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I think her content is less about eating multitudes of unhealthy food for the sake of views generated through extremes and more like food tourism. She's promoting restaurants and rating their foods, encouraging travel and tourism in multiple towns, cities and country in a way that is almost a universal language of food ratings and expressions. Her long form content has her touring cruise ships and countries via sponsorship from these businesses and countries tourism boards. Thats my interpretation at least, a social media friendly level of what was a food critique/journalist in written media. Perhaps this is the evolution of what you used to do Abbey.
I 100% agree with this! She’s not bingeing at all, but trying different and unique things from all over the world. This is so different from mukbang style content… that is what is actually someone eating “massive amounts of unhealthy food,” as Abbey puts it. Karissa just tries a bunch a stuff, she’s not stuffing her face. Abbey really twisted this one to be something it’s not imo.
I mainly watch her videos just to put a smile on my face.. Her happy face , sweet voice and her love for food and life would make me happy unconsciously...
I love Karissa, the way she talks about food is always descriptive and joyful and never seems too copius to me? Like I doubt she films every day and what she has always looks like what I might go for on a vacation or a special day out. She eats with family and friends too so while she may rate 4 sandwiches at one meal she's likely only eating like one at that meal.
She seems like a nice person but she does create a false impression that you can binge burgers or donuts all day and stay thin and healthy. She at least should be more upfront that she doesn’t only takes a bite out of the food she eats
@Lilyanna298 yeah maybe... I guess to me it just seems logical that a food reviewer who makes eating their career wouldn't be able to eat the entirety of everything they sample? Nor would they wanna do that every day. Buy I can understand that maybe not everyone would think about it that way. I also never get recommended her mukbangs so I didn't even realize she did those.
@@Ace-bn9ihI've always gotten the impression during her " eating xxx for a full day" videos that she eats a few bites of each thing and that's it. The only meals I think she might finish are the movie themed meals she occasionally shows.
0:58 Karissa is NOT eating copious amounts of unhealthy food… she’s super upfront about the fact that she rarely finishes all her food and eats balanced off the camera… she’s absolutely not a mukbanger
Exactly, she’s more a food connoisseur. And cultural food explorer. Mukbang is just stuffing yourself for the sake of it, often the same foods like ramen or burger, sitting in one place, often at home. She is just curious towards trying and experiencing new foods of all kind of places. And it’s about the taste and excitement about trying nee stuff for her, not the quantity. I enjoy her videos bc she seems so genuinely excited and appreciative of the food discoveries she does and she honestly enjoys them!
She never said that about her and you would know that if you watched more than the first 58 seconds. She describes traditional mukbangers as doing so and not Karissa. Abby specifically said that she loves how Karissa sets food aside for later instead of feeling the need to binge for content.
Karissa is from the only "food eating" creators i actually follow and watch - she is from the only ones that i feel like the way she eats is very close to a realistic eating day and she often makes the disclaimers that she doesnt finish the food
100000%. I've been saying to people that all mukbangs should be off the internet, not just ones people don't want to see. The difference in comments is crazy.
💯💯💯💯💯. There are layers to this great comment. The pass she is given because she is pretty, charismatic to some, and talks about the food in a way people like still does not take away from the fact that she and many others promotes over indulgence, glorifying gluttony in a "cute" "acceptable" way. I'm not singling her out at all!! There are now many toxic tik tok of very pretty girls eating copious amounts of food and not talking just staring at camera while shoving food in mouth. Normalizing binge eating in a any way is not healthy mindset especially for the many young viewers and many struggling with eating issues.
First of all; Not all the food Karissa eats is unhealthy and as Abbey always says "No food is unhealthy, but the dose makes the poison". Karissa reviews food around the world and that's interesting and it really doesn't matter to me if she was skinny or obese, black or white, male or female. By the way, Karissa doesn't have a skinny figure but a normal healthy body with enough bodyfat and muscle mass.
I love her! She's truly excited about food and trying new things. She's not a mukbanger whatsoever. She has a few bites and shares the rest or takes leftovers. Her positivity around food is inspiring to me as I've struggled with ED's for 20 years. Her content makes me smile.
It’s no secret, these food bloggers just try a bite or two and they exercise because they need to look good for their videos. This is a job for people. It’s nice of Karissa to show what happens when the camera stops rolling. I see this the same as those ladies who do these huge hauls at target. They probably don’t actually purchase or end up returning all the junk they buy to make their content.
It’s clear they just doesn’t eat that much, and she probably has a great relationship with food. So she eats as much as she needs and works out every now and then. Not everything is a scam. I do the same thing too
It's the same with any job. You do things to sustain and keep your career. Just because it involves exercise to maintain a certain physique or level of health doesn't make it any worse than a news anchor having to wake up at 2am to be at the station and be on the air by 5am...
as someone who struggles with not wanting to eat a lot due to health issues, karissa's content along with yours helps me gain the courage to eat when i dont feel like eating. this was such an awesome video to watch!
I’ve watched her for 3 years, she has helped me overcome my eating disorder by one simple act: making me hungry. I’m not sure how she does it but she magically helps me eat. I love her. ❤
I love Karissa! I started following her during the pandemic when she was in China before she got super popular. Most of her food content is based on her travels and I loved her content from her time on the cruise ship. She probably naturally has a high metabolism and she does work out a fair amount. She's just so joyful and positive and she tries to be fair but complementary in her reviews. She is one of my favorite content creators!
Karissa showed a longer video, what she does fitness wise and how she doesn't eat like this every day. It's also not the first time, she said this. She is very open about it. She rates food all over the world, that became her job. So yeah, that's not an issue in my eyes. There are other influencers, who are problematic, but she is not one of them.
I think Karissa is a great counter argument to those health nuts that insist that the only way to be healthy is to never let “junk” food pass your lips and you have to follow some insane, highly restrictive diet. Like I think some of those people are extremely miserable for forcing themselves to do these crazy diets and workouts and can’t stand seeing people be happy enjoy an “unhealthy” meal everyone once in a while. Just because other people can eat something fun and not fall off the wagon, doesn’t mean health nuts have to rain on their parade.
