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There’s a class of adult baby food that fish sticks fall under. It’s food that’s conceptually shaped for kids but adults have no problem eating this stuff with
by runawaybottle 5y ago
There’s a class of adult baby food that fish sticks fall under. It’s food that’s conceptually shaped for kids but adults have no problem eating this stuff with a straight face. Wendy’s nuggets look like chicken feet.
I think as we figure out how to make protein alternatives that taste like meat, we’ll see a small rise in adult baby food, things shaped like a slim jim, etc.
Then we can finally fulfill our prophecy of being adults that wear children’s winter jackets and eat food that’s shaped like toys, and just really come full circle with the aging into infancy.
- GavinMcG 5y agoWhy on earth should adults care what shape their food is? The childish thing is judging adults by completely substanceless distinctions like this.
- idiotsecant 5y agoAsking why this should be the case is not particularly useful. The fact is that it is true. If you offer an average adult cereal in the shape of little ronald mcdonald faces vs. generic flakes even with identical nutritional content they will, on average, select the more 'adult appropriate' option. Marketing is a thing for a reason.
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- GavinMcG 5y agoThe parent was alleging the opposite: that we are infantilizing ourselves by choosing child-oriented food shapes.
- barbazoo 5y agoI think this is only a problem in a subset of cultures, not one of "adults" in general.
- drewzero1 5y agoI think this idea of "adult baby food" is interesting -- just finger food in "fun" shapes? Like baby carrots? I think there's an element of fun and convenience that makes it attractive occasionally, but wouldn't consider fish sticks or chicken nuggets suitable for a regular meal in my house. I'm confused by your remark about children's winter jackets though. Do you mean we'll have mittens strung through our sleeves so we can't lose them?
- germinalphrase 5y agoWhat is a “child’s winter jacket”? Is this some kind of meme thing I’m not aware of…?