6 Most Ridiculous Food Trends That Actually Became A Thing

Activated Charcoal – The Black Food That Nobody Asked For

At some point, someone decided to add activated charcoal to food – and suddenly everything had to be black. Black ice cream, black burgers, black pizza, black lattes – all because charcoal was supposedly “detoxifying”. The problem? It also absorbs medications, vitamins, and other nutrients, making it potentially dangerous for people on medication. Many restaurants eventually stopped serving it for safety reasons. Eating something that looks like it fell out of a vacuum cleaner and could cancel out your birth control? Hard pass.