Some notes on Grace: She is in fact lactose intolerant which is why she is dairy free. She also drinks hot water simply because she likes it. It’s her favorite beverage. She HATES coffee. She also had multiple followers tell her she eats A LOT of sugar every day which she didn’t seem to even realize and she made a video cutting out sugar for a day which was hilarious to watch. She is a treasure. I hope this video gets her more followers. She deserves it.
Yes she has such a good relationship with food it's amazing how she doesn't care and at the same time she is trying vegan foods, she bakes a lot and she LOVES food but in a healthy and balanced way. 🤗
I absaloutley ADORE grackle, she’s litterally a breath of fresh air. And for people that’s suffered with ED she’s so free with her eating, and I wish wish / hope I can get to that point xx
Any grackle fans will know Grace will be so annoyed by her breakfast choice. Grace Litterally lives for a bougie breakfast. This is probably the most boring breakfast I've ever seen Grace have.
She's the only person on yt who's diet reflects the people i see on an everyday basis outside of influencers and internet personas and that..says a lot about the internet and wieiad videos. Wish more people with 'average' diets were represented.
When I was recovering from anorexia and at some point got to decide what to eat, my dietician would give me feedback about my food choices at the end of every week. I once got the feedback “you should eat more iron and vitamine A” (and told me which foods I could include of course). I was so confused about my diet lacking those two things because I felt I ate a lot more healthily than average person. My dietician’s response: “the average person doesn’t have a healthy diet”.
@@alexandrasarafoglou4452 I guess so she could definitely add more veg but as long as she's eating what she enjoys and its balanced eating like a kid isn't problematic
@@alexandrasarafoglou4452 Strongly disagree. She eats fast food in a lot of videos because that's often the theme for the video - I don't think there's any evidence on her channel she eats a lot of fast food generally, in her unfilmed diet. Also I was never allowed to scoff an entire bag of sweets as a child but I'm not going to pretend I haven't done that once or twice as an adult too. And, no child I know willingly eats olives! She doesn't have a perfect diet, but most people don't.
Grace is my absolute favorite. She is a breath of fresh air and truly has the best attitude. She's funny and real and if anyone says anything bad about her I will fight them in a macys parking lot. Also she drinks hot water because she doesn't like coffee, and isn't huge on tea. Caffeine and Grace do not get along. She is also very lactose intolerant and that is why she's dairy free, she's talked about his on her channel often and all her baking is dairy free as well. Great source for vegan recipes.
grace bakes dairy free because she is lactose intolerant and therefore she makes a lot of vegan meals because it is just easier. which I'm definitely not complaining about but just to let you know.
@@SunSooTae pretty normal amount of snacks to me haha I need to eat every three hours cuz I get nauseous when my blood sugar drops too low. And grace is v naturally thin so probably has a high metabolism.
Abbey Sharp My husband is absolutely obsessed with cereal, he eats it every single day! Sometimes twice a day! Or three! He thinks having upwards of ten boxes of cereal in our pantry is “running low”. He’ll never stop eating cereal but over the past couple of years I’ve managed to get him to go for lower sugar, higher fiber options.
Never heard of or seen her videos actually. I was a model and still have a horrific eating disorder, and I agree that she seems to have a really casual relationship with food which is sort of what I'm aiming for as it's definitely healthier than obsessive! Thank you Abbey for introducing me to her videos.
Former model with an ED here! 1. You've got this! It does, very slowly, get better. 2. DELIGHTED you've found Grace through this channel but wouldn't recommend this kind of video - ie. nitpicking someone with a totally normal diet. Best of luck lovely xx
I'm no model, just a regular chubby gal and I want this kind of relationship with food one day. I'm "dieting" but it diesnt feel like it as it's just CICO but my aim for while losing weight is to understand portion sizes better and to have a healthy relationship with food where I wont always have to watch what I eat all the time.
@@enochchaos9152 a goal of having a healthy relationship with food is what brings us together then and I hope you are able to achieve that. the psychological aspect of any journey is the most important and as long as you are happy and optimistic you can do anything 💜💜💜
I love that you're promoting Grace's channel! she's such an anomaly in this platform! her relaxed and positive look on life and food is something a lot of people need to try. I encourage anyone in the comments struggling with their relationship with food to follow this girl, and if you're following cheat days or mukbang channels, realize it may be doing you more harm than good. Abbey, your attitude through all this video was a mood haha, very refreshing, I love positive videos showing people there's hope out there with food influencers.
My ED got really bad over quarantine... it actually made me realize I have an ED. We went to the doctor’s office and I was told I was underweight, but not severely. I looked pale and I had no energy at all. I was also told I either start eating more or I’m sent to a psychiatric unit. Now I’m in my bed at 12 am eating crackers and hummus because I’m hungry. I’ve gained 5 pounds in the last 3 weeks-a month! (: I know it probably doesn’t sound like much, but I’ve been working so hard to tell my ED no and allowing myself to enjoy food. If there’s anyone out there struggling, I promise you that you CAN make the choice to recover. It’s not always easy, it’s a lot of the time difficult but it’s so worth it. I believe in you! Now go eat a fear food, start your recovery! You can do it
So happy that you're fighting your ED! It's definetely hard but possible! And always remember food is our fuel and so tastyy. Wishing you all the best 💕
I'm very proud of you! It's not easy but I promise you it will ALL be worth it in the end. We all believe in you. Food is not the enemy and you GOT THIS! All the best XXX
I also want to point out that usually when Grace labels something a “mukbang” it’s less of a typical high volume/high calorie sort of thing and more of a trying a smaller amount of several different types/flavors/brands of a food. She isn’t really someone who (at least not in her videos) eats massive amounts of food in one go.
Abbey Sharp Sorry about that, I commented it wanting to clarify when you mentioned it at the beginning. I’ll hold off till I finish the video in the future. Thank you for letting me know.
