Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Ella Woodward

I still have a sweet tooth, so I bake a lot, but I'd much rather have one of my sweet potato brownies than a processed chocolate bar.

I was really inspired by lots of people I came across who were managing various illnesses through diet and lifestyle. I kind of figured, you know, if it worked for them, then I might as well try it and see if it works. So I did.

I love knowing exactly what you're putting onto your skin and about the ingredient benefits of those products.

My problem with the word 'clean' is that it has become too complicated. It has become too loaded. When I first read the term, it meant natural, unprocessed. Now it doesn't mean that at all. It means diet. It means fad.

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 literally never ate fruit or vegetables before. My diet instead revolved around ice cream, chocolate, peanut butter and jelly eaten with a spoon, pick-n-mix, and lots of cereal and pasta - I was a sugar monster.

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.

I've always loved the scent of rose; it's just the most beautiful scent. If you open my bathroom cupboard, everything is rose scented.

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.

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

On a weekday, I'll go for a big bowl of creamy porridge with almond butter and berries if I'm at home, or a super quick chia seed breakfast if I'm running out the door first thing.

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

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

If I could go back in time to Freshers' Week, I'd tell myself to make the most of university. Enjoy the fact you have all this time to do things you love. People always say that to you when you're about to start, but you never listen, do you?

I always carry a little jar of nuts around with me. I roast them beforehand with tamari and thyme to give them a deliciously rich flavour.

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

I love cooking and having friends over for dinner, so a beautiful table to sit around is a must.

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

There's no such thing as 'bad' food or 'good' food.

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

The most important thing is to snack on things that are filled with real food and nourishing ingredients that will leave you feeling energised and happy.

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.

I can smell bacon sizzling or chicken roasting and appreciate the aroma, but I don't want to eat it.

If you're struggling with that sweet tooth, try making healthy sugar swaps using things like honey, maple syrup, and medjool dates. These are all completely natural and will satisfy any sweet cravings.

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.

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.

Since September 2013, I have been in a really good place with my health. But I still have to be conscious about keeping it in that good place and taking care of myself.

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.

As I started eating more natural foods and thinking about what I was putting into my body, I became more interested in what I was putting on it, too.

I've always been pretty lucky with my skin. I did notice a big change when I changed my diet and started to eat more natural foods in that my skin just got clearer and brighter.

If you only buy one kitchen gadget at uni, make it a NutriBullet.They're relatively small and inexpensive, and they make it so incredibly easy to get all of your portions of fruit and vegetables every day.

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

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.

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 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 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.

Believe me, there's nothing I hate more than feeling hungry.

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.

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.

Just because you want to eat vegetables and eat well doesn't mean you can't share food and have fun with it. It should still be an exciting thing. It shouldn't be just eating kale on your own in the corner.

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

Eating well isn't about dieting or deprivation, so you shouldn't feel that you're bound to certain rules.

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

Social media is incredible: it creates a community that I'm really proud to be a part of, but it also creates illusions and a false reality, and it's difficult to grow up with that.

Home-made smoothies are a great way of satisfying a sweet tooth. Adding in things like frozen banana will make it taste super sweet and creamy.

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!

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

I'm promoting healthy - healthier - eating, not suggesting everyone should emulate me.

I think the smell of something is so important, especially when you're putting it on your face.

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.

When life gives you Monday, dip it in glitter and sparkle all day.

I have always kept my beauty regime super simple, but I would say discovering you could use coconut oil to take off eye-makeup remover has been a game changer.

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

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