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

This thread is so odd. It's a cooking show!! Geez, it's not telling you to eat anything, it's simply instruction on cooking certain dishes.

Paula Dean on TV showing how to make a high calorie, high fat, high sugar dish did not make anyone else fat. Eating too much and moving too little did.

Totally agree! I have a huge love for Food Network and the Travel Channel. The shows don't force me to eat anything. I love watching Man vs. Food on Travel Channel, but I won't eat 5 milkshakes in an hour, or twelve burgers, or whatever the challenge is. I don't cook Paula's food, but I enjoy watching cooking shows. All of the baking/cupcake shows on tv now can't be all that healthy for a person, but I still watch them. I do notice, however, that her commercials for Smithfield Hams are no longer on tv.


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For proof that it is entertainment, one need look no further than the show when she made pecan pie, dolloped ice cream on top of it, then added a caramel topping. You could practically see her tongue sticking out of her cheek... and she laughed maniacally as she took her first bite. She is not evil, she is just an entertainer!

Exactly. She has always been tongue in cheek about it.

She's human. We all didn't end up on MFP for being perfect.

I can't stand Paula Deen, I think her cooking is disgusting and the fact she's affiliated with smithfield foods makes me even more disgusted.

Ditto!

I think Paula is a good person. Typical mindset of many in her generation. Would hold off on her recipes of holidays and special occassions.

The ONLY reason she came out about her diabetes is because this drug company came to her with a massive offer. It's disgusting, and I have absolutely no respect for this woman because of it.

REally, sooo sad. She may not be who I thought she was : (

What turned me off on Paula Deen was when she became a spokesperson for Smithfield. TOTAL turn-off if you know anything about factory farming.

I never liked her, and when I found this out....like her even less.

i couldn't give a flying flip either way.

but someone earlier said "knowledge is power" - which I think could be better stated as "Implementation of knowledge...is power"

anyways, just my 2 cents. wanted to join the party. lol

She may have been talking about the medications (I won't use the word 'drugs' because it's a bit strong for something helpful), but that doesn't mean that most doctors would just give out the medications without advising lifestyle changes...I've got 2 family members in my family with type one diabetes, and 4 family members with type 2.

As for the woman herself, she annoys the living crap out of me when she talks, but I'm jealous of her talent to create such wonderful food! I mean, we're responsible for what we consume, not her, so she get's no hatred from me!

Her cooking wasn't ever meant to be healthy.

If you want to "eat for taste" and be overweight with T2 diabetes, knock yourself the hell out.

I happen to eat for taste when my calorie counts allow for it. My health is excellent.

My comment was mostly sarcastic, but "WHEN MY CALORIE COUNTS ALLOW FOR IT" basically says everything.

I eat for taste, too, but I'm not going to eat a whopping piece of red velvet cake and fried country steak washed down with a large glass of sweet tea everyday just 'cuz it tastes good.

I know for sure that Paula Deen had nothing to do with me reaching 212lbs....I have watched her shows and will continue to watch at times. I know when I see something dripping in butter, cream and sugar that she prepares...it's not healthy. I'm an adult and am responsible for what I buy, prep and eat. I also love Dr Pepper (not diet) Fastfood of all kinds....Dr Pepper didn't make me drink it...I bought it and drank it willingly. Not one of the fastfood places I love has ever hijacked my car and forced me to eat their food. I willingly pulled into their parking lot and went through their drive thru. I am responsible for the shape I'm in and I will be the one to improve me.

Diabetes is a very serious issue and I hope she'll start to change her way of cooking and eating for her own health. Medication alone won't be enough to manage diabetes.

I do wish that every resturant would post a menu with nutrition info to make it easier to make informed decisions when ordering, but that's a whole nother rant.

The ONLY reason she came out about her diabetes is because this drug company came to her with a massive offer. It's disgusting, and I have absolutely no respect for this woman because of it.

Do you know her? I mean, how do you know that is the ONLY reason? I would suspect her son having a new show on the Food Network making healthier versions of her food might also be a factor.

I did not see the show. But I agree with you. She should be ashamed at the way she cooks. You can look at her and see how unhealthy she is. She has a responsibility as a role model. In the Sugarbusters book, it is clearly proven that a person's diet
affects whether or not they will have diabetes.

Sorry to pick on your post when there are many others like it, but I find these very amusing in light of all the posts I've seen about parents feeding their kids fast foods or high sugar drinks/foods. Most of those posts tend to lean toward that being completely fine, even if both the parent and the child are overweight. But who really should the role model, Paula Deen or a parent?

Deen is only role model if you choose. Parents are role models whether they like it or not.

I took a good look at her body and knew right away that I wouldn't want to eat whatever she's cooking.

Exactly. LOL

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.