Comments on: Paula Deen Serves Up Food Advice for Kids

By: WHAT IS PAULA DEEN’S RESPONSIBILITY? | NUTRITION UNPLUGGED

WHAT IS PAULA DEEN’S RESPONSIBILITY? | NUTRITION UNPLUGGED — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:11:27 +0000

[...] I know Paula isn’t a nutritionist and she doesn’t claim to be. (Although I did have a few complaints about her children’s cookbook that I previously wrote about on Nutrition Unplugged: Paula Deen Serves Up Food Advice for Kids.) [...]

By: CYRELL

CYRELL — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:40:03 +0000

Wasn´t she the one who fried cheesecake, added lots of powdered sugar, caramel and chocolat sauce and ice cream?

She even deep fried a whole thanksgiving meal including the cranberry sauce..as if food could only taste good with loads of sugar and fat..very sad.

And so much more sad is that people will cook with her recipes, thinking they do something good because…it is homecooked

By: SUEL

SUEL — Sat, 29 May 2010 06:49:49 +0000

I recently visited your website and interested to read about Paula, and the other comments about kids healthy food. I thought this was a great debate.

As a teacher and a working mother I understand the difficulties with providing your family with a healthy diet. I got frustrated enough with the conflicting information and the difficult to understand academic websites about nutrition I decided to do my own website http://www.kidshealthyrecipes.com to help other parents wanting to know more about healthy kids food and to get their children interested in cooking.

Did you know a recent British study found that nine out of ten mothers admitted cooking the same meals repeatedly week after week, and three quarters of the mothers chose their meals based on how quick they were to make rather than based on how healthy the meals were.

I agree with Emma’s comments above, it doesn’t appear to be a cook book to help promote the benefits of providing your family with healthy food and an appreciation of cooking with fresh healthy ingredients.

By: THERESA GILBERTT

THERESA GILBERTT — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:10:58 +0000

It brings up the ongoing conflict that adults have… and children learn – there are “good foods” and ” bad foods” – notice the enthusiasm and excitement all the other hosts have for these foods. I think kids notice body language/actions more than the words. To me, it was obvious Barbara wasn’t that interested in eating any of the food or perhaps in exhibiting the non verbal behavior of – when high sugar, high fat foods is in front of you – people get excited and want it – but next breath talk about how they shouldn’t eat these “bad foods” Another point is that school lunches are basically the same options – at least Mom is making home cooked meal and sending it in – teaching their children about planning and meal prep! But, hopefully there are other options out there for this, too. Moderation, variety, balance…. and developing a healthy relationship with food should come first!

By: ROBYN WEBB, M.S., L.N. COOKBOOK AUTHOR AND FOOD EDITOR, DIABETES FORECAST MAGAZINE

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:47:01 +0000

The problem with so many “celebrity” chefs is that they try to be everything to everyone.

The subject of nutrition for children is especially hot now, so these chefs jump on the bandwagon because they know that the book will sell because of their name.

There are enough people who really don’t about proper nutrition and since they love Paula will buy the book and think of it as gospel. Don’t assume everyone will know the difference( believe me because I have them in my practice).

To say something like, well its not food you do everyday, then what is point of your book? I am sure, that Paula wants her book to be used more than a few times a month.

She does indeed do Southern food well, but does she ( and so many other “celebrity” chefs ) have to infiltrate every hot topic?

What’s next: Paula does Southern Vegan??

By: ELIZABETH WARD, MS, RD

ELIZABETH WARD, MS, RD — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:44:20 +0000

Paula Deen will be Paula Deen. Since we don’t know exactly what’s in her recipes, it’s hard to say how healthy they are, or are not. What’s more disturbing to me is the reaction of everyone else (with the exception of Barbara). They ate like there was no tomorrow and most of their remarks had a devil-may-care quality to them; it was as if they were focusing only on themselves and their enjoyment of the food at the moment with little regard for the audience for the book. I agree with Liz – even mediocre (or worse) cookbook authors get press that they don’t often deserve. I am disappointed that The View gave her all that air time. Her book is probably selling like hot cakes!

By: EMMA -NUTRITION FOR KIDS, TEENS AND FAMILIES

EMMA -NUTRITION FOR KIDS, TEENS AND FAMILIES — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:24:53 +0000

WOW! Great debate here. I think that Barbara’s question was excellent. This cook book does not appear to be one I could recommend to families in my practice for healthy eating. Ironically the segment opens up with Paula exercising and having lost weight then quickly hones into a “food fest “of women “diving” (as Paula puts it) into pink cake, white bread tomato sandwiches and chocolate dipped pretzels as if they hadn’t eaten that kind of food in a while! This segment does not help parents and providers provide a quick healthy lunch to children. It hones in on emotional eating as “comfort food”, displays visually high salt, high sugar,high fat foods and forgets all about dairy, fruits, veggies, whole grains, legumes and lean proteins.

By: MILTON STOKES

MILTON STOKES — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:39:09 +0000

Paula is what she is. Southern food is fried everything. At least Paula doesn’t try to say her food is 100% healthy. Yes, Paula is a bit over the top, but that’s her job–to entertain. And to cook. I think parents and caregivers know that Paula’s recipes aren’t going to promote weight loss. If looking for a healthier version of Southern fair, I say check out Holly Clegg.

By: LIZ - MEAL MAKEOVER MOM

LIZ - MEAL MAKEOVER MOM — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:03:42 +0000

I would hardly call Walter’s question an attack. I think it was a logical, honest question that needed to be asked (since I’m sure most viewers were thinking the same thing). Celebrity chefs like Paula Deen seem to automatically get great press for their books even if they’re mediocre. I’m siding with Barbara on this one.