InstagramFood & RecipesUpdated: September 29, 2026

Top Food & Recipes Creators on Instagram Right Now

This week, ContentScout sampled 68 public Food and Recipes posts on Instagram. The sample recorded an average of 210,425 views per post and a median engagement rate of 6.26 percent. Creators in this ranking appear sorted by reach scores calculated within this specific dataset.

ContentScout's own analysis: we sample real public posts matching food & recipes search terms on Instagram and score them by how much engagement they're getting relative to how recently they were posted. The ranking measures reach pulled inside this sample, not follower count or account size.

210K

Avg. views

6.3%

Median engagement

Posts analyzed

-18%

Vs. last week

@sumiscookingcorner_yt
15 minutes dessert melts in your mouth 😋🤤😍 #reels #food #recipe #homemade #dessert
3.8M
total views
1
posts
2.9%
engagement
@momnutritionist
Healthy Sunday Meal Prep Recipes 🥗 This meal prep is now live on the blog! Inside the post, you’ll find: • The full recipes • A complete grocery list • The kitchen tools, equipment, and containers
3.1M
total views
3
posts
10.4%
engagement
@jazzz987
Meal prep day ✨ #mealprep #prep #cooking #kitchenhacks #kitchen
1.9M
total views
1
posts
4.8%
engagement
@onesweeetmama
#food #easyrecipe
1M
total views
1
posts
7.0%
engagement
@desi_recipes
5 min ready🤌Easy to make and yumm😋🌼#easyrecipes #quickmeals Ingredients:- Whisked yogurt /Curd- 2 cup Ghee/mustard oil- 1 tbs Jeera-1/2 tsp Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp Red chilli Curry leaves Asafoetida
492K
total views
2
posts
6.2%
engagement
@drhazelwallace
1 HOUR MEAL PREP ⏰ If I could only recommend one eating pattern for women’s health, it would probably be a Mediterranean style dietary pattern. Research suggests it may support fertility, women with
440K
total views
1
posts
33.9%
engagement
@karissadumbacher
Eating like I did in high school for a full day! #foodie #highschool #pizza #chinesefood #eating
421K
total views
2
posts
7.4%
engagement
@mykitchennndiary
Easy Lunchbox ideas🤤😋 . . . . . . . #foods #foodreels #lunchboxideas #easylunchideas #kidslunch
369K
total views
2
posts
1.8%
engagement
@mistieknight
Your family will love this! 😃 #easyrecipes #dinner
345K
total views
2
posts
4.7%
engagement
@foodieholly
ONE WEEK OF EASY DINNER IDEAS 🍝🌿🥩 Find the recipes through the link in my bio OR comment DINNER and I’ll DM you my dinner recipes 🥰 (you can also find them at www.foodieholly.com or by searching
281K
total views
2
posts
9.4%
engagement
@everydayisfeastday
How I meal prep on a budget #mealprep #healthyeating #easyrecipe Things I have learned about myself and losing 140 pounds 1. The biggest thing I have learned about myself is that if I allow myself
199K
total views
2
posts
8.1%
engagement
@bsdiningexperiencesc
A meal to put you on your back 🤠‼️ #foryou #fyp #foodie #viralreels #foodexplorepage
174K
total views
1
posts
9.8%
engagement
@itsdevms
Food is always involved at our hangouts😭 #foodreels #reelsindia #reelsvideo #fyp
158K
total views
1
posts
4.4%
engagement
@arsenioeats
this one deserved a recipe 🍝 #pastareels #foodreels #bakedpasta #easyrecipes #comfortfood
137K
total views
2
posts
6.3%
engagement
@desertislanddishes
The 10 Dinner Tonight recipes you cooked the most in 2025. Weeknight cooking, made simple. Dinner is sorted. Sign up here: https://dinnertonight.substack.com Or let me know in the comments and I ca
134K
total views
1
posts
3.4%
engagement
@highspeeddining
Best Michelin Star dishes in Florida Part 2 #foodie #eating #michelinstar #restaurant #highspeeddining
133K
total views
1
posts
7.5%
engagement
@hungry.happens
Our 35+ MOST REQUESTED ONE PAN DINNER RECIPES 🥘 All in one place! A must SAVE post for delicious fall + winter dinners made EASY 🍗🥦🥕🧅🌽🍤🍕🥩🥓🧀 ✨Comment RECIPE to receive a link for this post
105K
total views
1
posts
4.1%
engagement
@erinnobrienn
5 EASY DINNERS TO TRY THIS WEEK ❤️ Get the recipes at the link in my bio where you can subscribe for free! Hope you love them 🫶🏼 Which one will you be making first? 1. Cheesy Italian Sausage Baked
103K
total views
1
posts
5.1%
engagement
@cook_with_tabu
Quick Breakfast Idea [Reels, Breakfast Idea, Food Reels, ASMR, Recipe] #reels #breakfast #asmr #foodasmr #recipe
99K
total views
1
posts
1.9%
engagement
@yourbarefootneighbor
#easyrecipe #easydinnerideas #dinner #quickmeals
88K
total views
2
posts
6.9%
engagement
@kelnormaneatz
My current hyper fixation meal #dinner #dinnerideas #easyrecipes #easymeals #easyrecipe
74K
total views
1
posts
3.1%
engagement
@fitfoodieselma
Healthy & High-protein Meal Prep😍 The full recipes are in my latest youtube video☺️ If you’re tired of planning your meals every week, my Ebooks have 265 healthy recipes that make meal planning so mu
70K
total views
1
posts
6.1%
engagement
@neeskitchen
DIML + continuation of meal prep #mealprep #weeklymealprep
68K
total views
1
posts
3.9%
engagement
@ricklox
My Top 10 Meals of 2024 🍽️ #foodie #foodreview
64K
total views
1
posts
5.8%
engagement
@9vaga_food9
@iklimafood #food #foodreels #instafood
60K
total views
1
posts
3.9%
engagement

questions

Questions, answered.

How is this ranking measured?+

The ranking uses ContentScout scoring based on a sample of 68 public posts collected this week, rather than total account size or overall follower counts.

What was the average viewership across the sample?+

Across all 68 posts sampled this week, the average views per post reached 210,425.

How does this week's average viewership compare to the previous run?+

The average views per post this week are 210,425, compared to 256,919 in the previous run.

Which creator leads the current ranking?+

@sumiscookingcorner_yt leads the ranking with 3,792,346 total views from 1 post in the sample and a median engagement rate of 2.87 percent.