Thank you for clarifying. I started scrolling while watching and I was legit thinking “how does she eat all this? She’s so slim.” But it makes sense she satisfies her craving and then moves on. Role model vibes 🙌🏾
Lol I’m sitting here eating some ice cream and thought the same. How dare she not eat more vegetables. 😂 Even though my only vegetables today was lettuce... twice
Very interesting. Remember though we have way less added sugar and salt in our food in the U.K. Even with like for like products such as Heinz tomato ketchup, Doritos and even McDonalds fries. There has been an active ongoing process for the past 10 years or so to reduce salt and sugar in food. Pretty much everything has ‘new improved recipe’, ‘now with less salt’, ‘reduced Sugar’, ‘reduces salt’ , ‘30% less sugar/salt’ etc labels on them. It’s been great in a way as the changes have happened slowly and as a nation we have adjusted. The salty, sugary breakfast cereals of my childhood taste nothing like they did back then. Things like chocolate bars and cans of fizzy drinks are way smaller over here too.
I love Grace! She's been such a positive influence in my ED recovery because she's so relaxed around food. She also constantly reiterates that her diet is what works for her and that everyone is different with individual needs. We really do need more influencers like her!
I agree I think abbey did a great job being positive about grace but providing tips for the viewers. It didn’t feel like critical of grace our perfect queen!
Grace is amazing and she sadly gets comments that say she's too thin, has or had eating problems, it's so far from truth as seen in this review and her videos (and is false anyway). She's just tall and her whole family is like that, and she shows a really great approach to food for her audience which is refreshing in modern internet.
i love her!!! and also love how she chose her mental health over modeling when her agency told her she needed to lose inches still (😡!!!) she’s definitely an example i try to follow especially now during recovery
I agree with the recommendation to follow Grackle! I think Grace does a lovely job genuinely being herself and not trying to cultivate a social media specific image, and her relationships with her family are endearing and hilarious. As a psychotherapist who frequently works with adolescents, I encourage my clients to watch her videos so they can see a role model who openly discusses her imperfections and quirks and who is unapologetically herself. It's incredibly refreshing.
I love her! She’s so relaxed and joyful, and she always puts me in a good mood. She’s also been experimenting a lot more with the types of videos she does which has been fun
This is a great vide Abbey, I've been watching Grace's videos for a while and think she's great. What I love about her (and you've sort of mentioned in this video) is that she represents what I think the majority of people / the average person eats - it's definitely not perfect and your suggestions were super helpful, but what's so important about Grace is that overall her diet is balanced and she's meeting her basic needs in a way that most people can relate to. And she has fun with food, trying out different things etc. I also am pretty sure Grace doesn't make these "what I eat in a day" videos with any intention of teaching us about food/diet, I've never heard her say anything on the line of "this is good for you because..." which is nice. Even her drinking hot water, I'm pretty sure that's not done with any intention but just what she's grown up to drink?
Yes, I think it's really helpful to see Abbey's comments on a normal diet so we can learn how we can tweak it to improve it. If in a video I see absolutely nothing I normally eat and just green juice and tropical superfoods, well, I'm realistically not going to switch my diet to that, ever. Ok, I'll order the superfoods and use them twice and then they'll go out of date in the pantry, that's realistically what happens. So it's super informative to see small things a normal person can very realistically do to actually improve their diets. Much more helpful than those crazy I eat 14kg of papaya monomeal crap.
Iva Čukić Absolutely! I've just come across some out-of-date spirulina that I bought and hardly used cos it makes everything look disgustingly like rank pond water! 😂
Grack is the best. Can you do a historical food nutrition video? I'm curious about how balanced meals were in like the 50s/60s when aspics were all the rage.
Abbey Sharp I think it would be a fun episode to review the BBC show: “The Supersizers Go...” it’s basically Sue Perkins (host of Great British Bakeoff) and food critic Giles Coren, going and eating and living in historical eras for a week. It’s immersive and has food historians and a professional chef fixing their meals so they are historically accurate. You can find episodes on youtube.
Her and her family are all active in food prep, they actually eat interesting and yummy food. She seems to have such a healthy relationship with food. Her channel is pure gold in general. She brings a sense of normalcy to RUclips.
I’d love to see you review more European youtubers or youtubers from other countries so we can get exposure to different types of food and ways of eating!
Would love if you reviewed more POC's. I get that you wouldn't want to be the white woman judging what POC's are eating but it does promote the idea that the fitness/nutrition influencers are all white. Love your channel and appreciate all of the great information you put out!
Abbey I feel like I have learned SO MUCH from your videos! Literally I'll go to make a snack and think "will this keep me satiated?" and add in some protein or fat and I feel so much better on the daily!!
Hey abbey! I just want to say your tips about balancing meals have been so so helpful for me! I often find myself under-satisfied with my meals and snacks, but have started adding salads on the side of my sandwiches, steamed veg on the side of my dinner, throwing berries on top of my cereal, etc., has really really helped me- plus, I eat whatever I want, and feel so satisfied!!
As a student dietitian in Australia I love seeing Grackle's intuitive approach to eating! I actually found this video from the comments section of Grace's latest video about eating to the British Food guidelines (which was also great to see the different meal plan recommendations compared to Australia's typical foods). I had been an avid follower of Grace before this however and totally agreed that her intuitive approach and enjoyment of eating is so so soooo refreshing! Especially considering she was previously a model. So glad you reviewed her Abbey, Grace deserves to hear this great feedback and also to gain more followers. I love how you commended her for her intuitive approach even though it is slightly higher in discretionary choices. She isn't restrictive and she is just living her life! At the end of the day happiness is what counts!
