Let's Legalize Ugly Food
When was the last time you saw images of unpretty food shared on social media?
In bad lighting. On an unadorned surface. Without a ton of color or texture.
Without a person included? (Generally, a white person with thin privilege, just the right amount of skin showing, in athleisure, looking as casual and calm and cool as can be?) Or a random product placement. (A pair of sunglasses left whimsically on display, as if the photo was casually snapped.)
Aesthetically pleasing food is wonderful. But diet culture, privilege, and fear-mongering have made preoccupation with pretty food a real thing. Because pretty food is the stuff that will heal or cure or prevent the side effects of being human. At least that’s the story.
Kale (always) and açaí or some ‘immune-boosting’ berry (not a thing) and avocado (because green fat > fat of another hue. again, not a thing) and some lean, possibly plant-based protein.
This is not a judgment about the aforementioned foods or the humans who consume them.
At all.
I’m one of them.
AND
I’m proud to also eat ugly food, too. Join me?
Wellness culture invading our plates is so uncool.
Making assumptions about eaters is equally (if not more) uncool.
Let’s celebrate ugly food. Uncurated. Unpretty. As it is.
Join me in the #ieatuglyfood club.
What is your favorite not so attractive food?
Swipe >> to see some of mine.
(Also, last night’s din.)
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