Paula Deen on the Today Show - what's your opinion?

dakitten2

Well, I'm from a long line of southern cooks such as Paula Deen and knw that helped contribute to my weight. However, I also know that Burger King's Whooper and McDonalds Big Mac & Fries and every other fast food or regular sit down restaurant helped me also. I loved Tony Romas ribs until I found out after starting this that my normal platter i order from them is over 2200 calories. Paula Deen didnt tell me to eat there and neither did Tony. I'm an adult and made the very unfortunate choices that I am now paying for.

I've made may of Paula's recipes and will continue to do so on special occasions for company. At the same time I will have many healthy dishes also. I love her show and will continue to watch whatever show she happens to be on. For her sake and the sake of her children and grandchildren I hope that she will realize the damage that disease can wreck on a body. Hopefully she will take control of her health but again it is her health and her choice alone to do whatever she decides is best. Much like us here, we dont all follow the same rules or plans. We do what is working for us at the time. I wish her much success and improved health as she didnt make me eat that whole apple butter pumpkin pie recipe in one day. And yeah I fixed it this year, just didnt eat it but others loved it.

I'm a food network junkie and love most of the celebrity chefs but I'll never blame any of them for what I choose to do or not do.

AnnaMaus

Um, it sounds like she said nothing of the sort. I watched the entire clip. For starters, she looks like she's lost some weight. Secondly, she mentioned several contributing factors to developing type 2 diabetes (including unhealthy diet). Thirdly, she said that she encourages people to eat things like she cooks on her show in moderation and that she does not eat the way she cooks on her show all the time. Because it's a show and it's for entertainment, and she specifically stated that she would not encourage people to eat that way daily. She said that she's never eaten that way daily. Lastly, she encouraged people to get with their doctors and get tested for diabetes and to develop a plan that worked for them to treat it.

Nothing she said on the show was irresponsible.

it is incredible how many ranting, crazy posts you have to read through until you get to one like this. you know, sensible.

the fact that people are furious that SHE DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT HER MEDICAL CONDITION!!!!11ONEONE!! seriously, people? you wouldn't know the recipes she shares -- and that's what she does, is share a recipe. she didn't make a single person fat or sick. she shared a recipe. -- are not necessarily healthful unless you know if she is a diabetic or not? how does that make any shred of sense? take some responsibility for your own life and your own choices.

and while we shouldn't use drugs as a crutch -- for anything -- you know what? some people need them. sure. work out, eat better, get your body back in shape. but taking meds until you get to that point certainly isn't something that should be looked down upon.

This is absurd. The woman didn't fall off the turnip truck and onto the Today show. She's got a long career behind her, and she's responsible for what she's supported. Yes, her career is premised on the general ignorance and low cultural level of a population generally uneducated about nutrition, ill equipped to make good choices, and often too poor to afford decent food. That doesn't make her as an industry any less revolting, or her recent endorsement any less typical of her as a social type.

It's been pointed out that there are lots of people who get rich on people's ignorance and abuse of food for some comfort in lives that are generally bereft of little other than work.

She's made a career out of marketing total crap, and sponsoring products that no one should eat, not even in moderation. In particular, I'm talking about low quality, nitrate-packed sausages made from diseased animals. Don't take my word for it, especially if you're into personally responsibility. Look it up.

We're not simpletons. It doesn't matter if people like her. It doesn't matter that she didn't personally shovel nutritionally worthless food into the mouths of overweight children. Her actions have consequences. Ask anyone you know in advertising what they're up to and why their companies are so well-paid.

JennieAL

It's easy to see how our personal politics line up with our responses to this topic. What a hot topic on MFP... LOL. Paula Deen?! Never woulda thought it...

My vote is for Ron Paul. LMAO.

dakitten2

Just wondering, along this same vein.....what about the new show getting ready to come out on the Food Network called "Fat Chef"? It premieres January 26th. From what I can tell it's going to be like, Biggest Loser meets Biggest Chefs weight loss show.

SassyCalyGirl

Elvis has left the building!

tigersword

Um, it sounds like she said nothing of the sort. I watched the entire clip. For starters, she looks like she's lost some weight. Secondly, she mentioned several contributing factors to developing type 2 diabetes (including unhealthy diet). Thirdly, she said that she encourages people to eat things like she cooks on her show in moderation and that she does not eat the way she cooks on her show all the time. Because it's a show and it's for entertainment, and she specifically stated that she would not encourage people to eat that way daily. She said that she's never eaten that way daily. Lastly, she encouraged people to get with their doctors and get tested for diabetes and to develop a plan that worked for them to treat it.

Nothing she said on the show was irresponsible.

it is incredible how many ranting, crazy posts you have to read through until you get to one like this. you know, sensible.

the fact that people are furious that SHE DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT HER MEDICAL CONDITION!!!!11ONEONE!! seriously, people? you wouldn't know the recipes she shares -- and that's what she does, is share a recipe. she didn't make a single person fat or sick. she shared a recipe. -- are not necessarily healthful unless you know if she is a diabetic or not? how does that make any shred of sense? take some responsibility for your own life and your own choices.

and while we shouldn't use drugs as a crutch -- for anything -- you know what? some people need them. sure. work out, eat better, get your body back in shape. but taking meds until you get to that point certainly isn't something that should be looked down upon.

