"Your avocado toast costs $18. My grandma’s paratha? Priceless."
Let’s cut through the quinoa-coated hypocrisy: we’re being gaslit into thinking centuries of culinary wisdom are suddenly ‘unhealthy’ by people who think ‘detox’ is a verb. Food isn’t just macros it’s the stories we swallow, the love we chew, and the heritage we digest. So why are we letting Instagram influencers who’ve never survived a winter without Uber Eats dictate what’s "good" for us?
The Hypocrisy on Your Plate
"Carbs Are Evil" (Says the Person Drinking a $10 Kombucha):
- Fact: Your body runs on glucose. Rice, chapatis, and potatoes built civilizations.
- Irony: The same people shunning bread inhale acai bowls (aka sugar bombs in disguise).
The Great Avocado Heist:
- Colonialism 2.0: Trendy cafes serve "exotic" super foods while the farmers who grow them starve. Meanwhile, your dal-chawal packed with protein, fiber, and tradition gets called "boring."
Ghee: The Ultimate Betrayal:
- Ayurveda’s golden child for 5,000 years.
- 2024 Diet Culture: "Too much fat!" (Proceeds to drown salad in ranch dressing.)
The REAL Science Your Influencer Won’t Share
Grandma Was a Biochemist:
- Fermented foods (kimchi, dosa, miso) = natural probiotics before labs bottled them.
- Turmeric + black pepper = better bioavailability than any pill.
- Bone broth = collagen hack before it was a $50 "wellness" powder.
The Forgotten Rule: If your great-grandparents wouldn’t recognize it as food, maybe it isn’t.
How to Eat Like You Give a Damn (Without Losing Your Culture)
The Anti-Diet Culture Manifesto:
- Eat the Damn Sweets – If it’s Diwali, eat the ladoo. Life’s too short for "guilt-free" desserts.
- Snack Shame-Free – Poha > protein bars. Fight me.
- Reject Food Racism – If a dish is "too smelly" or "too spicy," that’s your palate’s problem, not the food’s.
The Ultimate Rebellion? Eat Like Your Ancestors
Support Local, Not Just Trendy:
- Buy from the aunty selling pickles at the market, not a startup selling "artisanal ferments" for $20.
- Cook with family – The best nutrition app is your grandma’s handwritten recipe book.
Drop the Mic Moment:
"The most radical thing you can do today? Eat your heritage without apology."
Now, Let’s Start a Food Fight in the Comments:
• Team #GrandmaKnewBest?
• Or still convinced that "wellness" means eating like a rabbit?
(P.S. If your diet requires you to Google "how to pronounce açai," maybe just… eat a mango?