Food Network Star Ingrid Hoffmann Shares Swimsuit Photo “Happiest and at Peace”

Food Network star Ingrid Hoffmann is in love with the ocean, and enjoyed a special summer taking part in plenty of oceangoing adventures. Hoffmann, 58, shared highlights from her summer at sea, including a snap of her standing on a boat in a green swimsuit and white cover up, plus others of her posing with friends. “The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. No words have been truer for me, I grew up on the water and have spent my whole life in and around it. The sea is where I am the happiest and at peace. To scuba dive is to discover a whole new world of beauty and wonder that I wish all could experience. Grateful for these opportunities and sharing them with friends even better. It's been a summer of playing ‘summer camp’ lobster hunting, water skiing, sailing, paddle boarding, foiling. My new motto ‘NOT letting the OLD lady in!’ she captioned the post. Here’s how Hoffmann is keeping the “old lady” away.

1. No Processed Foods

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Hoffmann avoids ultra-processed ingredients. “I love real food—veggies, beans, grains and fruits,” she says. “I always try to stay away from processed foods and sugar, which I almost consider the devil in disguise. I think sugar and bleached flour are our No. 1 enemies. Just eat all that comes from the earth—steam it, roast it, blanch it, sauté it, but never fry it.”

2. Anti-Inflammatory Diet

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Hoffmann follows a specific diet to help with symptoms of her lupus diagnosis. “I have tried several medications and have decided that I feel much worse on these meds than doing my own holistic routine,” she says. “They do nothing for me except to make me feel really sick. I firmly believe that we are what we eat. The best defense is having an anti-inflammatory alkaline diet—then exercise, acupuncture, yoga and meditation for pain management. And finally, rest and sleep are also key to keeping the immune system strong. I tend to live relatively well due to my anti-inflammatory diet and lifestyle. Mentally, I am extremely strong and have not allowed for this disease to take life from me. I do believe this factor alone makes a difference between a functioning person and a non-functioning one.”

3. Healthy Comfort Food

Hoffmann makes healthy versions of Latin comfort dishes. "In the classic Spanish tortilla recipe, I remove half the quantity of potato and substitute half cauliflower,” she says. “In chicken and rice, I tripled the amount of vegetables and reduced the amount of rice. I always say, 'If you want to create flavor, you don't start with salt.' Herbs and spices are your best friend. It's the backbone of my kitchen. It's about going back to basics before the creation of packaged foods and fast foods. That was the beginning of the end. The way one can control one's health is to go back to cooking our own food.”

4. Focused On Fans

Hoffmann refuses to care about possible judgment from classically trained chefs. “I only cook for my fans, friends and family so I have never paid attention to any of that,” she says. “I am sure it must happen, I just choose to see what matters to me and only focus on the positive things in my life, like being able to unite with an amazing food community around the globe like for instance meeting you and looking forward to meeting you in person one day and sharing an amazing meal.”

5. Good Advice

Hoffmann has good advice for anyone embarking on a culinary career. “Work hard and put priority to your work ethic, travel lots and learn about all cultures and their foods that will expand your palate,” she says. “And first and foremost only do it because you have amazing PASSION for it, and so it will never be a job but a life instead.”

Genevieve Parisi first made waves last year, when she appeared as a contestant on The Bachelor. She then appeared on last year’s Bachelor In Paradise. Ever since then, her social media following has grown. Parisi just shared a new set of photos from Lido Key on Instagram this week. In them, she posed by the water in a blue swimsuit. She captioned the post, “Give me a clear ocean and a pair of goggles (not pictured) and I’m the happiest ever 🏊🏼‍♀️” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Genevieve Parisi stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. She Took Time For Herself

In an interview with BachelorNation.com, Parisi talked about her experience on The Bachelor. She says that she had to take some time with her loved ones to recover. “It was honestly hard coming back from filming, especially for a few weeks. But seeing my family, being with my friends, and getting rest were the best things I could’ve done. I took time for myself and that’s how I got back into everything.”

2. She’s Grown

Parisi says that being on The Bachelor has helped her grow as a person. She tells BachelorNation.com that being on the show has helped with her mental health and wellbeing. “The biggest thing I learned about myself from the experience is that I’m very emotionally strong. I’ve struggled with anxiety and being on the show tested my patience and my anxiety. But seeing how I got through it made me really proud of myself.”

3. She Wants To Inspire Others

Parisi wanted to use her time on The Bachelor to inspire others. She says that she wanted to encourage others to stand up for themselves as she did. “I just hope that I gave people some confidence to stick up for themselves. I did my best to do that the entire time on the show. I was myself and stood up for myself and my friends when I felt like it was the right thing to do.”

4. She’s More Vulnerable

Parisi tells BachelorNation.com that she knows what she wants in a relationship, and knows what she has to do to get it. “On the show, I realized that I need to be better about opening up, being vulnerable, and letting my walls down. So since getting back from ‘The Bachelor,’ I haven’t done much dating since I’ve been back but I have been more open. That’s really what I learned from the experience is that I need to be more open or I’m not going to get anywhere when it comes to a relationship.”

5. She Swims

Parisi spends a lot of time outside. One thing she likes to do is go swimming. She and her fellow Bachelor contestant Rachel Recchia shared this Instagram collaboration of the two of them in a pool. Parisi captioned the post, “Actual Paradise.” She also shared these pool photos, captioning them, “Pool or hot tub?”

