What’s Up With What I Eat in a Day (WIEIAD)?

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What I Eat In A Day (WIEIAD) videos have become one of the most popular forms of nutrition-related content on the internet. These videos explore what influencers and content creators eat to provide potential insight and inspiration to their fanbase.

Though many creators claim that these videos are only for meal inspiration and that their fans should not be comparing their own diets to that shown in the video, WIEIAD content can be riddled with questionable actions or comments. Most questionable content in WIEIAD videos include body checking (exhibit A: just about every single thumbnail for a WIEIAD video on YT *insert eye roll*), unsupported nutrition claims (remember the raw milk fiasco a few months ago?), and general poor nutrition. All of which can have negative effects on the body image and eating habits of viewers, most of whom are young and impressionable. 

(Upon further investigation, I even found WIEIAD videos that are labeled as outright ED inspiration when searching just “what I eat in a day” on YouTube. Are we being for real right now?).

While it appears that quite a bit of WIEIAD content is potentially harmful to viewers, some creators are calling out the toxic culture surrounding these videos. Many of these creators happen to be Registered Dietitians that are spearheading the profession’s venture onto social media. RDN presence on these platforms enables them to reach more people with evidence-based nutrition information. 

Below I’ve linked a number of RDN TikTok pages that I believe are good examples of what we need to see more of online with respect to nutrition. If we can increase content such as this and educate social media users on who are reliable sources of nutrition information, we can hopefully reduce the negative effect some WIEIAD content has.

Awesome TikTok Content by RDNs:

  1. Andy Does Healthy:  https://www.tiktok.com/@andydoeshealthy?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

  2. Nutrition by Kylie: https://www.tiktok.com/@nutritionbykylie?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

  3. Dietitian Hannah: https://www.tiktok.com/@dietitianhannah?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

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Comments

  1. Kayla BrubakerMarch 26, 2024 at 3:35 PM

    This post is so relatable! I see WIEIAD videos all the time on TikTok. I can see how they can have a negative impact on viewers. Most WIEIAD videos that I see show an influencer who is on some kind of diet and only eats about half the calories you should be eating in a day. And it's so sad because I can see how viewers could compare their bodies to these content creator's bodies and think that they need to eat like that as well.

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