Hungry Healthy Happy was created by Dannii in 2011 as a place to share healthy recipes that weren’t boring or restrictive (this blog focusing on how to nourish your body without giving up the foods you love), document Dannii’s 100lbs weight loss and show that healthy is all about balance, which is why you will find so much more than healthy recipes here. HHH (for short) is all about making healthy meals exciting, enjoying cake, finding activities that you love and that don’t feel like a workout, promoting positive body image, cooking with great quality products, home and family life, travel and focusing on all the things that make us happy in this world.
Since 2011, Hungry Healthy Happy has turned in to a fantastic community of like minded people who see being healthy as far more than a restrictive diet and are thinking more about their mental health and what makes them happy, which is why HHH is more than just food. With a social media following of over 150,000 and being one of the most popular and influential blogs in the UK, HHH is the place to go for quick and easy healthy recipes that are not restrictive (you will still see cheese, butter, ice cream and all the good stuff here – everything in moderation), fitness tips for busy people, and lots of time saving tips and gadgets. HHH has now added three new sections – Home & Garden, Travel and Family, as it transforms from a mainly food blog to a lifestyle blog, sharing home and garden projects, snapshots and reviews of our travels around the world and everything family related as our little family expands. The weight loss and fitness categories have now been all moved in to the new Wellbeing category.
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In 2015, the Hungry Healthy Happy book was published and is available online and in all good bookstores. Having a book published was a dream come true and is just one of the many wonderful things that has come from blogging.
After 5 years of HHH being a one person blog, it is now expanding and here are the people that make the team:
Dannii
Dannii is mainly in control of the Hungry Healthy Happy kitchen and most of the recipes you will see are hers, although she likes to call it controlled chaos when she is experimenting and coming up with her latest creations. She is avocado and feta cheese obsessed and along with dark chocolate, they would be the 3 things she would take to a desert island with her. Oh, and her iPhone, she is Instagram obsessed too!
Dannii lost 100lbs (7st) a few years ago as a result of a total lifestyle change because of a health scare, a move to focusing on more fresh (and green) food, finding creative ways to lighten up her favourite unhealthy meals and finding workouts that she enjoyed (or hated less). HHH isn’t a weight loss blog though, as her goal has always to be in a place that she is happy and healthy, not a number on the scale. You will see lots of health and fitness tips here, but Dannii will always promote the message that health is not a size and being healthy can definitely include indulging in some pizza every now and then!
Dannii hasn’t always been interested in cooking and until a few years ago her culinary expertise extended as far as opening and closing the microwave, but with a lot of trial and error (mostly error in the beginning), she has come up with hundreds of delicious recipes that readers love and keep on coming back for more.
In 2011, as a recently graduated mature student with a degree in Criminology (she is not sure what she was planning to do with that), Dannii did the usual graduate thing of working in call centres and contemplating what to do with her life, so she set up this blog, although a very basic one with shockingly bad photos, and never thought her new hobby would turn in to a full-time job and career a few years down the line. Dannii is the main recipe developer, photographer, editor, writer and crazy cat lady in the HHH office and works more hours than she probably should to bring you this blog that has become a huge part of her life. She also freelances as a recipe developer for magazines and brand websites, works as a social media manager and occasionally has time for the odd nap too.
Dave
Dave has a fantastic beard – it is the source of all his power. Dave comes from a long career in the construction industry, but has now moved on from that and will be heading the Home & Garden section on HHH as he comes on board the blog full-time.
As well as a wonderful beard and building awesome garden creations and DIY projects, he also makes some pretty delicious cakes. You will be seeing more dessert recipes on HHH as Dave is getting creative in the kitchen baking up lots of healthy cakes, muffins, bars, pies, biscuits and anything else sweet you can think of. They don’t call him the Bearded Baker for nothing!
Dave is also a self confessed fruit and vegetable dodger, but knows he needs to eat more of them, so he will be sharing recipes that are ideal for sneaking in extra fruit and veggies, as well as some of his favourite quick and easy meals that he has been perfecting ready for when little baby arrives and he will be in charge of the majority of the cooking.
Anything techy and design orientated that goes on behind the scenes on the blog will be handled by Dave now (Dannii has broken the blog too many times and doesn’t want to have a meltdown), so please direct any other those questions towards him. You will start to see lots of pretty graphics that Dave has put together to make the blog even more visually pleasing.
