I have been cooking vegan recipes for a long time, long before the release of my first cookbook, because in the rubbish old days of scraping by on mismanaged, delayed and suspended benefits, meat and dairy products were often just… — Jack Monroe Copy Share Image
I'm publicist, patron of nine charities, creative director, food consultant, recipe developer - and mum. — Jack Monroe Copy Share
My pregnancy changed my relationship with my body because I went from despising it to marvelling at what it can do. — Jack Monroe Copy Share
There's all kinds of research that shows children operate best if they start the day with some proper food inside them - it's a… — Jack Monroe Copy Share
I think as much as people moan at things like award ceremonies, it gives people role models. It provides real positive reinforcement that you… — Jack Monroe Copy Share
Working 90 hours a week is easily racked up when you're self-employed and rely on portable tech to do your work; your train journeys,… — Jack Monroe Copy Share
I'm very careful with the money I have, I pay myself the living wage, and I try to save the rest, because if life… — Jack Monroe Copy Share
All kids are fussy eaters - they go through phases where they'll only eat red food or they just want to eat porridge. With… — Jack Monroe Copy Share
Working behind the cocktail bar was a different kind of escapism, a creative outlet with a newfound respect for alcohol. I didn't drink as… — Jack Monroe Copy Share
I'm not organised, and I don't cope well with deadlines, structure and routine. I'm chaotic. Always have been. — Jack Monroe Copy Share
During my time at Essex county fire and rescue service, barely a shift went by without receiving a call from an elderly person who… — Jack Monroe Copy Share
If I've learned anything in the last seven or eight years it's that my career flies by the seat of my pants and that… — Jack Monroe Copy Share
I was a young mother with a dependent. I went from nice flat and fire service job to cold and hungry with a child.… — Jack Monroe Copy Share
Until people realise benefits doesn't mean scrounger, and austerity isn't a fun middle-class way to grow your own vegetables, there's still a lot of… — Jack Monroe Copy Share
