Food Party, Mirror Diet episode.
It’s really rare, these days, to find anyone arguing for a healthy appetite. The whole idea of intuitive eating is down right controversial. So, when I saw the recent episode of Food Party on IFC, “Mirror Diet,” it gave me a special thrill.
After ordering a gigantic lunch and eating only 4 bites before getting full, Thu is taken under the wing of the Mirror Diet Guru who teaches her to prepare a more reasonable amount of food by placing mirrors next to the ingredients to make them look bigger. Thu does well as the Guru’s disciple, using mirrors to make her food look larger and therefore eat less, but upon reaching the ultimate Mirror Diet nirvana, Thu is disappointed and instead learns to appreciate all the loveliness of a healthy appetite.
From www.ifc.com via clp.ly
Now, I have to warn you. Food Party is…well…surreal. There are puppets and odd food combination’s and bizarre story-lines…but those are all the reasons I think it’s hilarious.
But, for all it’s weirdness, the “Mirror Diet” episode was just too awesome NOT to mention. The subversive message spoke to the FAer in me. So I thought I’d share.
Anything that lures you in with puppets usually has me running and screaming in the opposite direction but this sounds fascinating!