“If you consider each individual tin as just the building block for a larger recipe, it doesn't really make much difference whether it comes from a tin, or whether it's fresh because it's just being used in a lot of other things.”

British food writer, journalist and activist

Jack Monroe is a British food writer, journalist and activist known for work on poverty issues, especially hunger relief. She first came to wider attention when a post from her blog A Girl Called Jack went viral. She has written seven cookbooks built around austerity recipes and meals designed for a tight budget. Her writing has also appeared in The Echo, The Huffington Post, and The Guardian, alongside her campaigning voice on poverty and food insecurity.