Paula Deen SHOCKER (not)

http://www.thedaily.com/page/2012/01/13/011312-gossip-paula-deen-1-2/

I'm going to hell. I thought for sure it was going to say she croaked.

I get a kick that her son Bobby has a show and a cookbook taking his mom's recipes and making them healthy. He's been on several programs promoting them including a guest host spot on the Chew.

tgoddess wrote:http://www.thedaily.com/page/2012/01/13/011312-gossip-paula-deen-1-2/

For those who don't want to click through:

Paula Deen — the queen of high-calorie, Southern cooking — is about to come clean and confess that she can’t eat her own dishes anymore because she has diabetes.

The Georgia-born chef — a Food Network star who has written five best-selling cookbooks — has been trying to keep her condition a secret, even after the National Enquirer reported in April that she has Type 2 diabetes, which is often associated with fatty foods and obesity.

Sources say Deen, 64, who never addressed the diabetes question, has worked out a multimillion-dollar deal to be the spokeswoman for a pharmaceutical company and endorse the drug she is taking.

Novartis, the drug company she is said to be working for, declined to respond to Flash’s questions, as did Deen’s agent and Deen herself.

“Paula Deen is going to have to reposition herself now that she has diabetes,” said one source. “She’s going to have to start cooking healthier recipes. She can’t keep pushing mac and cheese and deep-fried Twinkies when she is hawking a diabetes drug.”

This is sad on many levels.

I was going to guess heart attack. Not far off, I guess.

Hi- Paula Deen was on the Dr. Oz show recently, and made a healthier version of one of her dishes. She also revealed on the show, that she has been a smoker for 50 years.

I am not surprised that she is diabetic. Art Smith found out he was diabetic a few years ago, and radically changed his diet, and lost a ton of weight. He is now off all his diabetes meds. He is supposed to be coming out with a healthy cookbook, but I have not seen it.

BTW-Paula will be on the Today show discussing her health issues with Al Roeker on Tuesday morning 1/17. Hope this helps, Nancy

Man, the irony runs so deep here on so many levels. That a smoking diabetic has been advocating this style of eating/cooking in such a zealous manner -- even to children -- really does give credence to Anthony Bourdain's claim from 2011 that "The worst, most dangerous person to America is clearly Paula Deen." And the fact that she's been keeping her condition a secret seems to indicate that she's quite subversive, too. The article linked above makes mention of her having to "reposition herself" and "a multimillion-dollar deal to be the spokeswoman for a pharmaceutical company and endorse the drug she is taking," both of which suggest that she's heavily motivated by financial gain, even in her "demise."

Many of us felt that she was a joke, even believed she was dangerous, but this latest development really is the double-sugared icing on the deep-fried, bacon-topped cake.

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Shades of The Galloping Gourmet (he had a similar fall)...only in a much more annoyingly shrill package.

stevez wrote:Shades of The Galloping Gourmet (he had a similar fall)...only in a much more annoyingly shrill package.

From Wikipedia:

While The Galloping Gourmet first aired in 1969 and ended in 1971, some near tragedies caused Kerr to suspend his television career ending the show. In April 1971, Kerr and his wife Treena were involved in a car accident in California. As a result of the accident he suffered a dislocated spine and a weakened right arm. As therapy Kerr had to wear a one-pound bracelet in order to strengthen the weakened arm. Then in January 1972 Treena was at first diagnosed with lung cancer and given a year to live. That diagnosis turned out to be incorrect. It was determined she had tuberculosis and part of her lungs had to be removed. She later fully recovered.[1] The Galloping Gourmet aired on Food Network and can now be seen on Cooking Channel
Kerr returned to television in 1974 with a daily, syndicated five-minute series, Take Kerr which featured a particular recipe for each show. This programme only lasted one series, and was controversial for a time, due to an inclusion of a passage from the Bible in the closing credits, since Kerr became a Christian following his accident. This series was later repeated on CNN during its first year or so on the air.
After his wife Treena's stroke, then heart attack in 1986, Kerr was prompted to create a new style of cooking that he dubbed "Minimax". This new method of food preparation minimised ("Mini-") fat and cholesterol, while it maximised ("-max") aroma, colour, texture and taste. Minimax led to the eponymous Graham Kerr show, originally produced at KING-TV in Seattle in 1990 and 1991 and later syndicated to local stations and, later, the Discovery Channel. Minimax also led to three successful cookbooks: Graham Kerr's Smart Cooking Graham Kerr's Minimax Cookbook and Graham Kerr's Creative Choices (A Minimax Book) along with corresponding series in syndication, on Public Television. In 1995, he appeared in a PBS special with Julia Child called Cooking in Concert: Julia Child & Graham Kerr.[2]

After Graham Kerr sobered up and found religion, he became unwatchable---

cito wrote:
After Graham Kerr sobered up and found religion, he became unwatchable---

Exactly my point. Who is going to watch a non-over-the-top Paula Deen?

Hi- This is for those people like me, who have Comcast but don't get the cooking channel. Not My Mama's Meals is available on demand for free. Just look under life and home. Both Bobby and his Mother are on the program. The first segment is on desserts, and he makes two of her desserts healthier. One of the desserts is her famous Crispy Creams Bread Pudding, and the other one is a chocolate tart.