Bump
Bump is currently 35 weeks old and the size of a watermelon and already starting to show off their gymnastic skills with lots of kicks and wiggles. Bump will enter the world in early November, but is currently happy snuggling in Dannii’s belly and loves nothing more than when rap music is playing (it’s when there is the most kicks). Bump enjoys naps, cake, anything lemon flavoured, carbs, going for long walks, more carbs, Dave’s singing, potatoes and French cinema (not really, well maybe, we don’t know yet).
Due to the addition of bump, HHH now has a Family section that will cover everything pregnancy, baby, parenting and family related. This section will include reviews of bump’s (and eventually baby’s) favourite products, things that Dannii and Dave are learning along the way (or just a place to vent), family days out, family friendly recipes and things for fussy eaters and a few adorable baby photos.
Jimmy and Ari
HHH has two part-timers that go by the names Jimmy and Ari. Jimmy is nearly 10 years old and the black and white cutie with the face you can’t get angry at and Ari (full name Aristotle) is coming up for 4 and is much less intelligent than his name-sake, but gives the best early morning wake-up calls. They are usually more trouble than they are helpful, but they certainly make for an entertaining office environment. They can usually be found snoozing on laptops, attacking feet under the desk, wrestling each other or beeping at the wind outside. You will see them popping up in photos every so often, as nothing interests them more than when a food shoot is happening in their living room.
Now you have met the team, if you would like to work with us, have your products featured on the blog or just want a chat, then take a look at the Work With Us page to see what we can offer you!
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Emily says
I just thought you should know that someone stole your identity on Instagram. It’s under the name @renyclay. He or she is harassing people using your photo, calling people disgusting, etc. you might want to report it yourself, numerous people have tried to get this person reported..
Sandy says
Hi,
Typing to confirm Emily’s comment below. An individual has taken a couple of your pictures and used them on an Instagram account where various people are being bullied and harrassed continuously and viciously. You may wish to seriously look into it.
@renyclay
Dannii says
Thanks for letting me know about it – I really appreciate it
Dannii says
Thank you for letting me know – I’ve reported them to Instagram
Ali says
Hi Dannii,
You’re blog is such an inspiration! I can’t wait to explore all your healthy recipes! Keep up the awesome work! We’d love to have you check us out sometime over at InPSYCHful Living, where we feature a daily dose of tips related to mindful beauty, style, and living. Like you, my co-blogger and I love to focus on positivity, health, fitness, and overall well-being! 🙂
Dannii says
Thanks so much Ali. Welcome to my blog 😀
Eline says
Hello Dannii, I’m really shocked by your process. It’s really wonderful how you changed, I have a lot of respect for that. The fact that you were a emotional eater is sad because it means that you have to deal with a lot of problems. I also like takeaway food like McDonalds or something because it’s delicious but very bad for your body. If I can read the calories on the package it makes me feel sad. I have no overweight but I don’t feel comfortable in my body so I want to live healthy. I will do fitness and swimming and other sports but every time when I sport, my body won’t. Because than I have an inflammation or a dislocation. My doctor said that I have to stop but I won’t. I want to train my abs before the summer is there. But my only option for now is that I have to rest. But I will follow you by now because it really inspired me what you did. Congrats!
Dannii says
If you doctor has told you to slow down on your exercise, you really should listen to them. You don’t want to push yourself too much and end up injuring yourself to the point where you can’t workout again. I pushed myself too much with a knee injury and I am paying for it now.
Michelle says
You are such an inspiration! I just stumbled across your blog and I love it 🙂 I’m embarking on a weight loss journey and can only hope to be as successful as you!
Dannii says
Thank you! Welcome to my blog 🙂 If you need any advice, just ask 🙂
Ceara @ Ceara's Kitchen says
You are an inspiration. Your story resonates with me so much and thank you so much for sharing!
This –> “The battle did not stop there. I have been maintaining since then (up and down a few lbs here and there) and I truly think that is the hardest part.” I could not agree with more! After losing around 70 pounds over a year ago maintenance has been the hardest part of it all! Staying active, maintaining balance and eating nutritious meals all help but I still fluctuate throughout the month! Very happy I came across your website! Wish you all the best!
