This page lists 67 Instagram creators whose bio names Texas and who post mostly about food, with the follower count, engagement rate and median Reel views we measured for each one. Virev's crawler read their profiles and recent posts between September 1, 2026 and September 26, 2026. The median creator here has 10,957 followers and an engagement rate of 1.97%, which is below the 2.55% median across the 150 lists in this series and ranks 125th of 150.
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Food creators in Texas by follower count
Nano accounts (1K to 10K followers) are the largest group, at 30 of 67 creators, or 45%. Nano creators get the highest median engagement rate, 2.77%, against 0.84% for mid-tier creators, so a typical nano post draws 3.3 times the response per follower. Reach grows with size, and the median mid-tier creator's Reels get 36,628 views, against 2,650 for nano creators.
| Followers | Creators | Median engagement rate | Median Reel views |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nano (1K to 10K) | 30 | 2.77% | 2,650 |
| Micro (10K to 100K) | 26 | 2.11% | 7,361 |
| Mid-tier (100K to 1M) | 11 | 0.84% | 36,628 |
The 20 biggest food creators in Texas
These are the largest accounts on the list, sorted by followers at our read. The biggest is Kristen Sellentin with 456,373 followers and a 0.50% engagement rate.
| Creator | Followers | Engagement rate | Median Reel views | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristen Sellentin | 456K | 0.50% | 25.5K | Food and beverage |
| Liz Heart | 398K | 0.68% | 72.7K | Food and lifestyle |
| Ebony Cierra | Keto + Low Carb | 381K | 1.71% | 103K | Keto and low-carb food recipes |
| Shawn Singh | 256K | 0.91% | 83.3K | Food and restaurant reviews |
| Shannon Cairns | 239K | 0.84% | 56.9K | Frugal family food and meal-prep content |
| Adrian Verde | 171K | 0.70% | 43.2K | Houston food and restaurant discovery |
| Jill Stout | Food and Travel | 147K | 0.29% | 3.6K | Food and dining |
| Esmeralda Obispo | Houston & Pasadena Foodie | 120K | 1.64% | 36.6K | Food and recipes |
| Paige Faustini, RD | 114K | 1.38% | 7.5K | Nutrition and healthy recipes |
| Joshua Hunt | 109K | 0.17% | 5.6K | Outdoor cooking and grilling |
| Anthony | Texas Food & Travel Blogger | 102K | 1.53% | 30.8K | Food and travel |
| Chelsea | 95.0K | 2.91% | 83.6K | Food and beverage |
| @kellysantacruz1 | 55.0K | 2.90% | 4.0K | Food and restaurant promotion |
| Backyard Eats -Antonio Tapia | 44.5K | 0.23% | 2.0K | Food and cooking |
| Vina | Dallas Creator | 42.7K | 1.10% | 6.8K | Food and dining |
| VICHEKA | Houston food & lifestyle | 42.7K | 2.21% | 22.1K | Houston food and lifestyle |
| Kelly | Dallas Food & Travel | 34.2K | 0.78% | 8.1K | Food and travel |
| Breanna Ticarat | Knead the Recipe | Easy Dinners and Desserts | 32.0K | 10.63% | 10.4K | Food and recipes |
| IVANNA Mendoza | RGV Blogger | 29.3K | 1.67% | 9.4K | Food blogging |
| Kandace | Houston Food & Lifestyle | 29.2K | 2.72% | 12.9K | Houston food and lifestyle |
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Search food texas creators16 high-engagement food creators in Texas with 10K to 100K followers
These are the 16 creators with 10,000 to 100,000 followers and the highest engagement rates on the list. The median across all 26 creators in that range is 2.11%, and 4 of these 16 reach at least twice that. We also left out one creator with no measured Reel views, or whose average likes and comments beat their median Reel views, since we could not check that rate against reach. A high rate can also come from comment prompts, so open a few recent posts before you reach out.
