By the time Grace was 13 months, she had never tasted carb or sugary treat like other kids. Instead, she was used to eating a diet rich in fruits, veggies and even some more sophisticated dishes like sauerkraut, chia pudding, and quinoa porridge. While most kids would dread the day their mom fed them broccoli or sprouts, for Grace it was the only diet she knew...
Although many skeptics might think a baby Paleo diet sounds strange, it actually was not as radical as it seems. After Grace transitioned to solids, her typical daily diet included eggs and veggies from the previous night for breakfast. When it came to lunchtime, Grace would eat veggies and roast chicken. For dinner she would have meals like spaghetti bolognese with noodles made from zucchini. As a snack Grace would eat fruit instead of sugary treats or cakes. In fact, for her first birthday Shannon made a Paleo-safe strawberry panna cotta. We all wondering what Grace looked like when she got older!
Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.
Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.
Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.