I’m Pip Payne (aka The Slimming Foodie) and I’ve been blogging about food since 2015 from my home on the outskirts of Dartmoor in Devon, where I live with my husband, 2 daughters (aged 10 & 8) and a dog! The Slimming Foodie all started with a Facebook page - I couldn’t find any inspiration in the recipes out there for people like me - busy juggling all the demands of life, but ready to lose some weight whilst still enjoying food. I started by photographing and sharing our daily dinners, and quickly found that thousands of people were inspired by the food that I was making. The Slimming Foodie has now won 3 industry awards, has over 250,000 followers across social media, and the blog has been read by over 4 million people.I love food, and the joy of eating. Bringing friends and family together around the table to share in the pleasure of delicious food has always been my passion. But I also know that I need to eat a well-rounded balanced diet to have a positive effect on my health. The journey of discovering new ingredients, experimenting with flavour combinations and the process of bringing it all together in the kitchen, the heart of the home, is exciting for me. Since starting The Slimming Foodie, I have discovered that with a few simple adjustments I can make all of my favourite meals more balanced without losing any of that great taste, creating a plate of food that is truly tempting, can be consumed by family and friends with no feelings of compromising in any way - just the enjoyment of a marvellous meal.By sharing recipes which inspire people to cook from scratch, The Slimming Foodie is all about delicious, home-cooked meals that can work for anyone who is on a slimming journey. My focus for creating recipes is that they need to be meals that people would want to eat day-to day, that are nourishing, budget conscious and approachable without being too time consuming. First and foremost they have to taste great! But also important is that they use fresh, healthy ingredients that are easily available and that could be prepared in a home kitchen. I also try to introduce some new ideas and foods that people might not have considered before. Ingredients that make the dishes higher in calories have been cut out, reduced or swapped without compromising the dishes in any way, if anything this way of approaching food allows the good stuff to shine through!I spend my time creating new recipes for the blog, and working with brands to create content for their social media and online campaigns. My first cookbook The Slimming Foodie was published in the UK on 29th April 2021.My second cookbook, The Slimming Foodie In One will be published in the UK on 14th April 2022.Website: www.theslimmingfoodie.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/the_slimming_foodie/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/slimmingfoodieTikTok: https://tikitoks.com/@the_slimming_foodiePinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/theslimmingfoodie/Twitter: https://twitter.com/slimmingfoodieRead more about this authorRead less about this author