Grackle was one of the first “what I eat in a day” youtubers I ever watched and I think I should go back to watching her because her casual way of approaching food is great.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but at 29:26 Grace says: "I'm due on..." I think she might be referring to getting her period, which can make you crave chocolate. That would explain the amount of chocolate she ate, which she admits was a lot. Those pretzels sound delicious though.
Grace is an absolute whole mood. I love her. Her videos and vlogs relax me so much...her voice....its just so damn soothing. Thank you for reviewing her I hope it gets her more follows so she creates even more content.
Grace is amazing! She's one of my top go-to's when I just need some fun positive vibes! tbh I never expected to see her be reviewed, but I'm glad you did because she eats a pretty normal overall diet and is very flexible and likes to experiment with food which I totally vibe with :)
Grace is one of my FAVORITES! She does love hot water - she mentions in other videos that coffee and tea aren’t her thing. Sometimes she steeps fresh mint to make mint tea and change things up. She’s just really fun to watch and has such a great personality.
I’m getting so emotional thinking how proud I am of her getting noticed, she is the kindest, loveliest most down to earth RUclipsr ever, doesn’t care about doing things right, as long as it’s right for her and her family ❤️❤️ xxxx
Grace is absolutely amazing, she’s THE only person that I religiously watch on here anymore, she makes me giggle and she’s without a doubt the most down to earth and relatable person on this platform imo! she needs protecting at all costs
I can not tell you how much I appreciate your emphasis on seeing how food makes you feel rather than saying too much sugar isn't healthy, Abbey. I can't stress this enough. Thank you!
This is my first video of yours I've watched because I looove Grace. And I love how gentle and respectful you are, what a wonderful person you seem to be.
I love this review as Gracie eats healthy without the pretentious ‘superfoods’ like the VS secret models do- she eats realistically and in a way that we can all afford
YES this is such a complaint of mine about those rich influencer diets who eat açaí bowls, avocado toast, kale and goji berries constantly. Those are so expensive sometimes and you can often get the same nutrition in much cheaper, less glamorous foods.
I understand your point and some people might actually eat like this, but as I compare this to my friends and family, not a single one really eats like this, even though nobody is an influencer. Oatmeal, eggs, smoothies etc is far more normal in my perspective.
@@user-ur1iy6ch5j I was thinking more that most of these are people loading up on detox tea, protein powders, a perfectly made acai bowls. Most people eat easily found foods not expensive exotic food. My daily breakfast is generally oatmeal with banana a d walnuts but i don't add hemp hearts and protein powder. I am sure those things are super healthy but I also doubt they fit in my normal grocery budget.
@@Sterling8953 exactly, most "normal" people have to cook with what they have, rather than fussy, separately packaged little health snacks. I don't eat similar foods to Grackle because I like different things, but the way she approaches meals is more of the scavenging style I'm accustomed to lol
Oh GOSH this is the crossover Ive been waiting for, Grace is such a breath of fresh air 😭💕 Id say what she eats is pretty typical for the average British household and she (at least from what we see in her videos) seems to have a really healthy relationship with food!
I am so glad you gave Grace a good review. I love love love both her channels as she and her family are such a lovely wholesome group of people. I think highly enough of her to recommend her to my 12 year old daughter to watch. She has such a vibrant personality and lovely relationship with her parents and siblings. She has the kind of attitude I hope my girls will have as they get older.
I love Grace's approach to her eating, it is so refreshing. As a 33 year old woman I may not be her target audience but I find her energy & her family life so wonderfully comforting. :)
I love Grackle she is such a breath of fresh air in the world of youtube diets and what I eat in a days! She is the most realistic and my favorite food youtuber to watch! This was my favorite video of yours ever! You have to review more of Grackle's videos again sometime, she is so awesome.
A video on those saturated fats would be interesting. I keep hearing such mixed views about it that it would be nice to hear professionals thoughts about it.
I absolutely love watching your reviews as I find them so informative. You are also brilliant at eloquently conveying nutritional feedback without being critical or destructive. It really is a talent!
I came across grace about when quarantine first started, and at the time I was trying to recover from my ed. Ever since I’ve started watching her, she’s inspired me to just start eating the things I enjoy again! I love the positive energy she gives in her videos!
LOVE GRACKLE!! I’ve been following her for over a year now and find her so refreshing, healthy and funny. Love her family too.....especially her dad. ❤️❤️
Your message here is so important. Having your voice (as a nutritionist) cheering on young women who eat what they LIKE and are happy to do so is missing everywhere else in all media. We need voices like yours to get the message out to younger generations. Your channel is a public service channel. All the best to you and your baby.
Yaaaaaaas! I noticed your comment about this video coming up and I love the Booth family. They’re so normal about food and lovely to each other. My household wasn’t like that at all and it’s very nice to see. You’re glowing, Abbey and I love the shirt. ❤️
I have been waiting for this! Grace is one of my favourite RUclipsrs and seems so very genuine! Her relationship with food is something I really really love and inspire to be like in the future. Her energy & outlook on life and food also is something to take notes on!
I really enjoyed this video. You did a good job of balancing nutrition advice while still applauding her realistic diet habits that help those of us practicing intuitive eating and trying to avoid dieting and it’s rituals.
I love Grace, I'm 42, have struggled with my weight my whole life and have MS and she is such a lovely breathe of fresh air to watch. I am gluten free (barley allergy) and dairy free (dairy allergy) and i started watching Grace because she bakes without dairy. She is a sweetie who loves her food
I’m watching this while eating ramen noodles damn near midnight. Oh well! But I love Grace. I’ve been binge watching her videos because they just make me feel so safe and comforted during my quarantine anxiety💞
I don't know if Abbey is relaxing or if she's only strict with vegans... I mean this girls needs "a little bit more veggies" and eats fried stuff everyday whereas a vegan has a breakfast on muesli, banana and soy milk and would be like "WHERE IS THE PROTEIN!?". Just a feeling, but I still love this channel.
