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Topics: Social Media, Food and Drink, TikTok
Lucy Devine
If you've got a dog, you'll likely know that 'kibble' refers to the dry, biscuit-y food that many pooches eat. It's usually made of meat and vegetables, ground into a small and rather unappetising pellet.
However, it's recently become the focus of a new food trend after the term 'boy kibble' was coined online, referring to Gen Z men who have been eating a simple but pretty unappealing food concoction for ease and nutritional benefit.
Although some people are comparing the trend to 'girl dinner', we'd argue that the comparison is a little unfair. In case you're out of the loop, girl dinner is basically an art form, referring to low effort but genius meals like picky bits, snack plates and creative food combinations that somehow, just work.
Boy kibble, however, is one plain and easy to make meal, made not only out of convenience, but because it has a pretty high protein intake.
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Men online are admitting to eating the meal - which is made up of ground meat and rice - several times a week, with some adding veggies for fibre or sauces to spice things up.
One TikToker said he eats the 'kibble' Monday to Friday, adding what looks like avocado for an extra nutrient hit.
Another person said: "What I like to do is batch cook seasoned ground turkey and turmeric rice (anti inflammatory) and then portion them and freeze them. Reheating frozen rice makes the starch resistive to digestion aiding gut bacteria (don’t ignore gut health)."
And another added: "Ground beef, mixed with sautéed onions, pico de Gallo, rice, all scooped up on tortilla chips, so good."
Many people have been grossed out by the trend, with several social media users admitting they make the exact same meal for their dogs, while others were adamant their pets eat better.
One journalist, Annaliese Todd, bravely attempted to eat boy kibble for a week, but lasted just three days, describing it as a bowl of 'nutritious slop'.
"Day 3 was the beginning of the end. I heated up my container, looked at the steaming heap of dim-sim-flavoured mush, had three bites and told myself, "I'll just circle back to this'," she wrote for Mamamia.
"Spoiler alert: I did not circle back. Instead, I committed a high-protein act of treason and went out to buy a wrap. A wrap with crunch. A wrap with layers.
"... It nearly broke me."