Dr. Oz and Paula Dean: Ashamed and Embarrassed By Her Habits of Smoking and French Fries, But Taking On a New Challenge
Dr. Oz said that he has wanted Paula Dean to appear on his TV show from the beginning and he finally shared the stage with the Queen of Butter, Fried Chicken, and all things Fattening.
Paula Dean is not a celebrity cook that should in any way be considered to be a relevant role model. The only model she presents to the public is what NOT to do to be healthy. She is an icon for all of the health problems that come from overindulgence and the lust for food which kills human beings before their time.
Dr. Oz and Paula Dean: The Queen of Obscene and Her Recipe for Macaroni and Cheese
This recipe is not healthy. Evaporated milk is a big ‘no-no’. If you are looking for a healthier mac and cheese, then buy a box of Annie’s and see how much better that tastes! Furthermore, Emeril just had his daughter prepare a healthier version of mac and cheese on his new TV show on the Hallmark Channel.
She pretends to be happy outwardly, but this woman is troubled emotionally. I can spot it a mile away and this has gone on for years in her life, it’s no recent development. I do believe that she feels better about her life now, because of her relative success with the Food Network.
Paula bravely puts on a happy face, but beneath the surface is a wounded woman who is broken. She seemed to regret the day she began to smoke when she was in her early teens. She milks the sympathy for being a single mother after her marriage failed. She hides the truth of her guilt and shame, but it is there nonetheless… I think that she turns to food to try to forget the pain in her life.
Personally, she is the worst example of a cook who prepares food that will kill you and create degenerative disease in the human body than anyone else I can think of with the exception of the Fast Food joints. But her French Fries, burgers, buns, slaw, mashed potatoes, pie, and other indulgences can mislead people and give them a false sense of security.
Paula told Dr. Oz that she is ashamed and embarrassed by her habits of eating French Fries and smoking incessantly. She smokes about a pack and a half a day. Her body is starved for oxygen and it is aging her minute by minute with every puff. I do hope that she will work with Dr. Oz to quit smoking and then he can help her tackle her addiction to fried foods.
No one in their right mind should eat the food that Paula Dean cooks on a daily basis. I know, because I have watched many of the episodes on the Food Network as well as her personal appearances on TV shows and regional events. Anthony Bourdain was correct in his assessment of her cooking skills. And if you haven’t noticed, the Food Network is bringing Anthony to their line-up of new shows.
Paula can write a cookbook and call it a bible, but it is the path to disease, suffering, and death. She ruins her greens and vegetables with hamhocks and other questionable ingredients. She indulges in too much butter, too much lard, too much sugar, too much salt, too much flour, too much milk, too much cheese, too much meat, too much oil, too much frying, and too much processed foods which spell ‘death on a dish’.
She never apologizes for all of the butter and unhealthy fats she uses in dishes and then goes on to tell you that it’s your responsibility to take care of your health. Well, the best way to accomplish that is to do the polar opposite with your food when you compare it to the way Paula Dean does it!
Even her sons are making an effort to change the way they eat and cook with better choices which are healthier for them. She tells them not to ruin her reputation, but she knows deep down that her reputation has already been sullied by her own poor choices and bad habits. In our circles, she is the bane of the food industry and representative of all of the things that are wrong. Southern Cooking is not a healthy method of food preparation unless you have a ‘death wish’.
Dr. Oz congratulated Paula for meeting his challenge to reduce the fats and calories by half, but even then she resorted to using buttermilk and flour in her chicken as well as lots of cheese and milk in her macaroni and cheese dish. That mac and cheese was such a solid mass of hardened fat when it cooled that they had to pry it out of the container to find a morsel to eat! What a horrific sight that was at the end of the segment…
I feel that she could redeem herself and change her ways, but it’s going to take a coronary to make her step back and take stock of her life and the health of those she says that she cares for, especially her hubby and her extended family. She has a following who respond to her boisterous laughter and flirting ways, just ask Matt Lauer on The Today Show this morning… But that keeps her greatest fears and deepest secrets hidden from view for the time being, although you can see the sadness in her eyes and the weakness in her body.
