Paula Deen represents everything that is wrong with America
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The problem with Americans? Super Size Me. Plus we eat too much sugar. Also, too many yo-yo diets. If people truly ate in moderation and kept moving there wouldn't be the problem there is. I don't think there is anything wrong with allowing yourself rich food on occasion if you don't over-indulge. Life is too short. Just don't over-do it.
Moreover, leave Paula alone and worry about your own health. You are only in control of you.0 -
Wow, I can't believe that so many people want to blame Paula Deen for obesity in America! It's like she brainwashed you into forcing yourself to cook her recipes and then shoved the food down your throat! When did it become the norm to blame someone else for your own actions? I mean seriously! If you don't agree with her style of cooking, then don't watch, it's that simple.
She has diabetes and is now working to share with people the ways she has coped with eating with diabetes. Everyone has to earn a living, and this is the way that she earns hers. If you don't like it, then don't buy her products or watch her on TV. It's really that easy! The food network isn't going to remove all of her cooking shows just because she now has diabetes. If the viewer watching doesn't know the difference between something good for you and not good for you, THAT is the problem.0 -
Green Chile Squares
Recipe Courtesy of Paula Deen
Servings: 6
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 45 min
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients Add to grocery list
Nonstick cooking spray
6 eggs, beaten
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper sauce
3 (4-ounce) cans diced green chiles, with juice
1 1/2 cups grated Monterey Jack
1 1/2 cups grated sharp Cheddar
Directions
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
Spray a 12 by 8-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
In a bowl, add the eggs, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper sauce. Mix together well.
Add the chiles and both cheeses to a large bowl. Pour the liquid ingredients into the cheese mixture and stir well. Pat the mixture down into the prepared baking dish and bake until the center is firm, about 45 minutes. Allow to cool, then cut into small squares and serve.0 -
Paula Deen never implied her foods were healthy. Paula Deen never held a gun to anyone's head and forced them to cook her recipes or eat them. Paula Deen is a cook, not your doctor. Every single person is responsible for their own choices and actions, Paula never forced anyone to eat anything. I watch her show a lot and have never once lived under the guise that her food would be good for me. I enjoyed watching her cook, she entertained me...nothing more.0
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As a girl raised on Southern foods, btw, they are not like Paula Deen's, the food is not to blame. It is the cook. In this case, Paula Deen, We do not load everything down with butter and fat and sugar. It is just me that is fat in my family and it is because of portions not the food itself. I have never liked Paula Deen or what she said was Southern Food, I do like to eat though, Way too much and that is my fault.0
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I do like the way her sons are taking some of her recipes and making them healthier...IVe tried some of her recipes and they are just too rich for me and my family...0
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Anybody stupid enough to take Paula Deen's advice on food intake deserve diabetes.
She is CLUELESS!0 -
Wake Up People....Accountability, Responsibility, Sensibility.....
Is it Paula Deen's fault she developed Type 2 diabetes....habits + genes = yes
Is it Paula Deen's fault that America is fat....unless she lives in your home, putting a gun to your head to eat = NO
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My 2 cents. Paula Deen is not responsible for yours, mine, or anyones unhealthy eating. She did not hold us at gun point and force us to eat anything. She is not responsible for making america healthy. Guess what...her platform for cooking and her show is Southern Rich and fattening (hearty) meals. Her shows appeal to people that enjoy and eat those types of foods, either on occasion or a regular basis.
Paula Deen is not required as a celebrity to reveal her medical information immediately or ever. Assuming that the timing was planned is a perfect example of the age old addage of what 'assume' means.
Have you met the woman? Do you know her personally? Can you honestly tell me that she has not tried other options/medications? Maybe this is what works for her and that is why she is promoting it? Maybe not?
Should she be promoting healthy eating? Thats not for any of us to say. We all make our own choices in life. If hers is to eat the foods she cooks and take medication to control her diabetes...so be it. It is not my choice..it is not your choice. It is hers. I am not here to preach a lifestyle or demand a change from anyone. Neither should you. Everyone needs to take responsibility for themselves and their own health and STOP THE BLAME GAME.
I wish Paula well and that she is able to control her diabetes and live the life that she wants to live. Live and let live folks0 -
It amazes me that one woman is being blamed for all of our wrong doings in the eating department - all of the obesity and diabetes in the US. She doesn't hold a gun to your head and make you eat the stuff she prepares. Her show is entertainment. Do the druggie rock stars make you a druggie? Did McDonalds make you pour that "caution contents hot" cup of hot coffee in your lap, does BurgerKing, Taco Bell, Sonic, Olive Garden or any of the other millions of restaurants and restaurant chains force you to go to their establishments? NO we all make our own choices and if we rely on some TV celebrity cook to make us healthy we are all wrong.
We all eat what we want, when we want and too much of what we want - not need but want. Microwave, fast food instead of good home cooked healthy foods. Prepared & processed not fresh.
And if she can help someone by being a spokesperson for the diabetic drug, and be compensated for it, why not? Don't you get compensated for the work you do? Goodness what has happened to America?
