We wouldn't exactly call Nara Smith's immaculately curated content relatable. When we're craving a PB&J, most of us aren't kneading the dough to our own sandwich bread or cutting up homemade cinnamon cereal square-by-square. Smith's peaceful aesthetic deliberately trims the excess fat off of inherently messy experiences — rarely a dirty dish or clothing stain in sight.
The recipes are so involved, some argue she plays into it, consistently outdoing herself with recipes like homemade salted caramel marshmallows and hand-rolled gumballs (#easyrecipe). It may surprise you then, that one reason for Smith's made-by-scratch lifestyle is actually among the more relatable things about her. Lauren Manaker is a registered and licensed dietitian.
In a July 22 TikTok , Smith pulled back the curtain on her seemingly curated life, possibly in response to a recent TikTok series unpacking her "dark marketing tactics" (which collectively earned nearly 16 million views). "I wasn't aware that finding joy in cooking for my husband and kids would automatically mean that I just slave away in the kitchen, I don't have a job, and I have a whole production team at my house making that happen," Smith said. "Cooking has always been a massive part of my life, especially after I got diagnosed with lupus, and my eczema started flaring up again.
I knew that I had to change the way that I ate and the way that I went about life." This isn't the first time Smith has opened up about her health conditions. In.