Trending badgeTrendingPosted 56 minutes agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret Down19 Times Celebrities Made Out-Of-Touch Comments About FoodRather than teach her grown daughter how to safely cut a cucumber, Kris Jenner asked the chef to cut it for her.by Kristen HarrisBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink Access to good food should be a right, not a privilege, but due to factors like the rising cost of living, many people face food insecurity. Likewise, toxic diet culture and unrealistic beauty standards impact some people's relationship to food. However, some celebrities tend to operate like they live in a "bubble" where everyone can afford the same nutrition as them, or that their word on diet and wellness is gospel. Here are 19 times celebrities made out-of-touch comments about food: 1. In 2021, chef Alice Waters told the New York Times, "I cannot compromise when it comes to wholesomeness. Our health begins in the ground. Period. The health of the soil is the most important thing right now for our health and for climate. I cannot accept any excuses, because I don't believe they're true. They're myths promoted by the fast-food industry: 'It's too expensive to eat organic, regenerative food.' It is not. If you know how to cook and you don't eat huge amounts of meat and cheese, it is not more expensive. It doesn't take more time. We can do it. That is what I'm trying to help people understand." Bon Appétit / Via youtube.com According to the Mayo Clinic, organic food is commonly pricier than conventionally grown food, but, aside from less contact with pesticides, organic food has not been clearly shown to have more nutrients. CBS / Via youtube.com 2. In a 2020 episode of their YouTube series Dinner With The D'Amelios, Charli and Dixie D'Amelio were rude about the food that Chef Aaron May prepared for them. For example, as the chef described the plant-based paella he made, Charli made faces where he couldn't see. The D'Amelio Family / Via youtube.com And Dixie had an over-the-top, disgusted reaction to finding a snail in her paella, even after the chef explained its significance. The D'Amelio Family / Via youtube.com And after he convinced her to actually try the snail, her parents had to call out her behavior. The D'Amelio Family / Via youtube.com And then, rather than being grateful for the chef's hard work, Charli asked for something totally different The D'Amelio Family / Via youtube.com In the comments, many viewers criticized Charli and Dixie's behavior while praising Chef Aaron as well as guest James Charles. The D'Amelio Family / Via youtube.com The D'Amelio Family / Via youtube.com The D'Amelio Family / Via youtube.com The D'Amelio Family / Via youtube.com 3. In 2022, Kourtney Kardashian Barker told the Wall Street Journal, "When I had Mason [her son] is when I really started my wellness journey. He's very smart. He'll tell me, 'A person was bad because they let me have Cheetos.'" NBC / Via youtube.com 4. In The Kardashians Season 1, Kendall Jenner proudly made her own snack - and worried everyone, including her mom, Kris Jenner, with the haphazard way she cut a cucumber. However, rather than teach Kendall how to safely cut it, Kris offered a different solution - have the chef do it for her. Hulu Hulu Following criticism, Kendall retweeted the clip and poked fun at herself.tragic! https://t.co/DY2pnbg2vk- Kendall (@KendallJenner) May 12, 2022 Hulu / Via Twitter: @KendallJenner 5. In 2025, Jessica Biel told Parade that she has a rule against letting her kids eat McDonald's. She said, "I'm like, 'Sorry, guys, I'm not doing it.' They don't get McDonald's. I just feel like I don't know what's going on with [the] quality of that food. It's stuff like that that I'm like, 'No, we're not.' Let's go have a great burger and fries at a fancy place. I'd rather pay more for you to have something fancy than something like that... I guess I'm not crazy, rigid, and strict, but that would be something that, if they asked me for, I would just be like, 'Next! Next place. Next down the line!'" NBC / Via youtube.com Her quote sparked a discussion, with some readers agreeing with her while others saying her comments were "privileged." NBC / Via youtube.com 6. In 2023, Mark Cuban was labeled an "out-of-touch billionaire" after a TikTok video in which he shared the "just stop buying coffee"-style financial advice young people are all too used to hearing from older generations. Mark Cuban / Via tiktok.com In the comments and in stitches, many viewers pointed out that not buying coffee wouldn't actually make that big of a difference in their bank accounts. TikTok / Via tiktok.com TikTok / Via tiktok.com TikTok / Via tiktok.com Following the backlash, Mark didn't address the criticism, but he did post another "tip of the day." He said, "What's the tip of the day? Be nice, smile, cause smiling takes nothing. And you know what? We all rather do business with someone that smiles, we all rather work with somebody that smile