Now it has a name: girl dinner.
And it seems everyone has an opinion on it.
I call it girl dinner, or medieval peasant.
The fun is in the lack of effort, the deliciousness of indulging in your laziest instincts.
And youre just so pleased with yourself.
Youre like, I barely worked for this and it feels like an indulgence.
Thats what makes it girl dinner.
Another showed offhermelted shredded cheese, this timeon chips.
Girl dinner can bepopcorn,it can bepickles and strawberries, it can be Trader Joes frozen rice andsauce.
Ive never felt more connected to other women as I do right now!
wrote one commenter on theTodayshow page.
But as Girl Dinner Mania swelled to its apex this week, backlash started to creep in.
Headlines began questioning whether girl dinner was actually problematic.
What Is ‘Girl Dinner’?
What is going on!
Where are the hungry girls?
But are we overthinking a fun treat, or is it actually cause for concern?
It’s summer and currently 95 degrees in NYCand in many citieseach and every day.
Remember, it’s all about the messaging and who’s delivering it.
But does that mean girl dinners on their own are promoting disordered eating?
I dont think so, personally.
At least, that was the creators original intention.
In an interview with theTodayshow,Maheremphasized that girl dinner isnt about the ingredients at all.
Anything can be a girl dinner, if it makes you happy.
But what matters is the feeling it evokes.
Giddiness often goes along with it, because its what you want.
Eating what you want, when you want?