I love that Karissa made this video because she shows kind of behind the scenes of her day to day... working out, how much she truly eats, etc. I think she has a good balance of staying active and eating in moderation. Plus she's always so positive, even when she doesn't like something! Her content is uplifting and not over the top. ❤
karissa has helped so many people with ED’s, to me that is the most important thing about her content. and also she has always been open about her sharing the food in her comment section
She's literally a food critic/ food tourist, her objective is to give restaurant and culture recommendations not to teach people how to eat for their dietary needs. At some point a viewer has to take responsibility for how they react to watching someone eat chicken tenders and fries.
I think that her choosing to hop on the cucumber salad trend (which she did film and upload on her instagram btw) on Saturday after a few days of only eating fried, fatty food IS her way of trying to honor her body’s cues for a more nourishing meal. Like she may have been thinking, “I’ve eaten a lot of plain carbs and fat the last few days and now I’m really craving a vegetable. Oh there’s a trend that actually includes vegetables so now ifs a good time to jump on that”
This year I lost 12 kilos from autoimmune disease, I honestly thought I was dying at one point. So many people asked how I lost weight and got healthy. People are also nicer. It is kind of awkward when I explain that I lost weight because I was extremely sick.
I had this experience with my autoimmune disorder. Whenever someone wanted to know what diet I was following, I’d tell them my diet was illness and that the hospital visits weren’t worth the price of looking “pretty”. Things like that usually shut their mouths. Being sick reframed my views on thinness and healthiness. For me, those two things aren’t the same.
Karrissa Eats, I noticed she only eats TWO BITES. I don't think she eats all the food. Yet, I love Karrissa Eat. She is all over the world which is so interesting.
I love it!!! I was nervous because y’all are two of my favorite channels :) One thing I LOVE about her is you’ll see her post a lot, but the more you watch you see she does a cool trip or destination and the shorts come from that
Glad she’s transparent about what she’s actually eating and stopping when she’s full or sharing with others. More balanced than some of these other channels
I call this Schrödinger's junk food; junk food is simultaneously "unhealthy" (aka not okay) and "not unhealthy" (aka okay) with the determination hinging entirely on the body size of the person eating it.
I watch Karrissa because of her travels and she eats a huge variety of foods. I do question the amount of sugar she eats, but what I see is that she is not one to sit still, and that could be the reason she has such a calorie rich diet.
She did share her fitness routine and that's one hell of a fitness routine. She also does share her foods and doesn't eat it all alone. And not every day.
I love watching Karissa but I'm always confused when people comment that she is thin because she is clearly an average weight. She is gorgeous and her personality is great to watch but her body isn't thin.
As a picky eater Karissa inspire me to eat out of my comfort zone and try new foods especially when she describes the food texture and taste even though i don't like it and i know i will never eat it again at least i can say that i can say i tried it 😅
I'm definitely more hungry on my more active days (running around the lab at work, doing lots of errands or chores on the weekend) so I'm more likely to want to try new foods or eat more. If it's a Sunday and I'm being lazy, I know I have to eat *something* but even if I did a grocery shop the day before, I could stand in front of the fridge and not really want to eat anything. So since Karissa is a food reviewer/writer, maybe exercise also helps her get her appetite going. And then she can sample and enjoy more meals and snacks
She moves a lot and workout everyday 🤷♀️ it‘s not a secret, she shares the meals with her boyfriend and friends and take leftovers home. And shares with her community ❤
I don't know. I obviously don't think her diet is healthy but I appreciate her honesty and overall I don't think her content is that harmful. Some jobs do require you to eat differently and not necessarily "healthy". For example body builder and ballerina. If she makes an informed choice and isn't really harming anyone I don't see the issue.
I just find it so weird how much people are obsessed with thinness and every food reviewer who is thin will have tons of “omg how do you stay so fit” comments. Like why do you care?
I appreciate the transparency of this video from her! I wanted to ask if you’ve ever thought about reviewing the what I eat in a day videos from Love Sweat Fitness? I feel like she’s pretty healthy but sometimes I hear something and wonder what you would think about it. Anyway I loved this video and thank you for unpacking it!
Love Karissa's channel & yours!! Both of you have helped me have a better relationship with food & im sure im not the only one Thank you again for spreading helpful knowledge 💛
I remember once she ate 3-4 huge servings of different pasta in one meal! I would take her videos with a grain of salt, we only see very few minutes of what she shows us.
I went to the original Florence sandwich shop (I'm assuming we're talking about Florence, Italy right??) and the sandwiches were unbelievable. I tell anyone who goes to Florence to get the sandwiches there. Life changing
I absolutely loved this!! I always am so curious what goes on behind the scenes of these food influencers and what their actual eating habits are like on a normal basis.
@abbeysharp I think its way over-generalizing to say people only wanna see either only-salad eating, or over the top extreme pasta-like meal eating. there are so many people in this work regardless of what goes viral. I would genuinely want to see just a balance eating of both because thats how I want to eat in my own life.
I agree it's an over-eneralizing, but it is fairly accurate. While some like you or me would likebto watched balanced meals, but most people are not like that.
I can’t believe I get to know this info for free ❤ thank you for explaining different sides of things this has helped me see my daily eating from a different view. ❤❤
I am so glad you commented on this video, I was so shocked when watching it. If she just eats a bite of all the high -calorie stuff, then it makes sense. I think she does try to promote a healthy attitude, she is very positive, but i have found myself feeling very jealous, and now i feel less so. Thank you!
9:58 at this point of the video, I was reminded of the very strange eating traditions of Thanksgiving in the United States. But then again, I kind of don't get having only one set meal for every holiday. I had some good ol' Wendy's for Thanksgiving my first year away from home, and it was super memorable to adventure out and be spontaneous
What's crazy for someone that comes from a less rich country (lets put it that way) is the waste. She left so much food during her dinner I don't think she can take Everything home to finish later so even the message is good the wastefull American culture is still super present and damaging
I love watching her enjoy food… for me, it’s more about seeing amazing food recommendations- if I ever travel to those areas I’d try the food she did. Her eating doesn’t seem disordered- she’s not super skinny etc. I love that she’s not tiny. she’s a super talented singer too.. just a really interesting person, and she just has a good vibe!
