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The research, commissioned by British cooking appliance brand Belling and carried out by Tom Craig, a Visiting Professor in Film at the University of Malta, found that the superheroes are often depicted snacking on junk food such as waffles, churros, pizza, and cheeseburgers.
Of the 43 films analysed, dessert items account for 30% of the food sightings - the superhero with the least nutritious diet is Spider-Man, who enjoys chocolate cake, chocolate chip cookies, gummy worms, a churro, and doughnuts throughout his various iterations.
Meanwhile, Natasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, is seen eating a peanut butter sandwich as a full meal in Avengers: Endgame, and Eddie Brock and his symbiote Venom eats nothing but tater tots more than once.
Healthy exceptions to the rule include animated favourites The Incredibles enjoying a balanced home-cooked dinner, Bruce Wayne blending spinach smoothies between defending Gotham as Batman, and Iron Man himself, Tony Stark, snacking on crudités and blueberries.
The most exotic meals eaten by these much-loved characters include Bruce Banner enjoying Picadinho a Brasileria stew in The Incredible Hulk, The Avengers enjoying shawarma after saving New York in the eponymous film, Scarlet Witch and Vision cooking paprikash in Captain America: Civil War, and Eddie Brock biting into a live lobster in Venom.
Inspired by the study, Belling has created a FREE superhero-themed recipe book which recreates ten as-seen-on-screen dishes as healthier, family-friendly versions. The book, Superhero Recipes For Your Little Heroes, is available via Belling’s website.
Recipes in the book include dishes inspired by Ant-Man, Avengers: Endgame, Shazam!, The Incredibles, Batman Begins, and Spider-Man: Homecoming.
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