9-1-1 star Ellen Hollman is pregnant and absolutely glowing. The actress, 40, shared pictures of what looks like a gorgeous maternity shoot at the beach, wearing a white bikini and white cover up on top as she posed in the water. “Happy Mama 🥰,” she captioned the post. “So beautiful my friend! You glow,” commented Diana Lee Inosanto. Hollman is known for playing tough, strong female characters—here’s how she stays fighting fit.

1. MMA and Hot Yoga

Hollman loves mixing up her workouts, which can be intense. “Aside from a hell of a lot of core work with MMA and knife fighting, I recently discovered hot yoga mixed with ballet and weights,” she says. “That combo calls for a little bit of grace, a lot of sweat, and a few occasional tears. You’ll never find me in a gym. Anything that’s slightly dangerous and gets the heart rate going is my kind of workout. I do all my own stunts for the show, so I need to kick it up to an extreme level in order to sustain 14-hour shoot days, seven months in a row.”

2. Action Star

Hollman loves taking on action roles. “I’ve always had a tremendous, obnoxiously copious amount of energy,” she says. “I make the joke that if I wasn’t physically active on a daily basis, I’m like a Border Collie—I would chew the furniture! I also have this thing in my brain that inhibits fear. For some reason, I’m not intimidated by going to an open mat with a bunch of, you know, two-hundred-plus-pound guys and sparring with them. I was always enthralled by stage-fighting. And I’ve been fortunate enough to be a martial artist for some time now—particularly Jiu-jitsu—and incorporate that onscreen and not have to use a double, face-replacement, or any sort of tricky CGI. And I’ve never seen myself as being physically [strong] despite being a woman—it’s because I’m a woman. I’ve never felt that I’m less than a man, and, because of that, [I feel] I’m able to exude that empathy, that heart, and that vulnerability.”

3. Strong Glutes

Hollman has learned to appreciate her glutes. “I have a love/hate relationship with my bum,” she says. “From being a sprinter most my life, it’s accrued a decent amount of muscle. It’s a pain to find jeans that fit my skinny legs and my booty, but on the bright side I could outrun a cheetah if I needed to.”

4. She’s a Writer and Producer

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Hollman likes to have many strings to her bow when it comes to her career. “I feel like when you wear more than one hat, you don’t put all your eggs in one basket per se,” she says. “For many years, I was totally a performer, so my happiness was predicated on my success as a performer. Little did I know that there are other aspects of the industry that I could also excel at. This is something I encourage other people to do. Whether you’re a performer, writer, director, try switching your roles. You may surprise yourself and discover something new. There’s something else that you not only excel at but you may enjoy more than what you’re currently doing.”

5. She Speaks German

Hollman is bilingual, which came in handy when playing Saxa on Spartacus. “Few people realize this, but I was the only one on set who could actually speak and understand German,” she says. “It's my family's heritage and I learned it in school growing up. If anything, Dan would run his dialogue by me and I'd do my best to help with pronunciation. I love him to bits but I don't think he even knew what was saying at the time!”

1. Oatmeal For Charity

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Fish once chose to live on less than $2 a day for charity Live Below The Line, subsisting on a bag of oatmeal a day. “I am absolutely honored to be a part of such a truly wonderful and relevant cause,” she says. “In life, I think it is incredibly important to take the time to put things into perspective and never take anything for granted. I believe that challenges such as Live Below The Line will help all of its participants, including myself, to have a greater understanding of what a day in the life of someone living in extreme poverty must be like. There is no reason for any human being to suffer in extreme poverty, especially when our generation can end it.”

2. Advice For Actors

Fish has good advice for young actors. “You can never give up,” she says. “I was told no so many times, went to so many auditions and often got close to getting the part but it often came down to simple things like having the wrong hair color or simply the other girl was better and you just can’t let that break you down. You have to be prepared to have people tell you no, and it sucks at the time but you take a deep breath, move on and try again. I think that that’s important.”

3. Balanced Life

Fish is happiest when she can balance work and family. "The things that make me happiest are my family and my job. So in a perfect world I would be able to continue working and acting,” she says. "[T]hat doesn't mean necessarily being in a huge blockbuster Hollywood film. I would honestly be happy doing a local play just around the corner as long as I was working and surrounded by my family and my friends. I think that that would be the perfect world for me."

4. From Soaps To Hollywood

Fish found making the switch from soaps to movies nerve-wracking. “There is something that is definitely more intimidating about film,” she says. “Film almost seems timeless to me. There’s something about a film that really feels set in stone and exists forever. Whereas if you are doing a soap opera like Home & Away it goes up for thirty minutes and you never see or hear of it again. So film feels very permanent and in a sense it makes you want to prep more. To sit back at the end of the day and say I did everything I could for that performance.”

5. Positive Body Image

Fish started her career on Aussie soap Home and Away, and says the experience taught her a lot about healthy body image. "There's a lot of pressure on that show to look a certain way - and it doesn't come from the producers or any of the directors - but I find you enter the show and you're so young that you put a lot of pressure on yourself to think you have to look a certain way, and it's a matter of pulling yourself out of it and going 'no, that's stupid, you're a role model'," she says. "You need to be normal and look healthy and show other girls that that's the right thing to do."