I'm honestly really happy to see a more relaxed approach to food, so my reviews both have to take into account diet restrictions/ rules/ diet culture content and also nutritional content. So of course every youtubers reviews will look different based.
I think it’s mostly because a lot of vegans on the RUclips platform have some harmful messages or may spread misinformation. There are plenty of vegans on RUclips that abbey has given the green stamp, like unnatural vegan and cheap lazy vegan. She’s usually strict when the vegan suBject is super restrictive like freelee or some other vegans that I don’t remember right now.
So happy to see you reviewing Grace so positively! Can confirm from other videos that she is lactose intolerant hence the dairy free lifestyle. I love that she simply shares what she's having on any given day without judgement.
This is the first review you've done where I knew the youtuber beforehand! I love her personality and random food combination ideas. Great review, as always!
Abby, I discovered your channel a couple of weeks ago and I can wholeheartedly say that you have greatly changed my mentality on food.✨ I’m on a weight loss journey and your videos have helped me understand nutrition and diet better to go through this journey in the most healthy way possible. I would love to see a video all about salt! Don’t stop doing what you’re doing bc it’s amazing! Thank you!
Some notes on Grace:
She is in fact lactose intolerant which is why she is dairy free.
She also drinks hot water simply because she likes it. It’s her favorite beverage. She HATES coffee.
She also had multiple followers tell her she eats A LOT of sugar every day which she didn’t seem to even realize and she made a video cutting out sugar for a day which was hilarious to watch.
She is a treasure. I hope this video gets her more followers. She deserves it.
Lol 😂 love it !!
She’s not lactose intolerant she’s allergic to dairy
@@mandelade people don't realize that there's a difference
@@zsOFFesz its dairy free butter....
she's allergic to dairy, not lactose intolerant, there's a difference!
SHES MY ABSOLUTE FAV PERSON TO WATCH!!!! She’s such a positive influence!
agreed shes great!
Truly 🥰
Yes she has such a good relationship with food it's amazing how she doesn't care and at the same time she is trying vegan foods, she bakes a lot and she LOVES food but in a healthy and balanced way. 🤗
Love Grace
Same here! She's not trying to be fancy just because she's online
I absaloutley ADORE grackle, she’s litterally a breath of fresh air. And for people that’s suffered with ED she’s so free with her eating, and I wish wish / hope I can get to that point xx
You can do it! ❤️❤️ It’s a long process but so worth it.
Went to your channel and had a browse. I have suffered from E.D since 1998. Your channel looks super inspiring so decided to subscribe :) :)
Agreed!
Any grackle fans will know Grace will be so annoyed by her breakfast choice. Grace Litterally lives for a bougie breakfast. This is probably the most boring breakfast I've ever seen Grace have.
Thanks for sharing!
So true! She spends more time in her kitchen than anyone I know! Lol
Yes!! I was hoping to see her make her pancakes, Abbey would love that recipe
She wouldn’t be impressed lol 😂😂😂
It’s her favorite meal of the day!
She's the only person on yt who's diet reflects the people i see on an everyday basis outside of influencers and internet personas and that..says a lot about the internet and wieiad videos. Wish more people with 'average' diets were represented.
Yus! Thank you.
She also eats like a child though.. it feels like 80% of what she’s eating are sweets and fast food..
When I was recovering from anorexia and at some point got to decide what to eat, my dietician would give me feedback about my food choices at the end of every week. I once got the feedback “you should eat more iron and vitamine A” (and told me which foods I could include of course). I was so confused about my diet lacking those two things because I felt I ate a lot more healthily than average person. My dietician’s response: “the average person doesn’t have a healthy diet”.
@@alexandrasarafoglou4452 I guess so she could definitely add more veg but as long as she's eating what she enjoys and its balanced eating like a kid isn't problematic
@@alexandrasarafoglou4452 Strongly disagree. She eats fast food in a lot of videos because that's often the theme for the video - I don't think there's any evidence on her channel she eats a lot of fast food generally, in her unfilmed diet. Also I was never allowed to scoff an entire bag of sweets as a child but I'm not going to pretend I haven't done that once or twice as an adult too. And, no child I know willingly eats olives! She doesn't have a perfect diet, but most people don't.
Grace is my absolute favorite. She is a breath of fresh air and truly has the best attitude. She's funny and real and if anyone says anything bad about her I will fight them in a macys parking lot. Also she drinks hot water because she doesn't like coffee, and isn't huge on tea. Caffeine and Grace do not get along. She is also very lactose intolerant and that is why she's dairy free, she's talked about his on her channel often and all her baking is dairy free as well. Great source for vegan recipes.
Agreed! Thanks for sharing
grace bakes dairy free because she is lactose intolerant and therefore she makes a lot of vegan meals because it is just easier. which I'm definitely not complaining about but just to let you know.
@@tash7052 lol that's exactly what they said
@@tash7052 that is EXACTLY what that person said lol
Omg I adore grackle, she really helped me to recover from my eating disorder by posting normal eating videos!
I'm so glad!
I find her videos super weird 😂😂😂 Who has that many snacks at home 😂
@@SunSooTae pretty normal amount of snacks to me haha
I need to eat every three hours cuz I get nauseous when my blood sugar drops too low. And grace is v naturally thin so probably has a high metabolism.
I can't believe that!! She's helping me do the same!! She's trying food so "normal" and easy. Love it
Same!
Grackle needs to be protected, sees the big sister/mother/best friend I’ve always needed
:)
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OMG she’s like a totally normal person! 😲 She eats cereal for breakfast! I didn’t think anyone on social media ate cereal for breakfast any more!
ahahaha right?! i also eat cereal like 3 - 4 days a week. sometimes i just dont feel like oatmeal and thats ok
Abbey Sharp My husband is absolutely obsessed with cereal, he eats it every single day! Sometimes twice a day! Or three! He thinks having upwards of ten boxes of cereal in our pantry is “running low”. He’ll never stop eating cereal but over the past couple of years I’ve managed to get him to go for lower sugar, higher fiber options.
