These 36 Gross Food Pics Went Viral for All the Wrong Reasons

John Summers • Contributor

Oct 21, 2024 11:00 PM EDT

Personally, I don't understand the whole "Let me just take a picture of my food before I eat it" trend. It's been going on for way too long if you ask me. We used to take pictures of special moments in our lives—meeting family, going out with friends, seeing something out of the ordinary. But your food? I don't get it. If you look at your grandma's old photo albums, they're filled with pictures of her on trips abroad, at family occasions, or holding her newborn grandkids. What would your photo album look like? Starbucks cookies and a hundred different salads?

Well, if I can't convince you, maybe the photos in this listicle will. These are some of the most bizarre, gross, and just plain horrific food photos we've come across. They're so bad, they might actually help you lose weight—simply by being so unappetizing that you'll lose your appetite.