Dannii says
So happy you found my website too! Congrats on losing 70lbs – keeping it off really is the hard part, isn’t it.
theleanrunnerbean says
Hi Dannii – just found your blog. What a transformation! Gives me motivation to do the same. Going to spending lots of time here reading and taking it all in 🙂
Kate.
Dannii says
Thank you! And welcome to the blog 🙂
Jean Webster says
What an inspiring and honest story. Well done and congratulations!
Dannii says
Thank you 🙂 Make sure you take a look around the whole blog for lots of info.
Marisa says
Dannii- this is so inspiring! Congratulations on your success and I look forward to following your blog and seeing more of your posts : )
– Marisa
Dannii says
Thank you 🙂 Blogging full-time was never something that I planned, but I absolutely love it. Welcome to the blog 🙂
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Krissie says
Wow…absolutely inspiring. You have opened yourself up and are sharing for each of us to take from your experiences that which may inspire us without at all imposing ideals on us that we may not agree with. We were not created to be one size fits all in the real world regardless of the ideals society and celebrity try to impose on us which leads to and fosters eating disorders and unhealthy body image. Only we, each one of us as individuals, can and should decide for ourselves what is healthy, what our own specific dietary needs may be with the advice of a trusted medical/clinical professional if necessary, and what defines for us what each personal success is that we achieve along our individual journeys. Job well done and congratulations. You have inspired me to stop putting so much value into the opinions of others and take back the power to make decisions for myself to move ahead in my journey in a way that does not burden me with guilt,
karen says
Your website is amazing like i loge your recipes ! You are an inspiration I’ve lost 8 stone in 8 months you may see from twitter as we follow each other i can see a few people are very jealous at what you’ve done and they prob haven’t lost the weight and are prob big people i don’t feel guilty for saying that ny best friend got jealous and now ignores me because i wanted to get healthy like your self i don’t see you as unhealthy your happy in your own skin keep up the website i love seeing your updates and also Karma is a great thing to the haters hehe much love from Scotland Karen x
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I really like it when individuals get together and share opinions.
Great website, stick with it!
Petra says
hello!
I have nominated you for the following awards, The Liebster Award, Very Inspiring Blog Award, Best Moment Award, Sunshine Award & Versatile Blogger Award as I always find your blog a great read and inspiring!
http://petra08.wordpress.com/2013/11/30/awards-the-liebster-award-very-inspiring-blog-award-best-moment-award-sunshine-award-versatile-blogger-award/
Petra
Dannii says
Thank you 🙂
Emma says
Your before and after photos are amazing. You were beautiful before too, but you can see how much happier you are now. Please bring out a book!
Dannii says
Thank you. Yes, I do feel so much happier now. I am working on a book to pitch to publishers 🙂
Rebecca says
You are incredible Dannii. I want to be able to say I have done what you have done too. Just getting started is such a challenge.
Dannii says
Thank you! Getting started really is one of the hardest parts.
Tracy Portal says
Great to read someone’s weight loss journey. It’s really important to realise that it’s a lifestyle change that’s needed and to stay positive and motivated is key! As you say, if you fall off the wagon, you have to get back on! Thanks for sharing. Great website and blog!
Dannii says
Thank you 🙂 I hope you enjoy the blog.
Mary Falland says
Just found you on instagram! 100% love your blog. I am on a weight loss journey as well. I have reached my goal weight of 150lbs (down about 60 lbs) 🙂 over 5 years to accomplish because I didn’t really have a goal weight in mind until two years ago. Now I’m am working on muscle gain and toning. My new goal weight is 130lbs. We’ll see when I reach it but slow progress is better than no progress! Keep up the great work!
Peta-Gaye Drummond says
You inspire me! As I continue on my weight loss journey. I have days when I feel like giving up but I will keep at it. Thanks for sharing your great story.
Dannii says
Thank you 🙂 I am glad you enjoy the blog.
Jaime says
I follow you on FB and sometimes it is hard to know who has a blog and who doesn’t! I am definitely looking forward to reading your blog more in depth!
Dannii says
All the info is in the About section of the FB page! But welcome to the blog 🙂
Petra says
Hi Danii
It was great to meet you and what an amazing blog!
I really enjoy your blog and have nominated you for The Versatile Blogger Award!
If you would like to accept this please have a look here to read more about it and to accept it.
http://petra08.wordpress.com/2013/07/15/the-versatile-blogger-award/