Daniela Culora I don’t enjoy super sugary cereal tbh. Not as a bowl for breakfast but occasionally as a handful as a snack lol
Lol we have three different varieties in the house at all times. It’s my favourite thing in the world.
I’m a savoury breakfast I usually eat eggs and toast
grace is the sweetest loveliest young woman ever, she's a blessing
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Never heard of or seen her videos actually. I was a model and still have a horrific eating disorder, and I agree that she seems to have a really casual relationship with food which is sort of what I'm aiming for as it's definitely healthier than obsessive! Thank you Abbey for introducing me to her videos.
Thanks for sharing your experience. Glad it was helpful!
Former model with an ED here! 1. You've got this! It does, very slowly, get better. 2. DELIGHTED you've found Grace through this channel but wouldn't recommend this kind of video - ie. nitpicking someone with a totally normal diet. Best of luck lovely xx
I'm no model, just a regular chubby gal and I want this kind of relationship with food one day. I'm "dieting" but it diesnt feel like it as it's just CICO but my aim for while losing weight is to understand portion sizes better and to have a healthy relationship with food where I wont always have to watch what I eat all the time.
@@enochchaos9152 a goal of having a healthy relationship with food is what brings us together then and I hope you are able to achieve that. the psychological aspect of any journey is the most important and as long as you are happy and optimistic you can do anything 💜💜💜
She's such a delight! I love her channel
I love that you're promoting Grace's channel! she's such an anomaly in this platform! her relaxed and positive look on life and food is something a lot of people need to try. I encourage anyone in the comments struggling with their relationship with food to follow this girl, and if you're following cheat days or mukbang channels, realize it may be doing you more harm than good.
Abbey, your attitude through all this video was a mood haha, very refreshing, I love positive videos showing people there's hope out there with food influencers.
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My ED got really bad over quarantine... it actually made me realize I have an ED. We went to the doctor’s office and I was told I was underweight, but not severely. I looked pale and I had no energy at all. I was also told I either start eating more or I’m sent to a psychiatric unit. Now I’m in my bed at 12 am eating crackers and hummus because I’m hungry. I’ve gained 5 pounds in the last 3 weeks-a month! (: I know it probably doesn’t sound like much, but I’ve been working so hard to tell my ED no and allowing myself to enjoy food. If there’s anyone out there struggling, I promise you that you CAN make the choice to recover. It’s not always easy, it’s a lot of the time difficult but it’s so worth it. I believe in you! Now go eat a fear food, start your recovery! You can do it
Thank you for sharing!! You got this
So proud of you! Keep going, life is so much better on the other side ❤️
So happy that you're fighting your ED! It's definetely hard but possible!
And always remember food is our fuel and so tastyy. Wishing you all the best 💕
you’re doing so so good!! i know how hard it is to control an ED, thank you so much for sharing :))
I'm very proud of you! It's not easy but I promise you it will ALL be worth it in the end. We all believe in you. Food is not the enemy and you GOT THIS! All the best XXX
I also want to point out that usually when Grace labels something a “mukbang” it’s less of a typical high volume/high calorie sort of thing and more of a trying a smaller amount of several different types/flavors/brands of a food. She isn’t really someone who (at least not in her videos) eats massive amounts of food in one go.
totlaly and i talk about at at the end if you watch.
Abbey Sharp Sorry about that, I commented it wanting to clarify when you mentioned it at the beginning. I’ll hold off till I finish the video in the future. Thank you for letting me know.
Yes 100% Gracks Snacks. She's a nibbler.
abbey just so you know, mukbang is pronounced like "muck bong"!
Thank you for clarifying. I started scrolling while watching and I was legit thinking “how does she eat all this? She’s so slim.” But it makes sense she satisfies her craving and then moves on. Role model vibes 🙌🏾
Could not have clicked faster!!!! GRACK IS THE BEST 😭😭😭
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Lol I’m sitting here eating some ice cream and thought the same. How dare she not eat more vegetables. 😂 Even though my only vegetables today was lettuce... twice
Honestly!! I was about to go to sleep but had to watch
Very interesting. Remember though we have way less added sugar and salt in our food in the U.K. Even with like for like products such as Heinz tomato ketchup, Doritos and even McDonalds fries.
There has been an active ongoing process for the past 10 years or so to reduce salt and sugar in food. Pretty much everything has ‘new improved recipe’, ‘now with less salt’, ‘reduced Sugar’, ‘reduces salt’ , ‘30% less sugar/salt’ etc labels on them.
It’s been great in a way as the changes have happened slowly and as a nation we have adjusted. The salty, sugary breakfast cereals of my childhood taste nothing like they did back then.
Things like chocolate bars and cans of fizzy drinks are way smaller over here too.
Yessss
i thought that about the 100g of sugar in two slices of vegan chocolate cake- in the uk its usually more like 40g
I GASPED when I saw this! I just ADORE that girl, she is 100% her own person and it’s absolutely wonderful!💕
Agreed!
Abbey: she could've bumped up the vegetables here
Me, who just ate a handful of mini eggs for lunch: pfft yeah she could've
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Honestly like half the people who watch her haha I love this
To increase the satiety factor of your mini eggs, you could add some peanut butter for some protein and fat :) LOL
Rose Megill 😂😂
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I am literally loving all the grackle support on here, just shows how incredible she is. We all love her :)
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I love Grace! She's been such a positive influence in my ED recovery because she's so relaxed around food. She also constantly reiterates that her diet is what works for her and that everyone is different with individual needs. We really do need more influencers like her!
Yep
Grace does not need any nutrition advice, she’s a balanced inspirational queen and we stan
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I agree I think abbey did a great job being positive about grace but providing tips for the viewers. It didn’t feel like critical of grace our perfect queen!
