As I’m sure we have all seen, the “girl dinner” trend has become a huge sensation in the past month. This is one of the many new trends starring things we all do but don’t really talk about. Girl dinner, girl math, girl thinking (ex: being “delulu”) have been taking over my for you page, but is it sustainable? Don’t get me wrong, I am a strong believer in the girlies but when it comes to girl dinner, we need to clarify what it is and isn’t.
I was walking through Publix with my husband a few weeks ago trying to describe what a girl dinner is and then deciding to share one together. This is the best definition I have come up with so far…
“Finding a bunch of easy to make/favorite foods and calling it a meal.”
With this in mind we went up and down the isles to buy the most random of our favorite foods and snacks to throw together. Our choices of the night: dino nuggies, jalapeno poppers, and Kraft mac and cheese. We quickly ran home and popped our choices in the oven/ on the stove. In a matter of 10 minutes we had made our meals, jumped in comfy pjs, and started watching our fav show. This is my ideal girl dinner.
This story however is not what TikTok is always portraying. When you look up the girl dinner filter you will see a few different types and options. One that was popular for a while would show 3 different items to make a girl dinner. One I saw showed wine, air, and birth control. The woman in the video was just as confused as I was when I saw that 2 of the 3 items were not even food?! This side of the girl dinner trend is when it gets dangerous. Girl dinner should be a funny option of throwing together your fav foods and not feeling guilty about how it all looks together on a plate. When it gets not so funny is when we are highlighting diet culture and trying to make it “girl dinner”.
Embrace your fav food, let them be unhealthy, and go enjoy that girl dinner!