JAKARTA – Currently, the trend of clean eating and content #WhatIEATInADAY is increasingly popular among millennials and gen Z. However, the trend, which was originally about healthy and originally positive, slowly began to shift to excessive experiments and errors in the true sense of health.
These two generations care about health and comfort, but modern culture makes things seem confusing, said nutritionist Kylie Sakaida, quoted by the New York Post, on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
The data shows that more than 60 percent of millennials and 75 percent of Z’s genes often seek nutritional advice from social media. This opens up space for misleading information, which makes them make the following eating errors.
1. Prioritizing the appearance of nutritional intake
Many millennials and gen Z measure healthy foods from their appearance, not the benefits. Kylie Sakaida says that the two generations often think healthy foods should be low in carbohydrates, served beautifully, and suitable for social media photos.
In fact, what is more important is how food makes the body healthy, not how it looks on camera.
“The most nutritious food often looks simple, not always visually attractive,” he said.
2. Too believing in the viral food trend
Social media is now the main reference for many young people in determining what they eat. According to research, nearly 75 percent of gen Z seek food inspiration from platforms such as TikTok and Instagram.
“We often believe in viral things rather than basic things,” he added.
Therefore, it is recommended that everyone focus on things that prove useful, for example, a diet rich in protein, fiber, vegetables, a disciplined diet, and keeping the body hydrated.
3. Overextreme diet
The trend of healthy diet is now often quite extreme, especially for diet. The diet can be detox, body cleansing, and various challenges related to eating patterns.
Sakaida said such a pattern only causes fatigue and causes health problems. He said that health does not need to be achieved through extreme steps.
“Health is not a race sooner or later, but a long-term commitment,” concluded Sakaida.
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