This amazing food art gets picky kids to eat new and healthy dishes and has turned the talented parents into Instagram stars
- From plated meals to bento boxes, these edible art creations are inspired by movies, pop culture, animals, plants and more, and can take hours to make
- Some parents who have posted their creations on social media have been offered commissions from companies and even formed partnerships with food brands
A panda on a plate created out of wild and white basmati rice, black beans, and a purée of beans, with fresh parsley, chives and garlic; a woodpecker in a tree, made with sushi rice and shiitake and wild mushroom; a zebra face composed out of sushi rice, fresh tuna and nori; and a unicorn made using turnip purée with carrots, sweetcorn, peas, broccoli and bell peppers.
It’s art on a plate and looks too good to eat!
Those who love to cook probably pay attention to how they present their food. And parents know that one way to help a picky eater eagerly eat their meal is to make the food seem more attractive. But some talented parents have taking this to extremes with creations of full-fledged edible art that’s worthy of being in a museum.
Graphic designer and mother-of-two Jolanda Stokkerman, 52, is based in Belgium. She started out with a view to planning her weekly menus.
“A year and a half ago I started a website about meal prep with five menus to cook ahead for several days,” she says. “Not finding good pictures of the dishes, I decided to design and photograph the plates myself.”
