The 'ugly fruit' Instagram shows that hideous produce is often oddly humanoid

Even though they're totally tasty, deformed fruits and vegetables are often overlooked for more traditional looking produce - so this man started sharing photos of "ugly," yet adorable, produce on Instagram and Twitter try and change that. 

And weirdly enough, a lot of the fruits and veggies look like people or body parts.

Each year, 40% of produce grown in the United States is thrown away, the National Resources Defense Council reports. Using ugly produce, instead of throwing it in the trash, is "such a low hanging fruit solution to food waste," Jordan Figueiredo, the man behind the @UglyFruitsAndVeg campaign, told Think Progress.

Read on to learn more about the ugly food movement and check out 15 of Figueiredo's Instagrams.