@@katiebrown218 yes i agree!
I have been following Grace since day one and her approach to food is great and refreshing!
Agreed!
Grace is amazing and she sadly gets comments that say she's too thin, has or had eating problems, it's so far from truth as seen in this review and her videos (and is false anyway). She's just tall and her whole family is like that, and she shows a really great approach to food for her audience which is refreshing in modern internet.
Agreed!
i love her!!! and also love how she chose her mental health over modeling when her agency told her she needed to lose inches still (😡!!!) she’s definitely an example i try to follow especially now during recovery
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I agree with the recommendation to follow Grackle! I think Grace does a lovely job genuinely being herself and not trying to cultivate a social media specific image, and her relationships with her family are endearing and hilarious. As a psychotherapist who frequently works with adolescents, I encourage my clients to watch her videos so they can see a role model who openly discusses her imperfections and quirks and who is unapologetically herself. It's incredibly refreshing.
Love it
I love her! She’s so relaxed and joyful, and she always puts me in a good mood. She’s also been experimenting a lot more with the types of videos she does which has been fun
Agreed!
IVE WAITED FOR THIS FOR SO LONG
Shes helped me with my confidence and relationship with food SO MUCH
I'm so glad!
This is a great vide Abbey, I've been watching Grace's videos for a while and think she's great. What I love about her (and you've sort of mentioned in this video) is that she represents what I think the majority of people / the average person eats - it's definitely not perfect and your suggestions were super helpful, but what's so important about Grace is that overall her diet is balanced and she's meeting her basic needs in a way that most people can relate to. And she has fun with food, trying out different things etc. I also am pretty sure Grace doesn't make these "what I eat in a day" videos with any intention of teaching us about food/diet, I've never heard her say anything on the line of "this is good for you because..." which is nice. Even her drinking hot water, I'm pretty sure that's not done with any intention but just what she's grown up to drink?
Yes, I think it's really helpful to see Abbey's comments on a normal diet so we can learn how we can tweak it to improve it. If in a video I see absolutely nothing I normally eat and just green juice and tropical superfoods, well, I'm realistically not going to switch my diet to that, ever. Ok, I'll order the superfoods and use them twice and then they'll go out of date in the pantry, that's realistically what happens. So it's super informative to see small things a normal person can very realistically do to actually improve their diets. Much more helpful than those crazy I eat 14kg of papaya monomeal crap.
Iva Čukić Absolutely! I've just come across some out-of-date spirulina that I bought and hardly used cos it makes everything look disgustingly like rank pond water! 😂
Agreed! 😊
Ok, my beloved Grace is going to be LOSING HER MIND right now with excitement.
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Ohhh I love seeing that you watch both Grackle and Abbey's channel 🤩
I feel like she eats like a very normal/classic family. There were so many similarities to my childhood! Defo a generational way of eating
Thanks for sharing
I never ever thought you would be reviewing Grace. She is sooo loved this is iconic.
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Grack is the best. Can you do a historical food nutrition video? I'm curious about how balanced meals were in like the 50s/60s when aspics were all the rage.
Thanks for the suggestion!
Well in the UK in the 1950s rationing was still in force so it would be interesting to see the difference.
Abbey Sharp I think it would be a fun episode to review the BBC show: “The Supersizers Go...” it’s basically Sue Perkins (host of Great British Bakeoff) and food critic Giles Coren, going and eating and living in historical eras for a week. It’s immersive and has food historians and a professional chef fixing their meals so they are historically accurate. You can find episodes on youtube.
A bbc show called back in time for dinner went through about six decades of family eating. It was very interesting
Her and her family are all active in food prep, they actually eat interesting and yummy food. She seems to have such a healthy relationship with food. Her channel is pure gold in general. She brings a sense of normalcy to RUclips.
Agreed!
I’d love to see you review more European youtubers or youtubers from other countries so we can get exposure to different types of food and ways of eating!
Good idea
Would love if you reviewed more POC's. I get that you wouldn't want to be the white woman judging what POC's are eating but it does promote the idea that the fitness/nutrition influencers are all white. Love your channel and appreciate all of the great information you put out!
Yep we have lots coming!
Also Poc women are also foodies/vegans/healthy eaters. We need representation too!
@@AbbeysKitchen thank you!!
@@blynbb so true
Yess! This!!! Her suggestions on foods are great but they only work for white people foods. It'd be great to see something that I can relate to.
Abbey I feel like I have learned SO MUCH from your videos! Literally I'll go to make a snack and think "will this keep me satiated?" and add in some protein or fat and I feel so much better on the daily!!
I'm so glad!
She better not hurt my Grackle queen's feelings 👑
that was my first thought too when I saw this pop up haha I didn't realise how protective I felt of Grace
Me too.
Same here ahaha
@@Xsarahm95X SAME OMG
Agreed!
Hey abbey! I just want to say your tips about balancing meals have been so so helpful for me! I often find myself under-satisfied with my meals and snacks, but have started adding salads on the side of my sandwiches, steamed veg on the side of my dinner, throwing berries on top of my cereal, etc., has really really helped me- plus, I eat whatever I want, and feel so satisfied!!
So glad!!!
As a student dietitian in Australia I love seeing Grackle's intuitive approach to eating! I actually found this video from the comments section of Grace's latest video about eating to the British Food guidelines (which was also great to see the different meal plan recommendations compared to Australia's typical foods). I had been an avid follower of Grace before this however and totally agreed that her intuitive approach and enjoyment of eating is so so soooo refreshing! Especially considering she was previously a model. So glad you reviewed her Abbey, Grace deserves to hear this great feedback and also to gain more followers. I love how you commended her for her intuitive approach even though it is slightly higher in discretionary choices. She isn't restrictive and she is just living her life! At the end of the day happiness is what counts!
