discern which cooks to follow and be inspired by. Who is the next Annie Liebovitz of food? Check out 12 of our favorite food Instagrammers worldwide to follow.

Eat Real Food: In between dreamlike beach photos of Sydney, Australia and The Hamptons, New York (the cities she lives in), Heather Cox shares how she eats real food that is local, organic and sustainable and how these choices affect our health and well-being.

Orange, Mango, Goji, and Cayenne Pepper Smoothie

Instagram: @eatrealfoodnyc

Pinch of Yum: Lindsay Ostrom not only develops delicious and easy-to-make recipes, but uses her Instagram account to show us how to make them in fun and easy-to-follow short videos.

Banh Mi Bowl

Instagram: @pinchofyum

VeguKate: Kate Gavlick, who has a Master’s of Nutrition, shares the health benefits of the ingredients she uses in her local, seasonable and unprocessed recipes as well as tips on how to lead a healthy lifestyle.

Matcha Chia Pudding

Instagram: @vegukate

Shuchi82: Chef Shuchi is a New York City-based private chef, consultant and photographer with a focus on Indian food, reflecting the country in which she was born and raised. Her account is full of wonderful photos of her creative Indian-inspired recipes.

Chicken, Kale, and Red Pepper Stir-Fry with Naan

Instagram: @shuchi82

Cravings in Amsterdam: Paola, who is originally from Peru, takes gorgeous photos of her cooking (some look more like art than a meal!) as well as of her current home, Amsterdam.

Waffled Pea and Bacon Risotto

Instagram: @cravingsinamsterdam

Ambitious Kitchen: Monique focuses on a healthy living lifestyle, so alongside her many recipes, which are specially developed with clean eating in mind, you can find exercise inspiration.

Vegan and Gluten Free Chickpea Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies

Instagram: @ambitiouskitchen

Living Chirpy: Shay, the cook, and Cody, her photographer husband, are the team behind this account of tasty low-carb and gluten-free recipes. Side note: They’re building a tiny home to live in!

Low-Carb Cauliflower Creamed Spinach Gratin

Instagram: @livingchirpy

My Blue and White Kitchen: Food blogger Sini Ellen might sometimes post more photos of her idyllic Nordic surroundings than of food, but all of her pictures will make you want to throw on a cozy sweater and enjoy one of her seasonal inspired recipes by the fireplace.

Nordic Salmon Soup

Instagram: @myblueandwhitekitchen

Ugly Produce is Beautiful: Sarah Phillips uses her account to bring awareness to the high volume of food that is wasted every day in the U.S. by arranging fruits and vegetables into works of art that showcase their beauty.

Ugly Vegetable Pattern-scape

Instagram: @uglyproduceisbeautiful

Health Chef Lindsey: Lindsey Becker is a New York City-based private chef as well as a pregnancy health coach. She focuses on what to eat for fertility, pregnancy and breastfeeding, and is about to give birth to her first child, so we look forward to her healthy baby food shots!