alive EditorialUpdated Dec 22, 2016
Ever caught yourself drooling over Instagram food pics (aka #foodporn)? Some of it looks delectable, right? But is it healthy?
We thought we’d have a little fun and check out the number of times that images of healthy foods, like broccoli (#broccoli), are posted versus the number of times less healthy foods, like chips (#chips) are posted. Here’s what we found ...
| #HEALTHY | POSTS | #UNHEALTHY | POSTS |
| carrots | 1,953,147 | bacon | 6,998,937 |
| quinoa | 1,401,462 | pie | 3,070,770 |
| avocado | 4,771,809 | cake | 39,564,235 |
| broccoli | 1,956,229 | chips | 2,863,154 |
| apples | 1,840,978 | burgers | 2,099,689 |
| almonds | 1,118,762 | doughnuts (donuts) | 2,640,513 |
| tomatoes | 2,549,805 | cookies | 10,748,129 |
| berries | 2,482,390 | pizza | 22,475,313 |
| salmon | 5,048,103 | ice cream | 22,667,129 |
| arugula | 267,863 | fried chicken | 1,012,376 |
| kale | 2,298,251 | soda (pop) | 11,683,386 |
| lentils | 253,691 | hot dogs | 1,881,512 |
| garlic | 2,106,594 | candy | 9,515,212 |
Source: WEBSTA Instagram Analytics, websta.me on November 2, 2016
Michelle Schoffro Cook, PhD, DNM
Alex Sarra-Davis
Alissa Mohammed
Vibha Shukla