Apparently Bobbt gas seen the light, and is trying to exercise lots more, and eat way healthier. I believe he lives in NYC now. Hope this helps, Nancy

ronnie_suburban wrote:That a smoking diabetic has been advocating this style of eating/cooking in such a zealous manner -- even to children -- really does give credence to Anthony Bourdain's claim from 2011 that "The worst, most dangerous person to America is clearly Paula Deen." And the fact that she's been keeping her condition a secret seems to indicate that she's quite subversive, too."
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This from Anthony Bourdain, the carrot-chomping, teetotalling advocate for healthy eating? Tony just likes to load up his sarcastic sniper rifle and aim at the widest target. He's skinny only by accident.

When I, like Paula, got the diabetic diagnosis from my physician, I didn't trumpet it for the world to hear and smirk at, though I personally don't write Southern cookbooks or consider butter to be a food group. No one heard me utter the word "diabetic" for six months after I was diagnosed--I called it "high blood sugar"--and the word "diabetes" itself still makes me choke. Those who know me from eGullet know I'm fastidious about my diet and exercise, but it took me about six months to accept emotionally that I have a "condition" that, if not cared for, will kill me.

Surely Paula knows that her diet was her downfall, and any talk of her inking a deal with Novartis to pimp her pancreatic function is WAY off-base. I raise my Sweet-and-Low to you, Paula, and welcome you to the oatmeal-eating clan.

So cool it, Bourdain. Hell, I'll even toast you with a Diet-Coke-and-Lime next time you're in town noshing with Ronnie.

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ronnie_suburban wrote:That a smoking diabetic has been advocating this style of eating/cooking in such a zealous manner -- even to children -- really does give credence to Anthony Bourdain's claim from 2011 that "The worst, most dangerous person to America is clearly Paula Deen." And the fact that she's been keeping her condition a secret seems to indicate that she's quite subversive, too."
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This from Anthony Bourdain, the carrot-chomping, teetotalling advocate for healthy eating? Tony just likes to load up his sarcastic sniper rifle and aim at the widest target. He's skinny only by accident.

When I, like Paula, got the diabetic diagnosis from my physician, I didn't trumpet it for the world to hear and smirk at, though I personally don't write Southern cookbooks or consider butter to be a food group. No one heard me utter the word "diabetic" for six months after I was diagnosed--I called it "high blood sugar"--and the word "diabetes" itself still makes me choke. Those who know me from eGullet know I'm fastidious about my diet and exercise, but it took me about six months to accept emotionally that I have a "condition" that, if not cared for, will kill me.

Surely Paula knows that her diet was her downfall, and any talk of her inking a deal with Novartis to pimp her pancreatic function is WAY off-base. I raise my Sweet-and-Low to you, Paula, and welcome you to the oatmeal-eating clan.

So cool it, Bourdain. Hell, I'll even toast you with a Diet-Coke-and-Lime next time you're in town noshing with Ronnie.

So your gripe about AB is what? From your post I get that you're pissed that you have diabetes, but how does Bourdain fit into your rant?

While Bourdain isn't the paragon of healthy living, he doesn't push fried and sugary foods on the populace like Deen does. I find it pretty disgusting that she wrote a cookbook of children's recipes advocating the same diet that just may kill her.

knitgirl wrote:While Bourdain isn't the paragon of healthy living, he doesn't push fried and sugary foods on the populace like Deen does. I find it pretty disgusting that she wrote a cookbook of children's recipes advocating the same diet that just may kill her.

Yeah, I think that's the important, fundamental difference between Bourdain and Deen in this particular situation. Otherwise, they're very much alike.

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Hi- I just found out that you can still purchase tickets for Paula's cruise, which is going to take place 1/21-1/29. It will be interesting to see how she handles her diabetic diet on the cruise.

I just read that AB is also a smoker, and so he should be the last person to give Paula Deen advice on healthy eating. It will be interesting to see how well she handles herself on the Today show tomorrow.
I suspect that her segment will be on during the first hour, since they usually put their most popular segments in the first hour. I believe that they also re air some of the segments from the first hour in the third hour, which is the 9:00am hour. Hope this helps, Nancy

NFriday wrote:I just read that AB is also a smoker, and so he should be the last person to give Paula Deen advice on healthy eating.

Did he take it back up again? I thought he quit smoking at least a few years ago.

NFriday wrote:I just read that AB is also a smoker, and so he should be the last person to give Paula Deen advice on healthy eating.

First of all, smoking and healthy eating are 2 separate issues. Secondly, he wasn't giving advice, he was criticizing her. Why? Because Paul Deen profits directly from the obviously unhealthy lifestyle she advocates in her supremely over-the-top manner. If Bourdain still smoked, owned a tobacco company and touted cigarettes as healthy, then the comparison between the two would be apt. But in reality, not so much.

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I have seen very little of her TV show and I have not personally prepared her recipes (though I did have a very tasty meal in her restaurant once) ... but how is telling people how to cook something necessarily advocating an unhealthful lifestyle? Deen isn't forcing anyone to cook her recipes, nor is she suggesting that they ought to make up anyone's entire diet. She's about splurging.