Abby Sharp analyzes eating a lot of unhealthy food while staying healthy, emphasizing the importance of listening to your body and maintaining balance. She clarifies that health isn't just about weight.
I don't think it's fair to say she only eats the most "unhealthy thing possible" when she showed she had the steak with a salad and other balanced meals. It seems she's just trying food and doesn't label the food as good, bad, healthy or unhealthy. I know this is something you try not to do. This may be why many people seem to be defending Karissa because she does such a good job and just using descriptive words, but never moralizing food or even labeling it based on its nutritional content. Thank you for being open to feedback ❤️ Have a peaceful day.
It is definitely true for me that when I work out in the morning, I don’t have as many cravings. Unfortunately for me though, I don’t like exercising, so I do have to force myself.
It's not about attractive female creator eating junk , she describes food in a very appetising manner, rates new kinds of dishes wherever she goes & tries all new sorts of food rating them. I haven't found many food creators like her.
I mean eating mass amounts of junk food isn't just about 'weight.' What about what it does to your body/organs, your skin??? Like, it's not just about the weight gain.
I love Karissa so much this is no dig to her more so our culture, but I have been saying for years that if she was a fat influencer she would not get nearly the same amount of love and encouragement and would get tons of hatful fatphobic comments in the name of “health”. but no one is “worried about her health” over the things she tries because she isn’t fat. it’s astonishing to compare her comment sections to that of fat influencers who are eating the same foods she does.
When I was younger I'm talking 8-9 years ago when I was 14/15 I used to be a couple kilos bigger because I was eating so much heavily processed foods. Like pre-packaged mini cakes, crisps and all. I was unhealthy but still really thin. I'm still really thin but at least I try to eat varied foods and lower the amounts of junk I eat. This is because I have a person in my family (the grandma I never met) who passed before I was born due to complication to her untreated type II diabetes. And I used to think my blood work was awful because of the amount of garbage I was consuming. My blood work isn't any good because I lack certain nutrients but it's most likely due to my stomach issues I've had since birth. So health is a spectrum from being thin to slightly bigger. I say that because it's obvious being overly thin and obese isn't healthy. But we have to dig deeper to truly know one's health.
Usually, when I know I am going to eat alot/have a very heavy meal-- I fast in the morning and part of the afternoon. Might have a snack or like, a small half sandwich to tie me over and LOADS of water leading up to it. I also don't get hungry as I used to... beyond intervals of like 6-7 hours which... is more good than bad for me tbh. Some days it can be different tho, but its kept my numbers in check. Most days I eat two decently sized meals a day tops, rarely three ...unless I'm super physical all day or my meal were very small. Wonder if they do something like that...
I believe she just took a few bites, then share with her family, she even has little nieces, kids love food, and they have a different metabolism. One video that I found disturbing is this week Crumbl pies combo, I mean, this works perfect for the special dinner of tomorrow, great six different desserts, that people will get a piece, but for these influencers get the whole line of pies, and eat them all at once, that's just way too much, very surreal.
Hi Abbey. About the exercise routine. I have always been active at evenings, and evening workouts helped me while morning oned made me so tired. My doctor also told that I have an evening body. So is the morning exercise thing still applicable for me.
I have had that famous Dubai chocolate (and it is AMAZING) and I shared it with family. My dad got some on a trip there it was literally the only thing I asked for when he went- I wish it was more accessible but I get the hype
Karissa shares everything with her boyfriend as well. She's not guzzling down insane amounts when it seems like it's mounds of food. Plus, she is editing together days of footage so it's not really that much food for her
Abby I love your content! I just really hope you aren’t about to talk smack about Karissa, she’s one of the nicest people on here and she also works out regularly and only eats a few bites of each food with a healthy diet inbetween. I hope this is gonna be a nice video 😢
I don't know if KarissaEats' content is the best frame of reference for this topic since she doesn't garner her audience off of binge eating but rather off of food tourism, and has evolved to what it is for mukbang's. I think her physicality is also based on the fact that she's a performer and used to work as a singer on cruise ships (something that she's openly spoken about in her content, and what used to be the main focus of her account) so she's used to training for a "healthy" body; I also don't think people recognise how the level of training that requires is akin to an athlete so you do need food to sustain you through intense hours & energy levels. I don't think it's her job to lay disclaimers to every response she gets about how she carries her body and decision-making around food, especially as someone who is presumably used to having her body up for question as a performer. While your approach may be to critique her content, I also think it's fair to assess what it is that brings a person's content to what it is. To reduce this to extreme diet content takes away the work she does to recognise various cultures and countries through food with her content; that's my main reason for watching her, anyway. While I do understand your point of view when looking at her content, you've rid it of any insight by avoiding the nuances at play which feels slightly ironic.
You can be healthy at "a range" of weights - not "any" weight. Is anybody seriously suggesting that the people featured in "My 600lb Life" are "healthy" by any objective measure? An extreme example perhaps, but they would fall under the idea of "any" weight.
Absolutely spot on. I hate this new way of validating things which are so obviously not healthy. It is absolutely idiotic to state that the scales don't matter at all, there is a huge difference between being 10lbs over your ideal bmi or 100lbs. The fat acceptance nutters have a lot to answer for because it seems now that you are far right bigot if you speak sense!!.
No. If you're obese, it's not healthy by definition. There may be a little wiggle room at the lower end of obesity, but certainly not at the higher end.
I watched Karissa’s video before this one and honestly I felt like one giant long sponsored food review 😂 I stopped halfway bc it started deviating from the actual title. But as Abbey points out, Karissa’s food management is just so simple perhaps she didn’t feel the need to go into depth.
I think her videos for the most part, aren’t promoting bad behaviours. To me it seems like she’s genuinely just a foodie and loves to try new things and she’s supporting businesses in doing so. However I think she should clarify when she is sharing it with another person for transparency. I saw one video that was an eating competition with her friends at olive garden though and I’m sure she meant no harm with it, but content like that is where I draw the line.
I enjoy watching KarissaEats video shorts, but as someone who is prone to acid reflux and has blood sugar issues, I would be so uncomfortable if I ate like her lol.
