Former Disney Star Announces Cookbook After 'Challenging' Food Relationship
Former Disney Star Announces Cookbook After 'Challenging' Food Relationship originally appeared on Parade.
Demi Lovato announced that she's releasing a cookbook after years of food and body image struggles.
The former Disney Channel star's debut cookbook, ONE PLATE AT A TIME: Recipes for Finding Freedom with Food, is set to be released on March 31, 2026, by Flatiron Books.
"Demi Lovato's cooking journey started when she was almost thirty. After years of navigating a challenging relationship with food, she found that learning to cook — discovering how to truly nourish herself in mind, body, and spirit — was a revelation," the book's description reads. "It was in the kitchen, experimenting with flavors, connecting with loved ones, and channeling her creativity in a new way — that she truly began to appreciate and celebrate the joy of food."
In the book, Lovato, 32, will welcome "everyone into the kitchen with a collection of more than eighty recipes, all created to emphasize enjoyment over perfection."
The cookbook will include a variety of recipes ranging from "breakfast to dinner, comfort foods to fast food-inspired favorites, soups to salads, and even go-to sweet treats."
"Filled with beautiful food photography as well as snapshots that give fans a peek into Demi's home life, personal anecdotes, pantry tips, and cooking hacks, this is a cookbook for Demi Lovato fans, for people who struggle to enjoy food without guilt, and for anyone looking for a gentler, more grounded approach to cooking," the synopsis concludes. "One Plate at a Time is Demi's set list for a delicious new way of thinking about food and how it fits into our lives."
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Lovato announced her latest career venture after years of struggling with an eating disorder.
'I have a treatment team that I work with that helps me stay in recovery, and I've been in recovery from bulimia for five, going on six, years now,' she said while appearing on an October 2024 episode of Penn Badgley's "Podcrushed" podcast. 'I'm trying to learn body acceptance rather than body positivity, because body positivity feels like, 'I can't even reach that yet.' I have a nutritionist and a therapist that specializes in eating disorders.'
She hinted at her love for cooking in the interview, saying that making meals at home feels like 'the biggest 'F--k you'' to her eating disorder. 'The main thing that I'm working on is just body acceptance, and looking in the mirror and being like, 'This body is strong … This body saved my life and fought for my life when I overdosed. This body is a miracle,'" Lovato added.
Former Disney Star Announces Cookbook After 'Challenging' Food Relationship first appeared on Parade on Jun 25, 2025
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