White Supremacy in Diet and Wellness Culture
There has come to be very little variation in what 'healthy' looks like. To be quite blunt, a lot of the wider society's views of what healthy food can be are meals that are mainstream for the white, non-immigrant portion of the population. 'White is best' seems to be what is preached in the majority of diet messaging, heavily implying that other cultures' foods are unhealthy or bad for you.
Wellness Culture is for the Rich and White
Before you start disagreeing with me, hold on and let me explain. People who are starving or finding it difficult to put food on the table don't care if the fruits and vegetables in front of them are organic.
The Differences Between Cultural Appropriation, Appreciation and Assimilation
Appropriation is ‘the adoption or co-opting, usually without acknowledgement, of cultural identity markers associated with or origination in minority community by people or communities with a relatively privileged status.’