
Pinch of Nom's Kay Allison: 'My relationship with food hasn't always been fun'
Kay Allinson is one part of the 鈥楶inch of Nom duo鈥 that authored the award winning cooking books and blog.
Despite the joy food and cooking has brought to her life, Kay says her relationship with food 鈥渉asn鈥檛 always been fun鈥.
鈥淚 suffer from a form of PTSD and a big part of that is comforting with food.
鈥淚 think it鈥檚 one of the things that I think readers see in us, is the struggles that they also go through,鈥 she says.
When writing the book, Kay said that she wanted to make sure it gave no promises of weight loss and wanted to ensure it was inclusive for everyone.
鈥淪o many people hit a diet in January and pile loads of pressure on themselves, and that pressure is really hard. It鈥檚 one of the hardest things anyone can do.
鈥淔or us it鈥檚 just making food that everyone in the family can enjoy and know that it鈥檚 actually alright for you,鈥 she says.
This clip is originally from Nihal Arthanayake on December 19 2022.
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