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'Get a bowl like a real person!' Critics slam trend of eating salads from glass mason jars as 'wholly impractical' (but others insist it is better for the environment)

By Natalie Corner For Mailonline

Published: 04:10 EDT, 25 September 2017 | Updated: 04:59 EDT, 25 September 2017




It might be one of the most popular food trends online, but in real life, there are many yet to be convinced by the new fad of eating salads out of mason jars.

The craze - which involves crafting a colourful layered salad inside a glass jar - has been slammed by dozens of critics on Twitter who think it is 'wholly impractical'.

Those that have taken offence at the lunch trend are now mocking people who take it seriously.

'It's maddening,' one foodie fumed on Twitter. 'It's too difficult to eat salad properly through mason jars! Get a bowl like a real person, you hipsters!' Mason jar salads are a simple way of transporting your food around, the glass jars apparently help to keep the salad fresher for longer. File image Critics of the food trend are not impressed and took to Twitter to express their frustration

'I think the mason jar salads are just a Pinterest thing. No one eats them. They seem impractical as hell,' added another.

'Mason jar salads make no sense to me, I see no convenience since bowls and Tupperware are already a thing,' commented one person.

'I'll say it, eating s*** out of a mason jar is not practical, why is it a thing?' fumed another.




However, it appears that while some truly hate the idea, they are mistaken about the way you're supposed to consume the salads.

Recipes instruct people to mix and match various healthy fillings for their salad, before layering them carefully in the jar. The more colourful the better, in order for it to look good on social media.

But when it's time for lunch, you're not supposed to wrestle your fork inside the narrow lip - which many have assumed and seen people do.

In fact, you're actually supposed to pour it out into a bowl. People have taken offence to the recipes using the jars, but one helpful user explained that they are just for storage

One Twitter user called Sneakyjuror helpfully explained: 'The Mason jars are for storage and making ahead. They keep fresh for a week. You're supposed to turn them over into a bowl, though.'

Others were equally quick to to leap to the defence of the food trend: 'It's to eliminate waste of plastic but it's awkward... but we can't have a clean environment and everything convenient so it's a sacrifice.

Another person added in response to those who had mocked the trend: 'It's not about being hip, it is about being extremely functional and practical.'

Recipes for mason jar salads can range from anything including quinoa, cous cous, noodles, vegetables, or different meats -  and you can make them hot by pouring a stock over to make them into a soup. When you are ready to consume your brightly packed lunch you simply pour it out into a bowl rather than use a fork to eat it straight from the jar Mason jar salads can be made up of a variety of ingredients from quinoa, cous cous, lettuce, cabbage, tomatoes, onions, chicken - and even made warm by pouring a hot stock over the top

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