Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In today’s episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, I will be talking to Dr Emily Contois, an Associate Professor at the University of Tulsa specializing in how identities are formed at the vital intersection of food, the body, and ideas about health. She is the author of “Diners, Dudes, and Diets: How Gender and Power Collide in Food Media and Culture” and co-editor of “Food Instagram: Identity, Influence, and Negotiation”. Today we will be diving into the intersection of gender norms and food choices. We will discuss how women are socialized to choose light dainty foods like salad whereas men are encouraged to eat hearty meals like steak and potatoes. We will be discussing the sneaky ways that diet culture and the food industry plays to these norms (ie. how foods are marketed to women vs men). We’re gonna talk about the “cool girl” story arc in TV and film (think Sex and the City and Gilmore Girls) and how that can be really damaging to young women’s relationship with food and their body. And I’m going to leave you with some actionable tips on how to reject these gendered food expectations which may specifically come in handy during the holidays when food judgement is at an all time high.
Check in with today’s amazing guest: Dr Emily Contois, Associate Professor at the University of Tulsa.
Follow at @emilycontois
Website: emilycontois.com
Diners Dudes and Diets: amazon.com/Diners-Dudes-Diets-Collide-Culture/dp/1469660741
Food Instagram: amazon.ca/Food-Instagram-Identity-Influence-Negotiation-ebook/dp/B09YDNDK87
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In today’s episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, I will be talking to Dr Emily Contois, an Associate Professor at the University of Tulsa specializing in how identities are formed at the vital intersection of food, the body, and ideas about health. She is the author of “Diners, Dudes, and Diets: How Gender and Power Collide in Food Media and Culture” and co-editor of “Food Instagram: Identity, Influence, and Negotiation”. Today we will be diving into the intersection of gender norms and food choices. We will discuss how women are socialized to choose light dainty foods like salad whereas men are encouraged to eat hearty meals like steak and potatoes. We will be discussing the sneaky ways that diet culture and the food industry plays to these norms (ie. how foods are marketed to women vs men). We’re gonna talk about the “cool girl” story arc in TV and film (think Sex and the City and Gilmore Girls) and how that can be really damaging to young women’s relationship with food and their body. And I’m going to leave you with some actionable tips on how to reject these gendered food expectations which may specifically come in handy during the holidays when food judgement is at an all time high.
Check in with today’s amazing guest: Dr Emily Contois, Associate Professor at the University of Tulsa.
Follow at @emilycontois
Website: emilycontois.com
Diners Dudes and Diets: amazon.com/Diners-Dudes-Diets-Collide-Culture/dp/1469660741
Food Instagram: amazon.ca/Food-Instagram-Identity-Influence-Negotiation-ebook/dp/B09YDNDK87
SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/4kKpPAOaLtCnhH8BKjOdOP?si=yOGGbnBjQWOpn739XXWb5w
AMAZON: music.amazon.ca/podcasts/ce014ef4-d9ee-4eb0-92a5-d8b1608bc672/episodes/c20d7b09-5a05-48a2-80c7-b124cc414507/bite-back-with-abbey-sharp-%E2%80%9Cladies-eat-salad-men-eat-steak-and-burgers%E2%80%9D---exploring-gendered-eating-tropes-in-media-marketing-with-dr-emily-contois
APPLE: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ladies-eat-salad-men-eat-steak-and-burgers-exploring/id1772739634?i=1000680672858
📚 Grab my book, THE HUNGER CRUSHING COMBO METHOD ⤵️
Learn how to find your healthiest weight and meet your health goals without dieting with this evidence-based guide to nutrition truths.
Amazon: amazon.com/gp/product/0306836793?tag=hacboogrosit-20
More purchase options: abbeyskitchen.com/hunger-crushing-combo
🎙 Click the link to listen to my new podcast, Bite Back with Abbey Sharp!
lnk.to/Bite-Back?utm_source=hoobe&utm_medium=social
✉️ SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER ⤵️
abbeyskitchen.myflodesk.com/kd6ijl0y3e
🥞 FREE HUNGER CRUSHING COMBO™ E-BOOK! ⤵️
abbeyskitchen.com/hunger-crushing-combo
💪🏼 FREE PROTEIN 101 E-BOOK! ⤵️
abbeyskitchen.com/protein-intake-recommendations
A FEW DISCLAIMERS
1) The information in this video is for education and entertainment purposes only, so you should always speak to a health care provider about your unique health needs.
2) Please use this video (as with all of my review videos) as educational, not as unique recommendations.
3) Please be kind in the comments.
4) Trigger warning to those with disordered eating tendencies.
5) Don’t forget to subscribe to this channel and ring the little bell so you never miss out!
👩🏼💻 RESEARCH LINKS
📱 Follow me on Instagram and TikTok! @abbeyskitchen
instagram.com/abbeyskitchen
tiktok.com/@abbeyskitchen
Anorexia & Restrictive Dieting Freedom E-Course
(Use promo code Abbey20 for 20% off)
grace-s-school-b818.thinkific.com/courses/anorexia-restrictive-dieting-freedom-course?ref=b86f01
My book, The Mindful Glow Cookbook affiliate link: amzn.to/2nev0lf
Check out my blog for healthy recipes, parenting tips and tricks and busting nutrition myths and diets: abbeyskitchen.com
If you liked this video, please leave me a comment below with your thoughts and let me know who you want me to review next!
With Science & Sass,
Xoxo Abbey 🌸
