Food and body image in the series

[gailjr2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 68078

Beth wrote:
 
> As someone who has to eat healthily and exercise regularly to stay 
the
> size I want, I find it very irritating that she portrays all 
the "good"
> characters as eating unhealthily and not exercising, and never being
> overweight.
> 
> Look at what HRH eat in a typical Hogwarts day.  Breakfast - bacon &
> eggs, with lots of toast.  Lunch - steak & kidney pie, followed by
> rhubarb crumble.  Dinner, perhaps a roast followed by another stodgy
> dessert.  Not to mention the endless bags of Every Flavour Beans and
> other sweets.

Me (Gail:
When I first read JKR's descriptions of food at Hogwart's I thought 
that she was a bit hungry herself, having started writing when she 
was living on public assistance.  It also highlighted the contrast 
between Hogwarts and the Dursley's.  And I agree that it adds to the 
midieval flavor - metal plates and goblets, candles, no electricity, 
heating by fires, etc.. I'm surprised there aren't dogs running about 
for the bones!
Gail