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The unhealthiest cookbooks of 2011
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is taking some heat for his recent cookbook,” Jamie Oliver’s Meals in Minutes.” According to an article in the New York Daily News it has been “criticized namely for its Meatball Sandwich recipe, which contains more fat than a Big Mac and more than double the calories, cholesterol, sodium and saturated fat, said the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
The recipe calls for ground beef, pancetta, Jarlsberg cheese and ciabatta loaves.
It’s a harsh blow for the British chef and TV personality, who has been at the forefront of several aggressive campaigns and public policy movements pushing families to eat healthier meals, including series like Jamie’s School Dinners in the UK and Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution in the US.”
Oliver isn’t the only celebrity cook getting grilled for unhealthy recipes. According to the article, Paula Deen seems to have caused some offense as well…
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By Mike
January 2, 2012 4:24 PM | Link to this
No once forces anyone to make the things that are in these cookbooks. The food we put in our mouths is a conscious, personal choice. No one is being encouraged to shove meatball sandwiches down their gullet every day. One certainly wouldn’t see recipes like these and think they were being pushed as healthy meals. People know if a recipe uses two sticks of butter or two pounds of pork sausage or a quart of cream that it isn’t something that will come recommended by Weight Watchers or come adorned with a “Heart Healthy” label. Let’s start by having an expectation that people need to use a little common sense when it comes to what they eat. Back off, Food Police!!