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When it
comes to celebrities, we all have someone who rubs us the wrong way and our own
personal pet peeves. She may be a nice person but Daphne Oz’s stance as a
nutrition expert, Paula Deen’s attempt to kill us and then save us, Kim
Kardashian’s…everything all get under my skin. Oh and let’s not forget celebs
who try to sell things in a sneaky manner (um Kirstie), celebs who are full of
themselves (Reece), anyway those are my main gripes (or the ones that come to
mind). But Gwyneth? I kind of like her and really like her new cookbook It’s All Good.
Maybe I’m an
elitist. A write-up in Bittman’s column says Gwyneth’s book makes it seem that
“healthy eating is just for the wealthy”. And Yahoo did some very questionable
math claiming that it would cost $300/day to eat as Gwyneth does.What Yahoo
left out is many of us have maple syrup, salt and vinegar at home and if you
want to stock your pantry surely you know that will benefit you and your family
for more than one day. For example, when making the Old Bay Fish Fingers they
tabulated to come in at over $70 (if you needed mustard and salt), I only had
to buy lemon sole. It was twenty-something dollars but it fed our family and another child staying for dinner. And fashion
magazines have purses for 10,000 dollars, is it that offensive if Gwyneth lists
her favorite brand of gluten free flour ($20 for three pounds)?
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| Fish fingers with elitist condiments Miso Mayo and Fancy Ketchup |
To be fair,
I could do without the justification or dramatization used as the
rationale for many of the foods in this book. Gwyneth described a migraine that
felt like a stroke and her son’s horrible eczema, cue doctor who told her to
eliminate all these things from her diet. And
then there’s Goop, GP’s weekly newsletter.
Many people love to hate it too. Not me. I can read about a $130
“Montecito Margarita” with zero plans to ever buy it….that doesn’t mean I
couldn’t try to replicate it at home with the Don Julio Real Añejo Tequila and Grand Marnier
150th Anniversary mentioned .
Those dishing out G-hate also go after the foods mentioned in this
book saying things like it shuns “everything good”. Well how about the Paleo diet nothing
packaged, no grains, no legumes it’s sold millions of copies. This is
essentially a gluten free premise. If anything I would think everyone testing
out juice cleanses and vegan regimes would be intrigued. In my experience people like to experiment with cutting things out. Crushable said “each page reeks with condescension and pretension
toward us mere mortals who can’t afford the made-up foods of Gwynethland and
occasionally splurge on something deep-fried”.
I’m trying to figure out what was made up in these Tandoori Kabobs my family loved.
Chicken, spices and yogurt don’t seem too far-fetched. And if you want to
splurge on fries, why are you blaming Gwyneth (who likes to splurge on bread
and cheese so I hear).
Gwyneth’s mistake may be sharing, Blisstree certainly wants her to stop
“When you talk about what you eat in every single interview you do,
you’re perpetuating the idea that women should be constantly concerned with,
constantly monitoring, what they eat” Here’s the thing, first of all many women
are concerned and monitoring and open to a few tips. Second, it’s hard to
promote a cookbook without talking food. As far as G's 2-hour workouts, I’ve touched
on that in an earlier team G post saying
Every woman can
make the time to eat well or exercise. Sure, it may be easier with a trainer
and a chef but at the end of the day it comes down to determination and
motivation whether you’re a celebrity mom or more like me. If money was the
deciding factor Oprah would be waifish and I love Oprah but she’s shown us that
wealth doesn’t necessarily govern weight.
And maybe it’s best Gwyneth talks about salmon and smoothies. Chelsea Handler (like her too) had Gwyneth on as a guest and offered this.
"She's an amazing advice-giver," Handler
said, relating an anecdote from a recent dinner party. "One of her friends
is like 'I got into a big fight with my husband and I went home and I just
wanted to scream and yell.' And you were like, 'whatever you're doing, do the
opposite. If you feel angry, go at him with love and you give him a
b---j--.'"
So are you more comfortable with GP dishing out
this last tip (which in most cases is free people) or can we go back to gluten?
Which
celebs do you love to hate on? What are your thoughts on Gwyneth? Have to seen
the cookbook? Would you buy it?
