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The Brain Is Evolutionarily Programmed To Recognize Food
While social media forecasters may suggest that unique foods are a trend, this logic contradicts some principles of evolutionary psychology. Humans evolved to quickly visually recognize foods, not just for what is edible, but also for what is calorie-dense.
Since finding and eating edible food was crucial for survival when humans were hunter-gatherers, we may be hardwired to feel intrinsically good when we simply see the food we know we can eat.
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Food That Looks Great On Instagram
The past decade has seen the rise of the Instagrammable food trend, where restaurants have altered menus to prioritize visual uniqueness—often at the expense of taste. In a competitive social media landscape, the question for restaurateurs has been how to stand out and generate audience engagemen...
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The Power Of Social Media
The average user spends over two hours a day on social media platforms, exposing themselves to hundreds of different posts in a single scrolling session.
While rapidly processing content, the brain may instinctively feel more positively toward images that are more easily recognized as food....
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Instragrammable Food
Since social media platforms use rank-ordering algorithms to prioritize and boost content, figuring out which foods garner more social media engagement will help restaurants and food content creators determine how to better amplify the reach of their online content.
Conventional social medi...
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Recognizing Normal, Edible Food
Since people feel better when they see foods that are easily recognizable as food, normal-looking food tends to get more likes. On the other hand, unique foods tend to result in lower social media engagement because they are harder to recognize and classify as food.
Despite food
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