Gillian Hudson (The Natural Foodie on Instagram)

Gillie is a busy stay at home mum with 3 little girls and has a love and passion for simple comforting home cooking whilst supporting British produce.

Gillie believes in nourishment, balance and natural foods when cooking for her loved ones. British produce plays a key role in Gillie’s world as she is a keen enthusiast for supporting British produce and small independent businesses, and regards British food as some of the highest quality and safest in the world. Buying British food can also reduce our carbon footprint, which is better for the environment. As Gillie says “Our animals are well looked after here - our food is produced to the highest environmental and animal welfare standards in the world, surely this is worth celebrating!. I am thrilled to be an ambassador of Love British Food this year and  I will continue to share the best of British recipes.

Gillie works hard at home to be resourceful and is known to be able to ‘make something out of nothing’, and aims to reduce waste when cooking by being resourceful with food ‘on the turn’ and also with packaging - recycling is big on their agenda. Some of her batch cooking tips are also often featured on her instagram page @thenaturalfoodie, including making hearty nourishing broth the day after a roast chicken with the chicken carcass.  Gillie has a keen interest in making homemade granola too - also made with British oats, seeds, nuts and oil. She is also keen to start a pop-up evening with one of her friends who owns a local small business - they too will be serving local and in season produce!