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This blogger is celebrating body diversity with food.
Food blogger Laura Afonso is using her Instagram page @bunandbites to combine her love for food with body positivity.
Unable to become a full-time model because of her curvaceous figure, she is giving curvy women a chance to model for her page.
'Going back to modeling, I realised that maybe I couldn't do it professionally,' she said in an interview.
'A couple of years ago, someone asked me what I would do if money wasn't an issue.
'I said I would either be a model or a food critic because I love going out to eat. I wanted to be involved with food and modeling.
'I thought why can't I do both? I thought about all the negativity when I was first trying to model.
'I had a modeling professional say 'she's too chunky.'
'It threw me off, so I really wanted to bring the two together. I should be happy to eat and be proud of myself and the way I am.'
She adds: 'One day, I was on my explore feed on Instagram and I saw tons of pictures of food, and tons of fitness photos, and I realised everyone loves a butt.
'It stood out to me as a good way to get my message across: you can love yourself, you can love to eat and you can like your butt.'
Her page has the most delicious-looking food and a reflection of all body types.
Take a look!
