Eating plants when short on time

Natalia Rudin on going viral, savoury breakfasts and her hero ingredients

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It was an antipasti-style butter bean dish that turned personal chef Natalia Rudin into an internet sensation.

Her post went viral in 2024, with a million views. “It had all the things that come in jars, like artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes, capers, olives, and some cavolo nero, in a tomato-based sauce,” says the 30-year-old, whose runs the account Nats Nourisments.

Her food, mostly plant-based, focusses on ease and comfort, with plenty of nutrition packed in.

Travelling to India at the age of 23, “I had a bit of a transformation, how I cared for myself, my body and the food I was eating. I became so much more aware of how ingredients, exercise and being outside had this huge effect on my mental health.” And she became a private chef in 2018.