For me being that I work nights and am a part time student, I usually work out after work in the morning, but on my days off I prefer working out in the evening because otherwise I get so tired and don't have energy to do schoolwork properly. I also have fibromyalgia so I has chronic fatigue that comes with it. My diet is pretty decent at least and I haven't experienced any significant weight changes.
I like how she is upbeat and happy most the time in her videos. It doesn't seem like she has a reaction to the food overload, but maybe that's just because she is young and fit. I started watching her videos because of her eating things in China, and just continued while she went to New York. I personally would rather see a balanced eating plan. I'm also concerned about food waste. And how or if she gives back to her community, especially people experiencing food insecurity. Overall, there is still a lot unsaid with these videos, more than there is said.
She basically intermittent fasts there’s nothing unhealthy about that. As a matter of fact, our hunters and gatherers went a couple of days without eating, possibly longer.
What some people are also missing is that she’s in a walkable city and does not appear to be sedentary. She prolly gets more than 10,000 steps everyday just because of how her lifestyle is. She does not have a regular 9-5 sit down job so she’s able to consume more than the average person. I think people need to focus on the fact that her lifestyle is different than most people.
I think perception is always key, people just need to get through the idea of not comparing yourself to others , especially influencers. I’ve known plenty of people who can eat pretty much whatever they want and look thinner (compared to me, mixed bag of genetics and history of ED) and the reality is even our friends we don’t know everything private they do and people on camera even more so. There are just too many factors. Portions, total amount of calories a day and exercise , how many days they are consistently eating that way. Even medications or drug use we don’t know (no implications of either to anyone , but I was using certain substances and not eating for days , then when I ate it was a lot). We also don’t know the back end , quite literally of digestive issues or other health issues anyone could have. I don’t trust anyone at this point influencer wise to be 💯 honest and I’m sorry if that’s bitter
Not sure how i feel about this. She didn't really explain in detail what she does, but some of it we already knew so abbey. Sometines you get bogger down in the sematics which isnt really helpful
There are many people like this irl. My friend thinks I eat a lot but I eat a lot when I’m with him. I’m starving by the time I meet him because I skipped meal. Ironically he eats 1 meal a day. The big eaters in your life most likely skip meals.
Love Karissa💖 Like everyone says, I love how she enjoys a variety of foods (not just junk food!) She eats a lot of Asian food and as an Asian, it makes me happy that she never judges food from all over the world. It seems like she eats for new experiences (as much as she can) and not because of obsessive behavior that I think a lot of us have internalized.
She's eating small meals off camera, so she can eat a large meal on camera, but then the large meal is only a normal portion size, not that big at all, at least the part of it that she actually consumes. She's probably eating quite a bit less than the recommended 2000 calories a day.
English often fails to have enough words to capture the nuances of meaning. IMO, people think "healthy" means "not currently incapacitated or suffering diminished ability to do tasks required for existence", which leaves a lot of room for interpretation. I believe "healthy" isn't a static condition - it doesn't just apply to how you feel in the moment. "Healthy" is behavior conducive to a well balanced life, unimpeded by ailment. My criteria means that, to be healthy, your condition must be sustainable (another iffy word, as some think it just means you can keep doing it, while I think it means it sustains you/ keeps you alive) and must give you the highest probability for good quality of life for the longest period of time. Simply being able to function today, to not need a doctor or medicine today, does not equal healthy.
Mukbangs are triggering to me, just as people talking about fasting is also triggering to me . I like your approach So much. The whole listen to your body and so on. I used to struggle and still struggle with trying to keep a relatively normal relationship with food. So just all the extremes just bother me. Thank you for making this content, you just make this all make more sense.
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I think her content is less about eating multitudes of unhealthy food for the sake of views generated through extremes and more like food tourism. She's promoting restaurants and rating their foods, encouraging travel and tourism in multiple towns, cities and country in a way that is almost a universal language of food ratings and expressions. Her long form content has her touring cruise ships and countries via sponsorship from these businesses and countries tourism boards. Thats my interpretation at least, a social media friendly level of what was a food critique/journalist in written media. Perhaps this is the evolution of what you used to do Abbey.
I’m curious about the travel and culture aspect. Her content is really awesome.
I 100% agree with this! She’s not bingeing at all, but trying different and unique things from all over the world. This is so different from mukbang style content… that is what is actually someone eating “massive amounts of unhealthy food,” as Abbey puts it. Karissa just tries a bunch a stuff, she’s not stuffing her face. Abbey really twisted this one to be something it’s not imo.
Yes! I think she’s done a wonderful job of promoting and showcasing cultural foods not familiar to Americans
still like all of the food she films is highly processed and she pretends she eats more of it than she actually does
She's stated in a more recent video covering a full week of her life, that she only takes a few bites and takes the rest home.
Karissa is like a gold retriever among influencers. All support to her love her content
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I mainly watch her videos just to put a smile on my face.. Her happy face , sweet voice and her love for food and life would make me happy unconsciously...
Dont offend gold retriever!
I love Karissa, the way she talks about food is always descriptive and joyful and never seems too copius to me? Like I doubt she films every day and what she has always looks like what I might go for on a vacation or a special day out. She eats with family and friends too so while she may rate 4 sandwiches at one meal she's likely only eating like one at that meal.
She seems like a nice person but she does create a false impression that you can binge burgers or donuts all day and stay thin and healthy. She at least should be more upfront that she doesn’t only takes a bite out of the food she eats
@Lilyanna298 yeah maybe... I guess to me it just seems logical that a food reviewer who makes eating their career wouldn't be able to eat the entirety of everything they sample? Nor would they wanna do that every day. Buy I can understand that maybe not everyone would think about it that way. I also never get recommended her mukbangs so I didn't even realize she did those.
@@Lilyanna298you haven’t watched her, but she always reiterate that she only takes bites and share to everyone so there’s that.
she is NOT descriptive. she says the same words in every video. crispy, salty, delicious, juicy, and anything else that ends in -y.
@@Ace-bn9ihI've always gotten the impression during her " eating xxx for a full day" videos that she eats a few bites of each thing and that's it. The only meals I think she might finish are the movie themed meals she occasionally shows.
