Its pretty cringe when they call my food "Girl Dinner"

A plate of snacks that don't complement each other, instead of eating a proper meal. I was resting like a ball on my room chair, picking, making noise from chewing, and passive watching Youtube.

I can call it “all my favorite things,” or “eating disorder.” I’m saying this with confidence because it doesn’t matter how Tik Tok or nutritionists try to coin it as a new term — nobody can sell me this as a new lifestyle. I’ve been living it. It is the taste of loneliness, longing, and being hard on oneself.

It is pretty cringe that I found out my eating habits are now being called “ Girl Dinner” on newspapers and apps. I am talking about a feature story on The New York Times and a trend on Tik Tok. I wonder why they won’t call it “grind meal” ? Ultimately people who didn’t live like this won’t get it.

So what is a “girl dinner”? A girl dinner is on kitchen paper, a girl dinner doesn’t have to involve utensils — maybe a fork or a spoon, one or the other, not both. A girl dinner is chips, bite size crunchy things that one can pick and eat in a continuous fashion for as long as possible. Girl dinner is sweet and savory and neutral, all flavors covered. Girl dinner is a byproduct of counting calories. Girl dinner usually involves wine, fast drinking.

Anyway if u still don’t get “girl dinner,” below is what an almost finished “girl lunch” looks like:

I recommend eating full meals. I recommend not standing at your kitchen counter and eating. I recommend waiting until you have all your food items ready for dinner and then enjoying them together. I recommend not watching reality TV when you eat. Charcuterie boards are overloaded with sodium. Too much hummus makes you bloat, but go off vegan. I am here for less stress and girl sleep. I am trying to live differently now.

Edited by: Hannah Hightman