The Vanity of food!
The appearance of food has a major emotional effect on the way we eat for most of us. We eat with our eyes. It is no surprise that the most un-healthy foods for us are the most desired solely because of it’s “appearance”. I like to call this the Vanity of Food.
Giving the choice between a Juicy Apple or a Fluffy Cupcake with icing for dessert, majority of us our choosing the cupcake. The apple we know is healthy far less calories and will likely meet our desired sweet craving. However we opt for the Overly sugary cupcake will the same amount of calories as our meal. It looked way too good to miss out on, and we decided to indulge. A average Apple has only 52 Calories and 10grams of Sugar compared to the decadent cupcake which can have 440 Calories and 52grams of Sugar. The downward spiral continues.
This spiral is not limited to just desserts. I believe we indulge in this manner with almost everything we consume. All food gives us an emotional reaction. Wether you dance when you eat or salivate just looking at it. We connect with our food in an ethereal way. It is largely represented across all Social platforms. Food photography has a large presence in the way food is consume largely due to its captivating glory.
My latest obsession is what if I could make everything look like a beautiful cupcake, and still be relatively healthy. I love to try the latest food trends and diets, however I do not think the food looks appetizing. That is my mission was birthed, I need to find a way to make everything look visually desirable. I dance when I eat and that’s my guide for if its meeting the requirements amongst other measurements.
I am a Charmene a Aspiring Holistic Nutritionist, Part time Vegetarian and Beauty lover. I am sure I am not the only person who would prefer their meals to look as good as they taste. Welcome to the Vanity of food The Green Cupcake.
“ Be a beautiful Cupcake in a world full of muffins “
Green Cupcake 