\nDog-tired dudes are talking on social media about replenishing themselves with “boy kibble” \u2013 hearty bowls of ground beef and rice \u2014 after their workouts.<\/p>\n
\n“Ya’ll may have girl dinner, but I have boy kibble,” professional body builder Christian Miles, who calls himself thequadfather03, says in this viral TikTok post<\/a>. “It’s 8 p.m. and I’m (eating)\u00a0some 93\/7 ground beef. We’re not the same.”\n<\/p>\n \nMiles contrasts boy kibble with “girl dinner<\/a>,” an internet fad from 2023 in which women substituted snacks like cheese, nuts and olives for meals.\u00a0<\/p>\n CNN summed up boy kibble in a YouTube video<\/a> as the “latest trend around how some men eat basically like dogs.”\u00a0Eating the same meal night after night is part of why “kibble” has become an apt description of the fad, along with the fact that meat-rice meals aren’t that aesthetically pleasing.<\/p>\n \nFood content creator Patrick Kong told<\/a> the New York Times that he turned to boy kibble aficionado in an effort to eat healthier after a medical scare. Kong’s version of boy kibble includes rice, vegetables and protein cooked in one pan.\n<\/p>\n \n“Just the idea of making a batch of kibble, or slop, where it’s essentially all your nutrients for the week,” Kong told the New York Times. “And then you eat it throughout the week.”\n<\/p>\n \nJosh Rosen and others on social media have also called boy kibble “ground beef o’clock” and taken issue with the dish for being so bland: “absolutely no salt and no pepper, just vibes of testosterone,” as Rosen said<\/a>\u00a0in a recent TikTok post.\n<\/p>\n \nBut the fact that it isn’t fancy is part of boy kibble’s appeal.\n<\/p>\n \n“It’s cheaper than eating out, easy to make and batch cook, and nutrient-dense (especially if you add veggies),” dietitian Jennifer House told Healthline<\/a>. “Almost 50% of our calories come from highly processed foods, so I support any kind of home cooking, no matter how basic.”<\/p>\n \nReplacing white rice with brown rice \u2014 a whole grain rich in fiber and protein \u2014 and using lean protein, such as turkey or chicken, instead of beef, makes for a healthier meal.\n<\/p>\n \nIf the problem is that boy kibble just seems too boring, here are recipes<\/a> for two variations<\/a> that spice it up.\n<\/p>\n