I have watched her on TV and even went to Houston to see her in person and you know what? I have NEVER prepared one of her dishes or eaten any of her food - I just enjoy watching her, Emeril, Guy Fieri, Bobby, two old Fat Ladies and all the other chefs/cooks on TV for entertainment - not my meals or my wasteline (purposefully mispelled).0 -
My 2 cents is that "you" can continue "eat everything in moderation" and get the same results as the rest of America: Heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, and more, or you can take charge of your life and eat the most nutritious food out there: Plants. I am not a doctor, just a student of life. Learning at a late age and SO blessed that I did not give myself Type 2 Diabetes before I got to where I am today. It is a nasty, nasty, NASTY disease of which I watched my mom die (From Type 1 Diabetes) of after 6 months in the hospital when she was just 68. She had every complication promised in the word "diabetes". If you think you can "control" your Type 2 diabetes with medication and skate by, I wish you luck. You'll need it. My 26 years of experience as a Nurse on a Medical Floor in a hospital was quite an eye opener. The drugs you take today will cause you grief tomorrow and you'll need more pills for that problem, too. Now I watch tv years later seeing all the drugs that we routinely gave out like candy being the cause of medical disasters that some law firm wants to help you sue the drug company for. Medicine is NOT the answer. Proper diet and food is. Check out http://www.drfuhrman.com/default.aspx . Your choice.
WELL SAID!!! THNK YOU.0 -
Wake Up People....Accountability, Responsibility, Sensibility.....
Is it Paula Deen's fault she developed Type 2 diabetes....habits + genes = yes
Is it Paula Deen's fault that America is fat....unless she lives in your home, putting a gun to your head to eat = NO
Your actions = your results
Need I say more!!!0 -
My 2 cents. Paula Deen is not responsible for yours, mine, or anyones unhealthy eating. She did not hold us at gun point and force us to eat anything. She is not responsible for making america healthy. Guess what...her platform for cooking and her show is Southern Rich and fattening (hearty) meals. Her shows appeal to people that enjoy and eat those types of foods, either on occasion or a regular basis.
Paula Deen is not required as a celebrity to reveal her medical information immediately or ever. Assuming that the timing was planned is a perfect example of the age old addage of what 'assume' means.
Have you met the woman? Do you know her personally? Can you honestly tell me that she has not tried other options/medications? Maybe this is what works for her and that is why she is promoting it? Maybe not?
Should she be promoting healthy eating? Thats not for any of us to say. We all make our own choices in life. If hers is to eat the foods she cooks and take medication to control her diabetes...so be it. It is not my choice..it is not your choice. It is hers. I am not here to preach a lifestyle or demand a change from anyone. Neither should you. Everyone needs to take responsibility for themselves and their own health and STOP THE BLAME GAME.
I wish Paula well and that she is able to control her diabetes and live the life that she wants to live. Live and let live folks
I agree. I am 60 years old and have never watched or eaten her food. It is a choice. I never cared for Southern food, no offense to anyone. It is just unappealing to me.0 -
If you think you can eat deep fried lasagna, deep fried chocolate, or the FAT (it literally says fat in the name) Darell every day, then your probably going to make a lot of life decisions that will put your health at risk anyway. Might as well eat up.
And in what way does it represent "everything" that is wrong with America? What exactly is wrong with America would be my follow-up question...0 -
You all realize traditional French cooking has a considerable amount of fat present in it, no?0
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If you think you can eat deep fried lasagna, deep fried chocolate, or the FAT (it literally says fat in the name) Darell every day, then your probably going to make a lot of life decisions that will put your health at risk anyway. Might as well eat up.
And in what way does it represent "everything" that is wrong with America? What exactly is wrong with America would be my follow-up question...
Nothing is wrong with America, I still believe in the American Dream!!0 -
You all realize traditional French cooking has a considerable amount of fat present in it, no?
ya ...so its the frenchies fault not Paula's!!! leave Paula alone.!!!!0 -
But instead, she is choosing to make a wad of cash off drugs, and the implicit message to her fans is, "Don't worry about making yourself sick through your lifestyle; here's some pricey medicine to deal with it." It's terribly sad she's skipped what could have been a great public education opportunity and instead opted for even more profit.
Totally agree with you. She is not the demon everyone is making her out to be bc we each have our own free will. Her recipes were too much even for me to handle and I was 250lbs! I am dissapoointed she didn't take this opportunity to lead the way to a healthier lifestyle. She has such a large fan/audience base that honestly, I think she could help provide that lifestyle shift towards healthier eating.
Except none of that is true. She's NOT making a ton of money off of a drug company, and she has made several lifestyle and diet changes. It's much ado about nothing.0 -
Wake Up People....Accountability, Responsibility, Sensibility.....
Is it Paula Deen's fault she developed Type 2 diabetes....habits + genes = yes
Is it Paula Deen's fault that America is fat....unless she lives in your home, putting a gun to your head to eat = NO
Your actions = your results
This
I have made several of her recipes that were quite good. Always over the holidays or for a special occasion. No reasonable person would eat this way often.0 -
Nothing wrong with America I still believe in the American Dream!!