She’s my favourite!! I’ve never clicked so fast 😂
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Grackle was one of the first “what I eat in a day” youtubers I ever watched and I think I should go back to watching her because her casual way of approaching food is great.
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I like how her eat in a day isn’t overthought and is literally just her eating. This might sound dumb but it makes sense in my head
Correct me if I'm wrong, but at 29:26 Grace says: "I'm due on..." I think she might be referring to getting her period, which can make you crave chocolate. That would explain the amount of chocolate she ate, which she admits was a lot. Those pretzels sound delicious though.
Ah maybe!
Yep, that’s what ‘due on’ means in the UK. ☺️
My sugar intake goes up before my period as well!
That girl is infectiously hilarious and pleasant!
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She is a child perpetually, in the best way possible.
Grace is an absolute whole mood. I love her. Her videos and vlogs relax me so much...her voice....its just so damn soothing. Thank you for reviewing her I hope it gets her more follows so she creates even more content.
Grace is amazing! She's one of my top go-to's when I just need some fun positive vibes! tbh I never expected to see her be reviewed, but I'm glad you did because she eats a pretty normal overall diet and is very flexible and likes to experiment with food which I totally vibe with :)
Yess agree
Grace is one of my FAVORITES! She does love hot water - she mentions in other videos that coffee and tea aren’t her thing. Sometimes she steeps fresh mint to make mint tea and change things up. She’s just really fun to watch and has such a great personality.
Thanks for sharing!
“Drinking hot water may have some health benefits.”
My Chinese self whose family only drinks hot water: nice :)) *sips on my hot water*
Only hot water? Never tried that! Like do you boil it or just warm it up a bit?
Paula Ladero We boil it once and drink it as we want
I’m getting so emotional thinking how proud I am of her getting noticed, she is the kindest, loveliest most down to earth RUclipsr ever, doesn’t care about doing things right, as long as it’s right for her and her family ❤️❤️ xxxx
Grace is absolutely amazing, she’s THE only person that I religiously watch on here anymore, she makes me giggle and she’s without a doubt the most down to earth and relatable person on this platform imo! she needs protecting at all costs
Grace is my favorite RUclipsr. She is wholesome and genuine and has such a healthy relationship with food. She’s delightful.
I can not tell you how much I appreciate your emphasis on seeing how food makes you feel rather than saying too much sugar isn't healthy, Abbey. I can't stress this enough. Thank you!
So glad it is helpful!
I clicked on this video at lightning speed because I freaking LOVE Grackle! She helps me heal my relationship with food.
So glad!
i’d want a video on feeding a picky eater too but for myself lol
On the list 👍
I love watching Grace!! She's so positive and seems to be so kind.
Agreed!
This is my first video of yours I've watched because I looove Grace. And I love how gentle and respectful you are, what a wonderful person you seem to be.
I love this review as Gracie eats healthy without the pretentious ‘superfoods’ like the VS secret models do- she eats realistically and in a way that we can all afford
Agreed!
YES this is such a complaint of mine about those rich influencer diets who eat açaí bowls, avocado toast, kale and goji berries constantly. Those are so expensive sometimes and you can often get the same nutrition in much cheaper, less glamorous foods.
Sierra 2002 you can just switch açaí for blueberries, it’s pretty much the same fruit lol
These are the first WIEIAD videos that look like food people actually eat.
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I understand your point and some people might actually eat like this, but as I compare this to my friends and family, not a single one really eats like this, even though nobody is an influencer. Oatmeal, eggs, smoothies etc is far more normal in my perspective.
@@user-ur1iy6ch5j I was thinking more that most of these are people loading up on detox tea, protein powders, a perfectly made acai bowls. Most people eat easily found foods not expensive exotic food. My daily breakfast is generally oatmeal with banana a d walnuts but i don't add hemp hearts and protein powder. I am sure those things are super healthy but I also doubt they fit in my normal grocery budget.
@@Sterling8953 exactly, most "normal" people have to cook with what they have, rather than fussy, separately packaged little health snacks. I don't eat similar foods to Grackle because I like different things, but the way she approaches meals is more of the scavenging style I'm accustomed to lol
@@Sterling8953 protein powder is considered expensive and exotic?
Oh GOSH this is the crossover Ive been waiting for, Grace is such a breath of fresh air 😭💕 Id say what she eats is pretty typical for the average British household and she (at least from what we see in her videos) seems to have a really healthy relationship with food!
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I am so glad you gave Grace a good review. I love love love both her channels as she and her family are such a lovely wholesome group of people. I think highly enough of her to recommend her to my 12 year old daughter to watch. She has such a vibrant personality and lovely relationship with her parents and siblings. She has the kind of attitude I hope my girls will have as they get older.
Agreed!
I love Grace's approach to her eating, it is so refreshing. As a 33 year old woman I may not be her target audience but I find her energy & her family life so wonderfully comforting. :)
Lacking a specific person to suggest (sorry), but it would be nice to see a review of a female influencer who isn't model sized. Do those exist?
yep got one coming up
Thanks for the suggestion
Carrie Dayton and Sierra Schultzzie are both “mid sized” and body positive! Love them both ☺️
Charlotte weise is awesome 😍🙏🏻
Or janaklar on Instagram
I love Grackle she is such a breath of fresh air in the world of youtube diets and what I eat in a days! She is the most realistic and my favorite food youtuber to watch! This was my favorite video of yours ever! You have to review more of Grackle's videos again sometime, she is so awesome.
Agreed!
Just went straight from one of her videos to this!
yay
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She is so pleasant and fun to watch! I love how she has no restrictions on eating (except dairy) and willing to try new things!
Agreed!
Yes been looking forward to this one. Love her and you 🥰. Plus hearing a fellow British accent is always cool 😊
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wait till grace sees this... we won't hear the end of it on her channel haha... i love her
I was just thinking that I hope she sees this and all the lovely comments 🙂
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I literally love Grace, she's so realistic and healthy! I aspire!!