This is absurd. The woman didn't fall off the turnip truck and onto the Today show. She's got a long career behind her, and she's responsible for what she's supported. Yes, her career is premised on the general ignorance and low cultural level of a population generally uneducated about nutrition, ill equipped to make good choices, and often too poor to afford decent food. That doesn't make her as an industry any less revolting, or her recent endorsement any less typical of her as a social type.

It's been pointed out that there are lots of people who get rich on people's ignorance and abuse of food for some comfort in lives that are generally bereft of little other than work.

She's made a career out of marketing total crap, and sponsoring products that no one should eat, not even in moderation. In particular, I'm talking about low quality, nitrate-packed sausages made from diseased animals. Don't take my word for it, especially if you're into personally responsibility. Look it up.

We're not simpletons. It doesn't matter if people like her. It doesn't matter that she didn't personally shovel nutritionally worthless food into the mouths of overweight children. Her actions have consequences. Ask anyone you know in advertising what they're up to and why their companies are so well-paid.

This is absolutely absurd. Get off your high horse, and stop presuming things you know nothing about. Also, just for the record, fresh salad greens have 100 times higher concentrations of nitrates in them than any packaged meat product.

Jeff92se

Um, it sounds like she said nothing of the sort. I watched the entire clip. For starters, she looks like she's lost some weight. Secondly, she mentioned several contributing factors to developing type 2 diabetes (including unhealthy diet). Thirdly, she said that she encourages people to eat things like she cooks on her show in moderation and that she does not eat the way she cooks on her show all the time. Because it's a show and it's for entertainment, and she specifically stated that she would not encourage people to eat that way daily. She said that she's never eaten that way daily. Lastly, she encouraged people to get with their doctors and get tested for diabetes and to develop a plan that worked for them to treat it.

Nothing she said on the show was irresponsible.

it is incredible how many ranting, crazy posts you have to read through until you get to one like this. you know, sensible.

the fact that people are furious that SHE DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT HER MEDICAL CONDITION!!!!11ONEONE!! seriously, people? you wouldn't know the recipes she shares -- and that's what she does, is share a recipe. she didn't make a single person fat or sick. she shared a recipe. -- are not necessarily healthful unless you know if she is a diabetic or not? how does that make any shred of sense? take some responsibility for your own life and your own choices.

and while we shouldn't use drugs as a crutch -- for anything -- you know what? some people need them. sure. work out, eat better, get your body back in shape. but taking meds until you get to that point certainly isn't something that should be looked down upon.

This is absurd. The woman didn't fall off the turnip truck and onto the Today show. She's got a long career behind her, and she's responsible for what she's supported. Yes, her career is premised on the general ignorance and low cultural level of a population generally uneducated about nutrition, ill equipped to make good choices, and often too poor to afford decent food. That doesn't make her as an industry any less revolting, or her recent endorsement any less typical of her as a social type.

It's been pointed out that there are lots of people who get rich on people's ignorance and abuse of food for some comfort in lives that are generally bereft of little other than work.

She's made a career out of marketing total crap, and sponsoring products that no one should eat, not even in moderation. In particular, I'm talking about low quality, nitrate-packed sausages made from diseased animals. Don't take my word for it, especially if you're into personally responsibility. Look it up.

We're not simpletons. It doesn't matter if people like her. It doesn't matter that she didn't personally shovel nutritionally worthless food into the mouths of overweight children. Her actions have consequences. Ask anyone you know in advertising what they're up to and why their companies are so well-paid.

Who do blame for you needing to lose weight? Yourself? TV? Commercials?

tsh0ck

I so agree with you! Paula Dean.....when someone chooses to promote the types of food she does it is as if she is promoting meth as far as I am concerned.

"Hi. I'm hyperbole. Have we met?"

lol i saw her on tv today and she said something about giving up sweet tea for 3 years.

You'd think she woulda lost weight with hardcore sacrifices like that.

:huh:

clearly, you've never had real, southern sweet tea.

cobarlo14

It matters because Paula Deen's actions influence the general public.

Her situation is akin to a smoking addict (with lung cancer) selling tobacco products for a living while being sponsored by the chemo/medical establishment.

I kindly disagree. It is simply up to the person watching whether or not to make/eat her food, or just laugh at the TV and go are you kidding me....It's simply moderation or just say no thank you. I decide...not Paula.
She can be a "pusher" but I don't have to buy the "crack"

BTW - Her Paula Deen brand food items are not flying off the shelves so that will be gone soon. She also endorses Smithfield pork. I eat pork because I need the protein and the cooked correctly it is great for me.

Live and be well

AnnaMaus

It's inappropriate for you to attack me personally for merely pointing out the social context in which all this takes place, and then accuse me of ignorance while neglecting to counter even one of my main points. Your bullying is not justified solely by a typo (nitrite, not nitrate).