YES. As you should!0 -
You all realize traditional French cooking has a considerable amount of fat present in it, no?
ya ...so its the frenchies fault not Paula's!!! leave Paula alone.!!!!
This all makes more sense to me now. Paula's good with me.0 -
Anybody stupid enough to take Paula Deen's advice on food intake deserve diabetes.
She is CLUELESS!
That is not nice. No one deserves to get sick.0 -
^^^^^^^^^Wake Up People....Accountability, Responsibility, Sensibility.....
Is it Paula Deen's fault she developed Type 2 diabetes....habits + genes = yes
Is it Paula Deen's fault that America is fat....unless she lives in your home, putting a gun to your head to eat = NO
Your actions = your results
Very True
But I can still oppose what Paula Deen pushes as good food intake.
Sometimes it's still OK to call a spade a spade.
And as for her diagnosis of diabetes?
We all wish her well.....
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I agree that it's not a surprise. She eats most of what she cooks I'm sure. And they say never trust a skinny chef! Some of the tastiest most succelent food in the world will kill you if eat too much of it! I also want to agree with the fact that she never titled any of her food "Heart Healthy" or "Carb Concious"! She never set out to cook healthy foods, so why be shocked when her foods are bad for you? Yes it's sad to see that she herself developed Type 2 diabetes, but is it newsworthy? I don't really think so....0
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Healthy Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake
Adapted from a recipe by Paula Deen
Serves eight
Ingredients:
Crust Layer:
1/4 cup of organic unsalted butter, melted
2 ounces of cream cheese, softened
2 cups almond flour
1 large organic egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/8 tsp sea salt
3/4 cup erythritol or 1/2 cup xylitol, powdered
1/4 teaspoon good-tasting pure stevia extract (NuNaturals)
1/2 teaspoon aluminum-free baking powder
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Filling Layer:
8 ounces cream cheese
1 stick unsalted organic butter, melted
1 can pumpkin, packed
3 eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup erythritol or 1/2 cup xylitol
1/4 teaspoon good-tasting pure stevia extract (NuNaturals)
1 and 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ginger
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
For crust, melt butter and soften cream cheese in microwave. Grind erythritol in coffee grinder and mix into batter. Mix together until smooth, then add vanilla, egg, and sea salt. Add stevia and baking powder. Scrape into an 8 by 8 metal pan and spread out over the bottom. Bake for 15 minutes and remove to cool.
Soften cream cheese and melt butter in microwave. Grind erythritol in coffee grinder or magic bullet. Beat cream cheese and pumpkin until smooth and without lumps. Add eggs, vanilla extract, and melted butter, and beat until incorporated. Next, add erythritol, stevia, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger, and mix just until smooth. Set pan down on counter top a couple times to get out air bubbles. Pour pumpkin mixture over crust and bake for 50-60 minutes, or until center jiggles a bit when you move the pan. It will set up and sink down upon cooling overnight in the refrigerator.
~4.5g net carbs per 1/8th recipe0 -
Paula Deen will die of a heart attack within the next 3 years, mark my words.
wow....hope poor Paula isnt reading this
I hope she is. I hope it convinces her to get her cholesterol checked and make better choices.0 -
My two cents.... if you don't like her recipes, don't use them! Plain and simple. She does her job, just like anyone else and I don't think she should be condemned for it. People choose to live their lives a certain way, and no one is in any position to judge them. If you don't like it, don't read up on it, don't use her recipes, and continue about your day.0
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Paula Deen will die of a heart attack within the next 3 years, mark my words.
wow....hope poor Paula isnt reading this
I hope she is. I hope it convinces her to get her cholesterol checked and make better choices.
So the doctor said "Were just checking for diabetes, no need to check your cholesterol"?0 -
My two cents is that just because Paula Deen cooks that way doesn't mean that I have to eat it. What ever happened to personal responsibility? I refuse to jump on the band wagon and blame Paula Deen for the obesity epidemic in America. I'm not overweight because of Paula Deen, I'm overweight because I've been lazy. Plain and simple.0
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let's bring out our favorite examples, the French. They eat butter, cream, animal fats, you name it, but they don't have anywhere near our levels of obesity and heart disease. Why? Because they eat small portions.
Great point and so true. I believe everything in moderation is fine and that is how I eat. I am at a healthy weight, have lots of energy, have perfect blood pressure and cholesterol levels and I'm rarely sick. I eat healthy most days but when I want to eat something that is not good for me, I limit the amount that I eat and I make sure I get lots of exercise that day.
As far as Paula Deen, she never made any bones about the fact that her recipes are unhealthy. That was always very obvious. And as intelligent people we make the choice to cook her recipes or not. It is ridiculous for anyone to blame Paula Deen for our countries obesity epidemic. We have to take personal responsibility for what we eat and how much.0
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