0:58 Karissa is NOT eating copious amounts of unhealthy food… she’s super upfront about the fact that she rarely finishes all her food and eats balanced off the camera… she’s absolutely not a mukbanger
Exactly, she’s more a food connoisseur. And cultural food explorer. Mukbang is just stuffing yourself for the sake of it, often the same foods like ramen or burger, sitting in one place, often at home. She is just curious towards trying and experiencing new foods of all kind of places. And it’s about the taste and excitement about trying nee stuff for her, not the quantity. I enjoy her videos bc she seems so genuinely excited and appreciative of the food discoveries she does and she honestly enjoys them!
She never said that about her and you would know that if you watched more than the first 58 seconds. She describes traditional mukbangers as doing so and not Karissa. Abby specifically said that she loves how Karissa sets food aside for later instead of feeling the need to binge for content.
Karissa is from the only "food eating" creators i actually follow and watch - she is from the only ones that i feel like the way she eats is very close to a realistic eating day and she often makes the disclaimers that she doesnt finish the food
karissa is a great example for how people only want to see unhealthy food when it's eaten by a thin person
yes but also she is KNOWN for how good she describes food and she tries from all around the world. check most of her comments
100000%. I've been saying to people that all mukbangs should be off the internet, not just ones people don't want to see. The difference in comments is crazy.
💯💯💯💯💯. There are layers to this great comment. The pass she is given because she is pretty, charismatic to some, and talks about the food in a way people like still does not take away from the fact that she and many others promotes over indulgence, glorifying gluttony in a "cute" "acceptable" way. I'm not singling her out at all!! There are now many toxic tik tok of very pretty girls eating copious amounts of food and not talking just staring at camera while shoving food in mouth. Normalizing binge eating in a any way is not healthy mindset especially for the many young viewers and many struggling with eating issues.
This isn’t even factually true. Abbey herself has covered “non thin” food influencers. And recently.
First of all; Not all the food Karissa eats is unhealthy and as Abbey always says "No food is unhealthy, but the dose makes the poison". Karissa reviews food around the world and that's interesting and it really doesn't matter to me if she was skinny or obese, black or white, male or female. By the way, Karissa doesn't have a skinny figure but a normal healthy body with enough bodyfat and muscle mass.
I love her! She's truly excited about food and trying new things. She's not a mukbanger whatsoever. She has a few bites and shares the rest or takes leftovers. Her positivity around food is inspiring to me as I've struggled with ED's for 20 years. Her content makes me smile.
It’s no secret, these food bloggers just try a bite or two and they exercise because they need to look good for their videos. This is a job for people. It’s nice of Karissa to show what happens when the camera stops rolling. I see this the same as those ladies who do these huge hauls at target. They probably don’t actually purchase or end up returning all the junk they buy to make their content.
Or they’re going into debt to keep up appearances
It’s clear they just doesn’t eat that much, and she probably has a great relationship with food. So she eats as much as she needs and works out every now and then. Not everything is a scam. I do the same thing too
It's the same with any job. You do things to sustain and keep your career. Just because it involves exercise to maintain a certain physique or level of health doesn't make it any worse than a news anchor having to wake up at 2am to be at the station and be on the air by 5am...
i kinda expected it from her because you only see like one or two bites and i think thats actually okay, shes enjoying her food in smaller portions
as someone who struggles with not wanting to eat a lot due to health issues, karissa's content along with yours helps me gain the courage to eat when i dont feel like eating. this was such an awesome video to watch!
I’ve watched her for 3 years, she has helped me overcome my eating disorder by one simple act: making me hungry. I’m not sure how she does it but she magically helps me eat. I love her. ❤
I love Karissa! I started following her during the pandemic when she was in China before she got super popular. Most of her food content is based on her travels and I loved her content from her time on the cruise ship. She probably naturally has a high metabolism and she does work out a fair amount. She's just so joyful and positive and she tries to be fair but complementary in her reviews. She is one of my favorite content creators!
She works out A LOT. Her training routine is online.
Her parents are slim when they've appeared in her vlogs so presumably some good genetics too.
Karissa showed a longer video, what she does fitness wise and how she doesn't eat like this every day. It's also not the first time, she said this.
She is very open about it.
She rates food all over the world, that became her job. So yeah, that's not an issue in my eyes. There are other influencers, who are problematic, but she is not one of them.
I think Karissa is a great counter argument to those health nuts that insist that the only way to be healthy is to never let “junk” food pass your lips and you have to follow some insane, highly restrictive diet. Like I think some of those people are extremely miserable for forcing themselves to do these crazy diets and workouts and can’t stand seeing people be happy enjoy an “unhealthy” meal everyone once in a while. Just because other people can eat something fun and not fall off the wagon, doesn’t mean health nuts have to rain on their parade.
I love that Karissa made this video because she shows kind of behind the scenes of her day to day... working out, how much she truly eats, etc. I think she has a good balance of staying active and eating in moderation. Plus she's always so positive, even when she doesn't like something! Her content is uplifting and not over the top. ❤
What I like about her channel is the traveling and trying the local foods. I love learning about different cultures and their foods.
karissa has helped so many people with ED’s, to me that is the most important thing about her content. and also she has always been open about her sharing the food in her comment section
how is she helping people with eds, genuinely curious
She may have helped some people- which is great 1 - but I hope people who struggle with Binge Eating issues aren’t watching her videos.
@@Lilyanna298But she isn't binge eating. She states she eats a couple bites of each thing that ends up equaling the amount of a normal meal.
She's literally a food critic/ food tourist, her objective is to give restaurant and culture recommendations not to teach people how to eat for their dietary needs. At some point a viewer has to take responsibility for how they react to watching someone eat chicken tenders and fries.
Honestly i love Krissa sm because of her personality! She is so fun ngl
I think that her choosing to hop on the cucumber salad trend (which she did film and upload on her instagram btw) on Saturday after a few days of only eating fried, fatty food IS her way of trying to honor her body’s cues for a more nourishing meal. Like she may have been thinking, “I’ve eaten a lot of plain carbs and fat the last few days and now I’m really craving a vegetable. Oh there’s a trend that actually includes vegetables so now ifs a good time to jump on that”
This year I lost 12 kilos from autoimmune disease, I honestly thought I was dying at one point. So many people asked how I lost weight and got healthy. People are also nicer. It is kind of awkward when I explain that I lost weight because I was extremely sick.
