There is no "right" way to eat. You wouldn't know that, though, given how much we scrutinize each other's diets, Business Insider's Emily Stewart writes. Stewart recently stepped onto this land mine on purpose. She documented a lighthearted weeklong experiment during which she ate per the White House's food guidelines and budget. (It prioritizes whole foods, full fats, and proteins, and is supposed to be doable for $15 a day.) The story went viral, which, yay! Stewart enjoys it when people read her stories. Then the comments started to roll in, which… oof. People have a lot of feelings about food, she says. Debates about food are rarely just about food. They're usually a proxy for fights about identity, class, politics, and control. We moralize food, categorizing certain types as "good" or "bad," in an attempt to establish order in a chaotic world and to feel a sense of autonomy over our health. We see eating not only as a form of sustenance but also as a signal of character and di...