Agree!
A video on those saturated fats would be interesting. I keep hearing such mixed views about it that it would be nice to hear professionals thoughts about it.
On the list
@@AbbeysKitchen you are chat box!
I love her so much! She's such a pure & wholesome human! ❤
Agreed!
Love this review ! Grackle is my fave! Also love that she eats with her family and she socialises around food! I swear this is so rare on RUclips
Agreed!
I absolutely love watching your reviews as I find them so informative. You are also brilliant at eloquently conveying nutritional feedback without being critical or destructive. It really is a talent!
I'm so glad it is helpful, thank you!
I LOVE GRACE AND HER VIDEOS. She is such a positive ray of sunshine!
Agreed!
I came across grace about when quarantine first started, and at the time I was trying to recover from my ed. Ever since I’ve started watching her, she’s inspired me to just start eating the things I enjoy again! I love the positive energy she gives in her videos!
LOVE GRACKLE!! I’ve been following her for over a year now and find her so refreshing, healthy and funny. Love her family too.....especially her dad. ❤️❤️
Your message here is so important. Having your voice (as a nutritionist) cheering on young women who eat what they LIKE and are happy to do so is missing everywhere else in all media. We need voices like yours to get the message out to younger generations. Your channel is a public service channel. All the best to you and your baby.
Thank you 🙏🏻
I'd love a comprehensive video about salt!
And I'm so happy you did this video on Grace, I love her and her videos sooo much (as I do yours) xx
Thanks for the suggestion!
can we just take away from this that grace has such a beautiful relationship with food and so positive about it
I love Grace so much, two worlds collide 😂
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That was exactly my reaction 😂 I totally did a double take when I saw the thumbnail!
Love how kind and sweet you are in all your reviews Abby!
you have such a constant upload schedule, love it !!
Thanks!
haha thats the type A in me lol
Yaaaaaaas! I noticed your comment about this video coming up and I love the Booth family. They’re so normal about food and lovely to each other. My household wasn’t like that at all and it’s very nice to see.
You’re glowing, Abbey and I love the shirt. ❤️
Thank you! The shirts are available for purchase on my website, and the proceeds go to Sick Kids: abbeyskitchenshop.com/
Woa I JUST discovered her like an hour ago! Can’t wait to watch the review 😍
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I have been waiting for this! Grace is one of my favourite RUclipsrs and seems so very genuine! Her relationship with food is something I really really love and inspire to be like in the future. Her energy & outlook on life and food also is something to take notes on!
Agreed!
I really enjoyed this video. You did a good job of balancing nutrition advice while still applauding her realistic diet habits that help those of us practicing intuitive eating and trying to avoid dieting and it’s rituals.
So glad!
I love Grace, I'm 42, have struggled with my weight my whole life and have MS and she is such a lovely breathe of fresh air to watch. I am gluten free (barley allergy) and dairy free (dairy allergy) and i started watching Grace because she bakes without dairy. She is a sweetie who loves her food
I’m watching this while eating ramen noodles damn near midnight. Oh well! But I love Grace. I’ve been binge watching her videos because they just make me feel so safe and comforted during my quarantine anxiety💞
So glad!
I love Grackle, she's super down to earth and seems to have such a genuine, healthy approach to life and food
Agreed!
omg i love grackle so excited for this video!
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she's my favorite RUclipsr
I'm so so happy you chose to review her, she really helped heal my relationship with food.
I'm so glad!
I don't know if Abbey is relaxing or if she's only strict with vegans... I mean this girls needs "a little bit more veggies" and eats fried stuff everyday whereas a vegan has a breakfast on muesli, banana and soy milk and would be like "WHERE IS THE PROTEIN!?". Just a feeling, but I still love this channel.
I'm honestly really happy to see a more relaxed approach to food, so my reviews both have to take into account diet restrictions/ rules/ diet culture content and also nutritional content. So of course every youtubers reviews will look different based.
I think it’s mostly because a lot of vegans on the RUclips platform have some harmful messages or may spread misinformation. There are plenty of vegans on RUclips that abbey has given the green stamp, like unnatural vegan and cheap lazy vegan. She’s usually strict when the vegan suBject is super restrictive like freelee or some other vegans that I don’t remember right now.
I’ve been waiting for this. I absolutely love watching Grace, it’s so refreshing to watch someone and not fear being triggered. She is fab x
Agreed!
when i tell you I SCREAMED when i saw this
bro my two favorite youtubers ever omg-
So glad!
So happy to see you reviewing Grace so positively! Can confirm from other videos that she is lactose intolerant hence the dairy free lifestyle. I love that she simply shares what she's having on any given day without judgement.
Thanks for sharing
This is the first review you've done where I knew the youtuber beforehand! I love her personality and random food combination ideas. Great review, as always!
Thanks!
Abby, I discovered your channel a couple of weeks ago and I can wholeheartedly say that you have greatly changed my mentality on food.✨ I’m on a weight loss journey and your videos have helped me understand nutrition and diet better to go through this journey in the most healthy way possible. I would love to see a video all about salt! Don’t stop doing what you’re doing bc it’s amazing! Thank you!
Thank you for sharing, I'm so glad it is helpful!
I subscribed to Grace's channel! Her relationship with food is so refreshing!
Agreed!
I love Grace so much! She is so chill and every time I watch her it feels like I'm a family friend staying at her house, she is so funny and humble ❤️
Agreed!
Grace does not need a nutrition review. She's a healthy and positive young girl who brings joy to so many people with her content !
And that’s exactly why I celebrated her in this
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@@AbbeysKitchen yes, thank you for that !
Grace is a sunshine on high energy batteries. She makes our days better with every video even if she doesn't feel great.