| Creator | Followers | Engagement rate | Median Reel views | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meagan Tape | HTX Foodie | 11.5K | 11.08% | 5.6K | Food and dining |
| Nahima Ortega Houston Foodie | Houston Hot Spots | Cocktails | 12.1K | 6.88% | 3.4K | Houston food, nightlife, and local experiences |
| LISA | Foodie 馃珓 | 12.0K | 6.78% | 22.4K | Food and dining |
| 馃Brigie馃 | 27.2K | 6.50% | 35.7K | Texas barbecue and smoked-meat cooking |
| jillian turpin | 10.5K | 4.09% | 9.3K | food and lifestyle |
| Xandra | food and lifestyle blogger | 19.8K | 2.88% | 11.8K | Food and lifestyle |
| Richard Pearse | 10.4K | 2.26% | 5.1K | Barbecue and smoked-meat food content |
| Delicious Recipes | 15.4K | 2.01% | 27.7K | Food and recipes |
| Paige | Dallas Food Blogger | 15.6K | 1.97% | 5.3K | Food and dining |
| Morgan Weeks | Cook & Creator | 10.1K | 1.62% | 3.3K | Culinary |
| Chynna Gutierrez | San Antonio Influencer | 26.1K | 1.22% | 5.6K | Food and local lifestyle influencing |
| Halal Foodgram | Salim&Safoora鉂わ笍 | Dallas Halal Food Influencer | 23.5K | 1.21% | 9.9K | Halal food and restaurant reviews |
| Houston Chef | 19.9K | 0.81% | 3.7K | Houston food and restaurant discovery |
| Athena | Content Creator | 11.0K | 0.55% | 316 | Food and beverage |
| Nigerian Food Dallas | Eugins Kitchen | 19.3K | 0.47% | 1.1K | Nigerian food and culinary education |
| Zain's Halal Reviews | Houston's OG Halal Food Blogger | 21.4K | 0.32% | 4.9K | Halal food reviews |
What food creators in Texas post about
The most common profile category is Food and dining, on 10 accounts (15% of those with a category), followed by Houston food and restaurant discovery with 5. The category is the one the creator or Virev's profile reader set, so treat it as a starting filter.
| Instagram category | Creators | Median engagement rate |
|---|---|---|
| Food and dining | 10 | 2.15% |
| Houston food and restaurant discovery | 5 | 1.51% |
| Food and lifestyle | 4 | 11.04% |
| Food and recipes | 4 | 2.12% |
| Food and beverage | 3 | 0.55% |
| Food and travel | 3 | 1.53% |
| Food and restaurant reviews | 2 | 0.78% |
| Houston food and lifestyle | 2 | 2.46% |
How we built this list
- We started from 39,669 individual Instagram creators with at least 1,000 followers and 6 measured posts, read by Virev's crawler between August 18 and October 7, 2026. Brands, media pages and businesses are not on the list.
- A creator is on this page when their Instagram bio or display name names Texas, such as a city, a region or a flag, and the country in their Virev profile does not name another country. We removed accounts that name the place only inside another account's handle, an email address, or a team or event name, such as a baseball club or a marathon.
- The engagement rate is average likes plus comments on the 6 to 12 most recent feed posts, divided by followers at the read.
- Median Reel views is the median play count of the creator's last 12 Reels, and it shows n/a when fewer than 3 Reels had a play count. 64 of the 67 creators have one.
- These 67 creators were read between September 1, 2026 and September 26, 2026, and follower counts move after that, so check the live profile before you send an offer.
- The page shows public profile numbers only, with no emails or phone numbers.
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Lists built the same way: Fashion influencers in Texas, Influencers in Texas, Lifestyle influencers in Texas, Lifestyle influencers in Dallas, Influencers in the US, Influencers in Dallas. Related reading: Food influencers on Instagram, NYC influencers. For hand-picked lists with a recent post per creator, see micro and nano influencers.
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