I had this experience with my autoimmune disorder. Whenever someone wanted to know what diet I was following, I’d tell them my diet was illness and that the hospital visits weren’t worth the price of looking “pretty”. Things like that usually shut their mouths. Being sick reframed my views on thinness and healthiness. For me, those two things aren’t the same.
Karrissa Eats, I noticed she only eats TWO BITES. I don't think she eats all the food. Yet, I love Karrissa Eat. She is all over the world which is so interesting.
watch and see my thoughts....
I think in a video of hers she mentions the two bite rule actually so yup
Her videos also add a lot of value by sharing foods from different cultures with an open mind and great descriptions!!
I love it!!! I was nervous because y’all are two of my favorite channels :)
One thing I LOVE about her is you’ll see her post a lot, but the more you watch you see she does a cool trip or destination and the shorts come from that
just because you CAN be healthy at any weight doesn't mean that you ARE healthy at every weight. I think people forget that.
Glad she’s transparent about what she’s actually eating and stopping when she’s full or sharing with others. More balanced than some of these other channels
I love Karissa, she exudes positive energy ✨
She is great!
I call this Schrödinger's junk food; junk food is simultaneously "unhealthy" (aka not okay) and "not unhealthy" (aka okay) with the determination hinging entirely on the body size of the person eating it.
I watch Karrissa because of her travels and she eats a huge variety of foods. I do question the amount of sugar she eats, but what I see is that she is not one to sit still, and that could be the reason she has such a calorie rich diet.
She did share her fitness routine and that's one hell of a fitness routine.
She also does share her foods and doesn't eat it all alone. And not every day.
I love watching Karissa but I'm always confused when people comment that she is thin because she is clearly an average weight. She is gorgeous and her personality is great to watch but her body isn't thin.
But she is thin? Average can be thin? When you think of thin are you thinking underweight model?
European average. Thin in North America.
She actually looks healthy to me physically and emotionally. Her skin tone is red and she spends a lot of time with her friends and boyfriend
Love that you covered Karissa, she is literally my favourite foodie. Everything about her feels very real, healthy and fresh!
As a picky eater Karissa inspire me to eat out of my comfort zone and try new foods especially when she describes the food texture and taste even though i don't like it and i know i will never eat it again at least i can say that i can say i tried it 😅
I'm definitely more hungry on my more active days (running around the lab at work, doing lots of errands or chores on the weekend) so I'm more likely to want to try new foods or eat more. If it's a Sunday and I'm being lazy, I know I have to eat *something* but even if I did a grocery shop the day before, I could stand in front of the fridge and not really want to eat anything. So since Karissa is a food reviewer/writer, maybe exercise also helps her get her appetite going. And then she can sample and enjoy more meals and snacks
That makes sense!! 😃
She moves a lot and workout everyday 🤷♀️ it‘s not a secret, she shares the meals with her boyfriend and friends and take leftovers home. And shares with her community ❤
I don't know. I obviously don't think her diet is healthy but I appreciate her honesty and overall I don't think her content is that harmful. Some jobs do require you to eat differently and not necessarily "healthy". For example body builder and ballerina. If she makes an informed choice and isn't really harming anyone I don't see the issue.
I just find it so weird how much people are obsessed with thinness and every food reviewer who is thin will have tons of “omg how do you stay so fit” comments. Like why do you care?
I agree I feel like ppl care way too much about being thin these days especially on tiktok
I appreciate the transparency of this video from her! I wanted to ask if you’ve ever thought about reviewing the what I eat in a day videos from Love Sweat Fitness? I feel like she’s pretty healthy but sometimes I hear something and wonder what you would think about it. Anyway I loved this video and thank you for unpacking it!
Love Karissa's channel & yours!!
Both of you have helped me have a better relationship with food & im sure im not the only one
Thank you again for spreading helpful knowledge 💛
Thank you so much 💝
I remember once she ate 3-4 huge servings of different pasta in one meal!
I would take her videos with a grain of salt, we only see very few minutes of what she shows us.
The ads stop at 3:32 btw 🤙🏼
I'm wanna give u a big good night kiss omg
I went to the original Florence sandwich shop (I'm assuming we're talking about Florence, Italy right??) and the sandwiches were unbelievable. I tell anyone who goes to Florence to get the sandwiches there. Life changing
I absolutely loved this!! I always am so curious what goes on behind the scenes of these food influencers and what their actual eating habits are like on a normal basis.
@abbeysharp I think its way over-generalizing to say people only wanna see either only-salad eating, or over the top extreme pasta-like meal eating. there are so many people in this work regardless of what goes viral. I would genuinely want to see just a balance eating of both because thats how I want to eat in my own life.
I agree it's an over-eneralizing, but it is fairly accurate. While some like you or me would likebto watched balanced meals, but most people are not like that.
@@raincoathaveliI hear ya but Abbey said it as if it applies in a 100% way.
I can’t believe I get to know this info for free ❤ thank you for explaining different sides of things this has helped me see my daily eating from a different view. ❤❤
I am so glad you commented on this video, I was so shocked when watching it. If she just eats a bite of all the high -calorie stuff, then it makes sense. I think she does try to promote a healthy attitude, she is very positive, but i have found myself feeling very jealous, and now i feel less so. Thank you!
I love how transparent Karissa was in her video!
9:58 at this point of the video, I was reminded of the very strange eating traditions of Thanksgiving in the United States. But then again, I kind of don't get having only one set meal for every holiday. I had some good ol' Wendy's for Thanksgiving my first year away from home, and it was super memorable to adventure out and be spontaneous
What are the strange eating conditions? I'm confused?
The real lesson in this video is to be friends with a food writer
What's crazy for someone that comes from a less rich country (lets put it that way) is the waste. She left so much food during her dinner I don't think she can take Everything home to finish later so even the message is good the wastefull American culture is still super present and damaging
she does take leftovers home and she shares her food with her bf and friends
She doesn’t eat all of her food. She saves most of it. She just basically taste tests her food on camera.
