A
bacon sandwich the size of a small child (and bearing a striking resemblance to
Cousin Itt) is staring down at you from
SuperSizedMeals.com. Torn between a simultaneous urge to wince and stare, you are experiencing a common reaction to the
Gross-Food Movement. Over the past year, gross-food sites like
This is Why You’re Fat have exploded in popularity—giving birth to everything from
book deals to
Spamsicles, and proving that even as we take steps as a nation to collectively eat healthier, we still find ourselves inexplicably bewitched by images of
Bacon Chip Nachos.