Um, it sounds like she said nothing of the sort. I watched the entire clip. For starters, she looks like she's lost some weight. Secondly, she mentioned several contributing factors to developing type 2 diabetes (including unhealthy diet). Thirdly, she said that she encourages people to eat things like she cooks on her show in moderation and that she does not eat the way she cooks on her show all the time. Because it's a show and it's for entertainment, and she specifically stated that she would not encourage people to eat that way daily. She said that she's never eaten that way daily. Lastly, she encouraged people to get with their doctors and get tested for diabetes and to develop a plan that worked for them to treat it.

Nothing she said on the show was irresponsible.

it is incredible how many ranting, crazy posts you have to read through until you get to one like this. you know, sensible.

the fact that people are furious that SHE DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT HER MEDICAL CONDITION!!!!11ONEONE!! seriously, people? you wouldn't know the recipes she shares -- and that's what she does, is share a recipe. she didn't make a single person fat or sick. she shared a recipe. -- are not necessarily healthful unless you know if she is a diabetic or not? how does that make any shred of sense? take some responsibility for your own life and your own choices.

and while we shouldn't use drugs as a crutch -- for anything -- you know what? some people need them. sure. work out, eat better, get your body back in shape. but taking meds until you get to that point certainly isn't something that should be looked down upon.

This is absurd. The woman didn't fall off the turnip truck and onto the Today show. She's got a long career behind her, and she's responsible for what she's supported. Yes, her career is premised on the general ignorance and low cultural level of a population generally uneducated about nutrition, ill equipped to make good choices, and often too poor to afford decent food. That doesn't make her as an industry any less revolting, or her recent endorsement any less typical of her as a social type.

It's been pointed out that there are lots of people who get rich on people's ignorance and abuse of food for some comfort in lives that are generally bereft of little other than work.

She's made a career out of marketing total crap, and sponsoring products that no one should eat, not even in moderation. In particular, I'm talking about low quality, nitrate-packed sausages made from diseased animals. Don't take my word for it, especially if you're into personally responsibility. Look it up.

We're not simpletons. It doesn't matter if people like her. It doesn't matter that she didn't personally shovel nutritionally worthless food into the mouths of overweight children. Her actions have consequences. Ask anyone you know in advertising what they're up to and why their companies are so well-paid.

This is absolutely absurd. Get off your high horse, and stop presuming things you know nothing about. Also, just for the record, fresh salad greens have 100 times higher concentrations of nitrates in them than any packaged meat product.

Debbie7746

wow..14 pages of posts about this subject..When I came to this site it was for help with my weight issues and to try and improve the way I eat.. I am a diabetic Type II on oral meds and insulin and take numerous meds. as I wrote in my earlier post an hope with weight loss I can reduce meds or possibly get off them complently. There has been a lot of bashing of our fellow MFP members and this is so sad. I thought we were here to help one another and encourage each of us . I for one am home and unable to go out to the gym at the present time. I have no one to go with me as a weight lose buddy to possibly go to the YMCA for low impact water aerobics. I am also embarrassed to go for the mere fact that people gawk at fat people at the gym like they do when you go in a sit down restaurant and you know how skinny people look at you and think ,OMG like she needs to come in here at the Olive Garden an eat because she is fat enough as it is. Very discouraging what I read in these posts, that makes me think wow maybe I need to just back off from this site. It was hard enough to come here and post my actual weight along with a picture and not feel condemned from the get go. As I post my food diary and see the caloric amount I am shocked esp. when I search and see what I use to eat for a information only now so I do not go there again..Too many weight problems in my 59 years without permanent success and this I can do online and not have to be ashamed to walk into yet another WW,Jenny Craig,NutraSystem,diet pills,PhenPhen (which messed up my heart before FDA took it off the market)..I see where many had comments about Paula being a spoke person for the company representing diabetic meds. If that be the case, look at Maria Osmond speaking for NutraSystem...Princess Fergie....Jenifer Hudson for WW..Lets slam them for getting a lot of money for their sponsership..Those people are NOT going to make me join the programs they speak for because in the long run it is the average American(insert country you are from here_________) that is going to make the decesion that is right for you..As far as saying I knew when I looked at Paula Dean and knew she did not eat healthy(why because she was overweight) because there is a lot of things going on in people lives such as depression,anxiety,medication you take causing weight gain. I take a lot of insulin because I am insulin resistant and even though the insulin helps to regulate my bs it also puts weight on you(told this by my diabetic dr.).I take steroids for my RA which that was one of the main reasons I became a diabetic but I needed them to survive the struggle of being able to move and walk. We are responsible for our own actions and parents are responsible for their overweight children because you are the one cooking their food and bringing the food in the house.. Like you see these people on these overweight shows that weight like 500 to 1000 pounds and lay in bed unable to get up and fix their own foods(they had to have gotten the food somehow such as by ther family member cooking it for them and bringing it to their beds(being enabelers(sp)..I want to lose this weight and being able to have a healthy normal life and go to the gym and not be self conscious about myself. Lets encourage one another and not slam our fellow members who are here to do the same..thank you for taking the time to read my post..Happy weight loss : )