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How The Once-Lighthearted “Girl Dinner” Trend Has Evolved Into Something We Should Be Concerned About

A French woman with a giant baguette in tow and six bottles of wine cached in a metal basket walks down the sidewalk in Paris in a 1940s dress and dirty apron. This black and white photo has been circulating social media with the caption “Girl Dinner.”

By Anna Pingel3 min read
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Over the summer, the trend of creating and posting “girl dinner” became popularized by women all over the country. While this trend started as an eclectic meal comprised of several small plates or thrown-together snack foods, its scope has now expanded into different territory. Dieticians have also started to raise red flags after seeing the direction this trend is quickly going.