Some young women in the Instagram “superfoods” community make beautiful artwork out of all-natural ingredients to help themselves through recovery from eating disorders.
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When I was a teenager, I wrote miserable LiveJournal posts about wanting to throw up my lunch and swapped lists with commenters cataloging every fat-free calorie I consumed. My internet friends understood my complicated relationship with food: why I needed to eat to feel my feelings, yet hated myself every time I ate a meal.
Maybe that's why I'm fascinated with the thriving Instagram collective of young women who share photos of painstakingly constructed bowls of kaleidoscope-like "superfoods." In interviews, many said they were recovering from eating disorders and depression. Instead of seeking solidarity through communal restriction, they channel compulsive tendencies into a meticulous but euphoric attention to detail that leads to self-love instead of self-hate.
Instagram: @livingthehealthychoice
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