I love watching her enjoy food… for me, it’s more about seeing amazing food recommendations- if I ever travel to those areas I’d try the food she did. Her eating doesn’t seem disordered- she’s not super skinny etc. I love that she’s not tiny. she’s a super talented singer too.. just a really interesting person, and she just has a good vibe!
Abby Sharp analyzes eating a lot of unhealthy food while staying healthy, emphasizing the importance of listening to your body and maintaining balance. She clarifies that health isn't just about weight.
Chat gpt type comment
@@jioosiatm Does that sound too robotic? =)))
@@HealthHappyLife yeah
I am not going to be happy with abbey if she attacks karissa. Karissa is so positive and cheerful and definitely not a harmful creator
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I don't think it's fair to say she only eats the most "unhealthy thing possible" when she showed she had the steak with a salad and other balanced meals. It seems she's just trying food and doesn't label the food as good, bad, healthy or unhealthy. I know this is something you try not to do. This may be why many people seem to be defending Karissa because she does such a good job and just using descriptive words, but never moralizing food or even labeling it based on its nutritional content. Thank you for being open to feedback ❤️ Have a peaceful day.
It is definitely true for me that when I work out in the morning, I don’t have as many cravings. Unfortunately for me though, I don’t like exercising, so I do have to force myself.
It's not about attractive female creator eating junk , she describes food in a very appetising manner, rates new kinds of dishes wherever she goes & tries all new sorts of food rating them. I haven't found many food creators like her.
I mean eating mass amounts of junk food isn't just about 'weight.' What about what it does to your body/organs, your skin??? Like, it's not just about the weight gain.
Can’t wait to watch when I get home! ❤ I truly love your content
Thank you!!
I love Karissa so much this is no dig to her more so our culture, but I have been saying for years that if she was a fat influencer she would not get nearly the same amount of love and encouragement and would get tons of hatful fatphobic comments in the name of “health”. but no one is “worried about her health” over the things she tries because she isn’t fat. it’s astonishing to compare her comment sections to that of fat influencers who are eating the same foods she does.
Oh I love the nuance at the last 5 minutes!
Mikey Chen is just a freak of nature 😂😂 I know he works out a lot but still... that man was just born to eat lollll
Not really, in the past few years it’s been showing on his face. He looks older more and more and even for his age.
Mark Wiens and hes getting thinner somehow (which is extremely worrying)
When I was younger I'm talking 8-9 years ago when I was 14/15 I used to be a couple kilos bigger because I was eating so much heavily processed foods. Like pre-packaged mini cakes, crisps and all. I was unhealthy but still really thin. I'm still really thin but at least I try to eat varied foods and lower the amounts of junk I eat. This is because I have a person in my family (the grandma I never met) who passed before I was born due to complication to her untreated type II diabetes. And I used to think my blood work was awful because of the amount of garbage I was consuming. My blood work isn't any good because I lack certain nutrients but it's most likely due to my stomach issues I've had since birth. So health is a spectrum from being thin to slightly bigger. I say that because it's obvious being overly thin and obese isn't healthy. But we have to dig deeper to truly know one's health.
Usually, when I know I am going to eat alot/have a very heavy meal-- I fast in the morning and part of the afternoon. Might have a snack or like, a small half sandwich to tie me over and LOADS of water leading up to it. I also don't get hungry as I used to... beyond intervals of like 6-7 hours which... is more good than bad for me tbh. Some days it can be different tho, but its kept my numbers in check. Most days I eat two decently sized meals a day tops, rarely three ...unless I'm super physical all day or my meal were very small. Wonder if they do something like that...
Please eat, you need proper meals and days of food in general to just survive. Why restrict and overthink?
I believe she just took a few bites, then share with her family, she even has little nieces, kids love food, and they have a different metabolism. One video that I found disturbing is this week Crumbl pies combo, I mean, this works perfect for the special dinner of tomorrow, great six different desserts, that people will get a piece, but for these influencers get the whole line of pies, and eat them all at once, that's just way too much, very surreal.
Hi Abbey. About the exercise routine. I have always been active at evenings, and evening workouts helped me while morning oned made me so tired. My doctor also told that I have an evening body. So is the morning exercise thing still applicable for me.
you hit it on the nail on this one, specially the end conclusion!
abbey really judged a book by its cover to start the "mukbang" portion. karrissa is such a lovely and great personality!
I have had that famous Dubai chocolate (and it is AMAZING) and I shared it with family. My dad got some on a trip there it was literally the only thing I asked for when he went- I wish it was more accessible but I get the hype
great video as always 🎉❤
Karissa shares everything with her boyfriend as well. She's not guzzling down insane amounts when it seems like it's mounds of food. Plus, she is editing together days of footage so it's not really that much food for her
Abby I love your content! I just really hope you aren’t about to talk smack about Karissa, she’s one of the nicest people on here and she also works out regularly and only eats a few bites of each food with a healthy diet inbetween.
I hope this is gonna be a nice video 😢
I don't know if KarissaEats' content is the best frame of reference for this topic since she doesn't garner her audience off of binge eating but rather off of food tourism, and has evolved to what it is for mukbang's. I think her physicality is also based on the fact that she's a performer and used to work as a singer on cruise ships (something that she's openly spoken about in her content, and what used to be the main focus of her account) so she's used to training for a "healthy" body; I also don't think people recognise how the level of training that requires is akin to an athlete so you do need food to sustain you through intense hours & energy levels.
I don't think it's her job to lay disclaimers to every response she gets about how she carries her body and decision-making around food, especially as someone who is presumably used to having her body up for question as a performer. While your approach may be to critique her content, I also think it's fair to assess what it is that brings a person's content to what it is. To reduce this to extreme diet content takes away the work she does to recognise various cultures and countries through food with her content; that's my main reason for watching her, anyway. While I do understand your point of view when looking at her content, you've rid it of any insight by avoiding the nuances at play which feels slightly ironic.
