11 responses to “Don’t dawg on Paula, now!”

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   Marla

   January 24, 2012

   I am a mother who used no butter or eggs in my baked goods and my son’s classmates ask for second pieces of birthday cake every single time. You can pity my happy and healthy vegan son if you’d like but that seems to be a rather sad misuse of your time.
   You call it entrepreneurial but I call Paula’s “big reveal” of her diabetes and affiliation with big pharma opportunistic. You are correct in that no one is to blame for someone else eating his or her way to Type 2 diabetes (largely considered preventable), but it is terribly irresponsible for someone with celebrity status and lots of fans to push doughnut-egg-and-bacon burgers (in moderation – ha!) and then diabetes drugs. It’s just unethical.
   No butter for me. Or eggs or meat. I’m going to keep enjoying all the healthy plant foods and avoid needing a daily injection with serious side effects that costs $500 a month.

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   Erik Marcus

   January 24, 2012

   Since you’re a mom, and doubtless have boundless love and compassion for your child, I’m hoping you might describe where compassion enters into your food choices.
   Perhaps the mothers of Smithfield’s pigs deserve some respect, and should not be forced to spend their entire lives in gestation and farrowing crates?
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_vqIGTKuQE
   Paula Deen has called Smithfield, “A beautiful company.”
   And really, you don’t think Deen had any responsibility to her vast audience to warn them about her condition, which seems likely to have been brought on at least in part by her food choices? She hid her condition for three years, while continuing to promote the kinds of foods that are linked to diabetes.
   I’m not expecting us to see eye to eye, but if you’re going to address this topic you ought to at least show that you’ve given it some thought.

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3. 

   Michelle Engle

   January 24, 2012

   I am a Registered Nurse and I consider Paula’s cooking job security! Yes, you are what you eat. I consider open heart surgery more radical than I would a vegan diet. It sounds to me that you have never tried vegan food.

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4. 

   candy

   January 24, 2012

   Deen had ZERO responsibility to warn others of her condition! If that’s the case then every other freak on tv pushing products or food or whatever in the hell else, should be responsible for warning their audiences of the potential risks in using their products, eating their foods, etc.
   You should give more thought to actually holding people accountable for making their OWN decisions! Plus you don’t know her family history! None of us do! She may have ate like a vegan and STILL been diagnosed with her diabetes. None of us will never know. And not that any of that matters, anyway. You can either watch her or not watch her. You can either cook and eat like she does or not. Her simply putting it out there does not make it gospel.

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5. 

   candy

   January 24, 2012

   Marla,
   With all due respect, you can choose to eat however you wish, but there’s no diet in the world that’s going to change God’s will for your life. Just like you could never smoke a day in your life and still get lung cancer. Just abstaining from the foods you mentioned does NOT guarantee you won’t one day have those $500 a month injections or some other ailment. People of today are so jaded by propaganda. Thankfully, I am not one of them.

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6. 

   candy

   January 24, 2012

   No and I never would try it. I know several people (young ones, at that) who have suffered with health issues that you mention. No diet is going to absolutely guarantee that you still won’t develop those kinds of issues (ie, heart disease, etc.) just by following them. You could eat like a vegan and still need open heart surgery. And my post is not about that. It is simply this: Do not bash Deen simply because she was looking out for herself in keeping this from the public. She does not owe us a damn thing except to be chariming and her lovely self and throw out a recipe now and again. Whether you cook like her or choose to eat like she does is YOUR FREAKING BUSINESS!! Do not blame her if you get heart disease, diabetes, or any other ailment. And do not thank her if you don’t!!! That simple!

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7. 

   Michelle Engle

   January 25, 2012

   Candy, God gave us a brain for a reason! If people choose not to follow a healthy life style and cut back on fat and animal products then you increase your risk of certain diseases. If you did any research and looked at countries that limit their animal products and fat then you will see heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer and diabetes is rare in Okinawa, China, etc. The diseases of affluence such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer is higher among countries that eat more meat and dairy.
   Your comments suggest you have not done your research.

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8. 

   candy

   January 25, 2012

   Wow, Michelle. Once again this post has nothing to do with whether or not Paula’s cooking is good for you. It has to do with common sense, which apparently runs a bit thin with many of you. Common sense tells you that you should not look to hold others responsible for eating choices that you make. She could tell you to eat tubs of butter until she’s blue in the face but it’s you who would have to decide ultimately whether or not to follow her advice. She’s just trying to make a living just like anyone else. I don’t care about your research or other country comparisons…..It doesn’t change my position or the common sense of this whole issue.

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9. 

   Ashley Post

   January 25, 2012

   I personally love me some butter, meat, and especially Paula Dean. Do I eat that way all the time? Of course not. Do I feed my child these things all the time? NO! I chose how my family eats, and we do eat pretty well (If I do say so myself). If I develop diabetes, I have only myself to blame for it. Paula Deen has nothing to do with it. However, I do enjoy her Gooey Butter Cake recipe and her Chicken Pot Pie.

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10. 

    Ashley Post

    January 25, 2012

    Sorry, my grammar and spelling are pretty terrible in my above post :(.

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11. 

    AnimalLover

    February 1, 2012

    I find it quite disappointing that you are so judgemental and critical about people who are vegans.
    “All that vegan crap you’ve been eating must totally have you lightheaded! What I’d really like to say to the author of that blog post is “Chill out and cut into a nice ribeye!”
    “All that vegan” crap is actually healthy food that didn’t involve killing and torturing innocent animals. So, no, don’t demean me and my choices by telling me to “cut into a steak”. You say you don’t want people judging YOU for eating as you do, so why should you be allowed to judge how others eat? What if one of your children wants to become a vegan? Would you berate his choices and ethics?
    I really didn’t appreciate your attack on vegans and your tone in this blog post which is a shame because I usually enjoy your way of seeing things.
    I won’t be continuing to read your blog and will be removing it from my blogroll.

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