We are lucky to have many customers who are passionate about the shop and love sharing what they make with our products. Em is very active on Instagram and regularly tags the shop in her recipes. She very kindly took some time out to tell us her story. Do check out her blog and instagram account, details below. If you would like to feature in our customer interview section please drop us a private message or email.

My name is Em and I am passionate about creating healthy recipes, mainly from seasonal ingredients and with as little waste as possible.

I have been really curious about natural ways of rejuvenation for almost 15 years now. Food is a huge part of this. I feel passionate not just about nutrition and my own personal health and well-being but about the well-being of our planet too.

Rainbow lunch - oyster mushrooms patties, I used Get Loose carlin peas in them; pumpkin hummus- I used Get Loose chickpeas; oven roasted veggies

I am not a zero-waste guru at all. I am just someone trying to make a little difference. I also love a good challenge, such as using up all my leftovers and reinventing them into a new dish. As my main interest is in rejuvenation, I find it fascinating to see how much food I can use for my body care and skincare. Making DIY beauty products is fun. Especially when I can use things that would otherwise end up in my composting - fruit skin, plant milk pulp, coffee grounds, to name just a few.

I have a blog at myredcarpetbody.com where I am sharing some of my recipes and I will post about my skin care too (including all my zero-waste recipes).

My zero waste pumpkin and beetroot soup with pumpkin skin and old sourdough croutons. I used Get Loose pumpkin seeds in this one.

How did you find out about Get Loose?

One day I visited the City Farm in East London out of nostalgia while passing by. My daughter, who is now 19, grew up going there regularly with me. I saw Get Loose and I loved it. It’s amazing how much you can fit in!

Why do you love shopping with us?

Prices are great and you have a lovely selection of everything I use. I can find a lot of my staples there. I love the atmosphere too. There is always some interesting conversation going on. I love this - random strangers engaging in conversation and exchanging smiles.

What are your favourite products?

I love to experiment with things I haven't tried before - I bought dry fava beans and carlin peas a few times now and it was fun to create recipes with these. I also love your brazil nuts, UK-grown quinoa and tofu.

Creamy pumpkin baked macaroni. I used Get Loose’s little whole grain macaroni (cornetti).

Do you have a favourite winter recipe you would like to share?

I don't think I have a favourite. I love experimenting and I love to please my mood with my food too. What my favourite is today will not be my favourite tomorrow. I have most of my recipes on my Instagram account @myredcarpetbody and some on my website (adding more soon).

What would you like to see Get Loose stock in the future?

Noodles (rice, buckwheat, udon), seaweed and rice paper. Amaranth and puffed amaranth would be nice, too. I would love a selection of oils like pumpkin seed and sesame seed oils. I am, however, aware of your limited space so I am grateful for whatever you have.

Warm quinoa salad with beetroot dressing. I used Get Loose quinoa for this.