Paula Deen represents everything that is wrong with America

After seeing her recipe for Fried Butter Balls and all the other crazy mess she cooks up, I can't help but understand why so many folks are raggin' Paula Deen so hard. Why would ANYbody ever want to eat balls of butter? And fried at that! Why???? *smh*

I watched her interview on Good Morning American with Al Roker and it sounds to me like girlfriend is in DENIAL!!! Or perhaps she's just trying to protect the "heart-attack-on-a-plate" cooking empire she's built from serving up those ridiculously UNHEALTHY dishes she prepares. Taste isn't always everything, but there are soooo many healthy ways to impart awesome flavor to food without using such fat-, sodium- and sugar-laden, health-ruining ingredients.

In the interview she admitted to intentionally keeping her diabetes secret and Al had to nearly force her to admit that her recipes could contribute to developing diabetes. Her claim that she tells people to eat in moderation does not fly when it come to diabetes. Even small portions of many of the dishes that she prepares can be seriously dangerous for many diabetics, as most diabetics are warned to avoid high sugar, high fat, high sodium foods.

And now that she knows that she, too, a is diabetic, but still refuses to change the way she cooks just baffles my mind. I watched her on The Chew yesterday and The Queen of Green was cooking up a healthy dish for Paula and giving her some healthy eating tips. I was glad to see that. It appeared obvious that Paula really needs to be educated on what it means to truly eat well. Perhaps she'll change the way she cooks in the near future.

I'm just sayin'.

I wonder how many diabetic MFP members would say no if they were offered a buttload of cash to do a commercial for a diabetes drug company.

I would *kitten* myself out to anybody stupid enough to pay me.
In fact, I do already...lol

But does that make it right?
Should everybody cheat on their taxes, drive drunk or bribe public officials just because I do?

get over yourself......now

(This is aside from my currently trying to lose weight and probably goes a long way toward explaining why I need to .)


Given a choice between a free meal cooked by Paula Dean and one cooked by anybody that starts with sprouts, turkey disguised as something tasty , or tofu and I chose Paula 3 times a day ! Is it healthy ? NO ! Do I know it isn't healthy ? YES !


Reminds me of a joke :
If a fat guy (I am one so I can say ) and a thin guy are standing side by side and you are going to ask one where a good restaurant is , which do you ask ? ......


Paula Dean is successful , not because she is hiding the fact that her food is unhealthy , but because it tastes good ! No one can ever listen to her recipes and not know how bad they are , but taste .... ah there is something else . Too bad there are so many "start with two stick of butter " addicts out there...... Crack for the fat man's addiction .

I love Paula Deen, I use a lot of her receipes on holidays and special occasions, but I must admit I wouldn't cook a lot of her stuff on a day to day basis.

However, she is trying to change the way she eats and get healthier. She waited awhile before coming out to the public that she had this diesease until she had enough information and new receipes to go along with it.

I just find her warm and family oriented, and she makes me smile.