That she's developed an illness that requires a strict diet is her misfortune, but it doesn't follow that it's some kind of retribution for what she eats. Diabetes is often genetic, for one thing, and none of us know what Deen actually ate when she wasn't on TV. Yes, if she's going to be a spokeswoman for diabetic drugs, she may have to change her image ... but maybe not. Maybe the selling point will be that the drugs make it possible for diabetics to splurge on sugary foods and carbohydrates.

This forum is full of high-fat, high-sugar, high-sodium, fattening recipes and descriptions of over-the-top restaurant meals that would be condemned by CSPI and other health nannies. If one of the founders, owners or moderators developed a health condition linked to diet, would you say it served him right for promoting such a diet?

LAZ wrote:I have seen very little of her TV show and I have not personally prepared her recipes (though I did have a very tasty meal in her restaurant once) ... but how is telling people how to cook something necessarily advocating an unhealthful lifestyle? Deen isn't forcing anyone to cook her recipes, nor is she suggesting that they ought to make up anyone's entire diet. She's about splurging.

That she's developed an illness that requires a strict diet is her misfortune, but it doesn't follow that it's some kind of retribution for what she eats. Diabetes is often genetic, for one thing, and none of us know what Deen actually ate when she wasn't on TV. Yes, if she's going to be a spokeswoman for diabetic drugs, she may have to change her image ... but maybe not. Maybe the selling point will be that the drugs make it possible for diabetics to splurge on sugary foods and carbohydrates.

This forum is full of high-fat, high-sugar, high-sodium, fattening recipes and descriptions of over-the-top restaurant meals that would be condemned by CSPI and other health nannies. If one of the founders, owners or moderators developed a health condition linked to diet, would you say it served him right for promoting such a diet?

I agree 100%. The cognitive dissonance from Ronnie Suburban is rather striking. Mario Batali is fat, too. So it Emeril Lagasse. Would the schadenfraude be so thick if these guys were also diagnosed with diabetes?

ronnie_suburban wrote:Many of us felt that she was a joke, even believed she was dangerous, but this latest development really is the double-sugared icing on the deep-fried, bacon-topped cake.=R=

I mean that's just freaking mean, though par for the course for this place.

Met Paula Deen in an airport Chili's of all places. She was nice.

While I think Bourdain's shtick is old and boring, I have to agree with his analysis of her and her "empire". Sucks she has diabetes but this is the perfect opportunity to turn it around and be a role model.

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ronnie_suburban wrote:Many of us felt that she was a joke, even believed she was dangerous, but this latest development really is the double-sugared icing on the deep-fried, bacon-topped cake.=R=

I mean that's just freaking mean, though par for the course for this place.

Sure. Blame all of LTH for a comment that I made personally. That seems entirely sensible.

Hey, I'm not going to defend my severe dislike for Paula Deen or the fact that she's been and glorified and rammed down our throats over and over again. I'm not glad she's ill (personally, I couldn't care less) but I am delighted that something -- anything -- has happened that will likely derail the media train of her culinary ridiculousness.

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LAZ wrote:I have seen very little of her TV show

This clip should get you up to speed.

ews wrote:I mean that's just freaking mean, though par for the course for this place.

I'm guessing you're excluding your own posts (including the preceding gem) from your sweeping generalization?

That Paula Deen impersonator can be found here: http://www.blounttoday.com/photos/2009/may/21/11749/. Paula herself was in stitches, as was I.

Hi- Actually Emeril was on Dr. Oz recently, and he is slowly losing weight. Apparently he had a health scare a few years ago, plus one of his kids has celiac disease.

It will be interesting to see if Paula continues to promote Smithfield Pork. James Garner used to do ads for the beef council, until he had heart bypass surgery, and his ads promoting beef suddenly disappeared.

I have never watched No Reservations, but I was visiting a blog that one of Paula's sons does. Paula supporters were saying how could he come down hard on Paula, when he smoked and drank on his show. I assumed he still smoked.

Thanks, Nancy

NFriday wrote:It will be interesting to see if Paula continues to promote Smithfield Pork.

Another major factor in my deeply negative feelings about the woman.

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NFriday wrote:I have never watched No Reservations, but I was visiting a blog that one of Paula's sons does. Paula supporters were saying how could he come down hard on Paula, when he smoked and drank on his show. I assumed he still smoked.

Thanks, Nancy

He quit smoking several years ago. I'm pretty sure he still drinks, though not to as much excess as he once did now that he's marred with a kid.

ronnie_suburban wrote:

ews wrote:

ronnie_suburban wrote:Hey, I'm not going to defend my severe dislike for Paula Deen or the fact that she's been and glorified and rammed down our throats over and over again. I'm not glad she's ill (personally, I couldn't care less) but I am delighted that something -- anything -- has happened that will likely derail the media train of her culinary ridiculousness.

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Unless the new TVs are lacking them, EVERY television has an "OFF" switch that allows you to choose what to watch.

I cannot think of the last time I have heard anything about her ... except on THIS board.