You can be healthy at "a range" of weights - not "any" weight. Is anybody seriously suggesting that the people featured in "My 600lb Life" are "healthy" by any objective measure? An extreme example perhaps, but they would fall under the idea of "any" weight.
Absolutely spot on. I hate this new way of validating things which are so obviously not healthy. It is absolutely idiotic to state that the scales don't matter at all, there is a huge difference between being 10lbs over your ideal bmi or 100lbs. The fat acceptance nutters have a lot to answer for because it seems now that you are far right bigot if you speak sense!!.
No. If you're obese, it's not healthy by definition. There may be a little wiggle room at the lower end of obesity, but certainly not at the higher end.
Being underweight is even more unhealthy than a few pounds overweight
I watched Karissa’s video before this one and honestly I felt like one giant long sponsored food review 😂 I stopped halfway bc it started deviating from the actual title. But as Abbey points out, Karissa’s food management is just so simple perhaps she didn’t feel the need to go into depth.
I think her videos for the most part, aren’t promoting bad behaviours. To me it seems like she’s genuinely just a foodie and loves to try new things and she’s supporting businesses in doing so. However I think she should clarify when she is sharing it with another person for transparency. I saw one video that was an eating competition with her friends at olive garden though and I’m sure she meant no harm with it, but content like that is where I draw the line.
I enjoy watching KarissaEats video shorts, but as someone who is prone to acid reflux and has blood sugar issues, I would be so uncomfortable if I ate like her lol.
Much better than those 10,000 calorie videos that Stephanie buttermore used to do.
For me being that I work nights and am a part time student, I usually work out after work in the morning, but on my days off I prefer working out in the evening because otherwise I get so tired and don't have energy to do schoolwork properly. I also have fibromyalgia so I has chronic fatigue that comes with it. My diet is pretty decent at least and I haven't experienced any significant weight changes.
I like how she is upbeat and happy most the time in her videos. It doesn't seem like she has a reaction to the food overload, but maybe that's just because she is young and fit. I started watching her videos because of her eating things in China, and just continued while she went to New York.
I personally would rather see a balanced eating plan. I'm also concerned about food waste. And how or if she gives back to her community, especially people experiencing food insecurity.
Overall, there is still a lot unsaid with these videos, more than there is said.
Love Karissa. Hope she sees this video ❤
She basically intermittent fasts there’s nothing unhealthy about that. As a matter of fact, our hunters and gatherers went a couple of days without eating, possibly longer.
does anyone know where’s Abbey’s shirt from?
What some people are also missing is that she’s in a walkable city and does not appear to be sedentary. She prolly gets more than 10,000 steps everyday just because of how her lifestyle is. She does not have a regular 9-5 sit down job so she’s able to consume more than the average person. I think people need to focus on the fact that her lifestyle is different than most people.
I think perception is always key, people just need to get through the idea of not comparing yourself to others , especially influencers. I’ve known plenty of people who can eat pretty much whatever they want and look thinner (compared to me, mixed bag of genetics and history of ED) and the reality is even our friends we don’t know everything private they do and people on camera even more so. There are just too many factors. Portions, total amount of calories a day and exercise , how many days they are consistently eating that way. Even medications or drug use we don’t know (no implications of either to anyone , but I was using certain substances and not eating for days , then when I ate it was a lot). We also don’t know the back end , quite literally of digestive issues or other health issues anyone could have. I don’t trust anyone at this point influencer wise to be 💯 honest and I’m sorry if that’s bitter
Not sure how i feel about this. She didn't really explain in detail what she does, but some of it we already knew so abbey. Sometines you get bogger down in the sematics which isnt really helpful
Also bikini clikbait 👎
There are many people like this irl. My friend thinks I eat a lot but I eat a lot when I’m with him. I’m starving by the time I meet him because I skipped meal. Ironically he eats 1 meal a day. The big eaters in your life most likely skip meals.
Thank you for all you do Abby! It's so good to hear your voice of reason in a sea of crazy fad diets, fasting and myths ❤️
I knew a guy in grad school who lived on beer and cheese pizza. I always wonder whether he’s still alive.
Last time i was so early the video ended up being deleted and reuploaded hahahaha
Karissa is great and from his what I normally eat videos you can tell she has a good life balance :)
Love Karissa💖 Like everyone says, I love how she enjoys a variety of foods (not just junk food!) She eats a lot of Asian food and as an Asian, it makes me happy that she never judges food from all over the world. It seems like she eats for new experiences (as much as she can) and not because of obsessive behavior that I think a lot of us have internalized.
And yall.. its her choice on what food she eats.. Plus if you pay close attention she never eats to much, its just verity
I love Karissa !!
She's eating small meals off camera, so she can eat a large meal on camera, but then the large meal is only a normal portion size, not that big at all, at least the part of it that she actually consumes. She's probably eating quite a bit less than the recommended 2000 calories a day.
English often fails to have enough words to capture the nuances of meaning. IMO, people think "healthy" means "not currently incapacitated or suffering diminished ability to do tasks required for existence", which leaves a lot of room for interpretation. I believe "healthy" isn't a static condition - it doesn't just apply to how you feel in the moment. "Healthy" is behavior conducive to a well balanced life, unimpeded by ailment. My criteria means that, to be healthy, your condition must be sustainable (another iffy word, as some think it just means you can keep doing it, while I think it means it sustains you/ keeps you alive) and must give you the highest probability for good quality of life for the longest period of time. Simply being able to function today, to not need a doctor or medicine today, does not equal healthy.
What do those buds change for people struggling with insomnia. So you need earbuds for your earbuds? 😂 nice.
Could you do another video base off her video focused on eating and her type one diabetes
Every. BODY. is different.
I have to eat 5-6k calories on "busy days", you better believe it's not all "health food" or my jaw would fall off.
Ive never seen a shot of Karissa swallow the food after she takes a bite. I don't know it's an eating disorder thing or an editing thing.
Mukbangs are triggering to me, just as people talking about fasting is also triggering to me . I like your approach So much. The whole listen to your body and so on. I used to struggle and still struggle with trying to keep a relatively normal relationship with food. So just all the extremes just bother me. Thank you for making this content, you just make this all make more sense.
She's my girl, love her