Good morning everyone! I’ve got all sorts of goodies to share with you today, some are downright shocking, like this first one…
- Kent sent me a sad article that he thought you guys would want to see – he’s always looking out for you, Reader Friends. 🙂
Coming up tomorrow: the first in Kitchen Stewardship’s Clean Out the Junk series! (See my recent post for more info.) Katie, Kitchen Stewardship herself, is up first with all the scoop on antibacterial soaps and such. (Those are a little pet-peeve of mine…along with those hand sanitizer pumps you find everywhere now.) Read my related post: Is Our Environment too clean? That one actually goes right along with this next link…- Have you seen this thought-provoking post from Naturally Knocked Up called, “Sterilizing Life”?
- Thank you to Alex, who left this comment on Wednesday: “Kelly, my friend just sent me a link to a HUGE hydrolyzed vegetable protein recall and she was all scared. I was like, ‘Sorry you are scared but I haven’t touched a single product like that in years.’ Here is a NY Times link to some information.”
- Did you see my post last week about the terrible assault against Lierre Keith? Listen to Jimmy Moore's interview with her a couple days later…
- Read what Jane from the Feingold Association sent out recently: “Dear Friends, there is a growing awareness that one of the factors in chronic health problems is poor diet. This will be shown quite dramatically on the evening of March 26 when ABC-TV will air “Jamie's Food Revolution” about the amazing work of British chef Jamie Oliver, who intends to change the food and health of Americans, especially our children. Jamie's work played a major role in the removal of petroleum-based dyes from many of the foods in the UK and the European Union's requirement that products which use these harmful chemicals will need to carry warning labels. I hope you will have a chance to see the show. It will also be available online at ABC.com. Jane”
Coming up tomorrow: the first in Kitchen Stewardship’s Clean Out the Junk series! (See Have a great week everyone!
Terry says
IMHO: This story, and its associated following, is just bad, no matter how you see it. No one gains a single thing that is positive in this type of situation. The children in these environments pay the highest price. It just perpetuates today’s decline in our regard for ourselves as human beings and our effect on others. Yes, to each his/her own; but this situation is exacting a cost on so many levels that know no boundaries. We all end up paying for lifestyle choices such as this.
I, for one, refuse to give in to the momentary media novelty. If someone chooses to pursue their own mortality so fervently in this manner, so be it; but I choose not to partake of or support it. They get no sympathy from me. The minute the disability payments from SSI or Medicare begin, we’ve all lost.
KitchenKop says
Hi Liberty,
I don’t know about this for sure, but I do know it’s considered an additive, so I’d avoid it.
Here is what Wikipedia says: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_chloride.
Maybe someone else knows more…
Kelly
Liberty says
Hi Kelly,
I know this has nothing to do with your post, but I was wondering if you could tell me if buying canned foods with calcium chloride is a no no????? Thanks!
Liberty
Peggy says
The large woman’s desire to reach her goal speaks volumes about our need to be “special.” She is looking for some way to distinguish herself from the rest of the world. People laugh about “15 minutes of fame” but isn’t the hunger for significance in us all? She is going about it in a way that is self-destructive, but even a good pursuit can be carried to that extreme as well.
Tina~ says
I was really upset when I read about that woman. If she wants to kill herself, fine,
sad, but her doing. However, she has a baby…who is going to mother that child
when this woman dies from whatever obesity related complication does her in?
What kind of example is she setting for her child?
Amy @ Homestead Revival says
Kelly, I’m sure your readers already know this, but a woman who makes it her goal to reach 1,000 pounds has deep emotional problems and is seeking attention. She has found a way to get what she really craves and is willing to risk everything (her health, relationships, and even her life) in order to obtain the attention she is literally dying for. How very sad.
lisa says
How ironic that the article states she “has her heart set on” this goal, which may in fact be the very organ which ceases to function for her. Very sad for her to abuse herself in this way, and for her child to be at risk of losing her mother. To me it seems this stems from a twisted desire for attention.
Kelly the Kitchen Kop says
Sherrie, when I saw your comment I went to my friend, Anna’s, site – she’s the queen of low/no sugar foods, and I found this post:
https://web.me.com/againstthegrain/Against_the_grain/Blog/Entries/2008/9/29_Birthday_Beach_Bash.html
Hope that helps!
Eriko, I loved your comments. 🙂
eriko says
That poor lady actually lives in my town. I feel so bad for her.
Myself, I’m not “thin”…I probably never will be and being thin is *not* a goal of mine. I’ve got much more of a powerlifter’s body. (a dear friend of mine once called me “diesel”, lol) I am strong as heck, I can walk 20 miles. I understand “fat acceptance” since I am of an unconventional, non-model thin frame and my husband loves me – not despite my size and strength, but because of my size and strength! My husband revels in my strength and absolutely loathes the people who give me the “oh, look at the big girl/fat lady working out” looks and comments at the gym. (and he equally enjoys watching their faces fall off when the ‘big girl’ does an 800 lb leg press for 2 sets of 20 reps!) So, I repeat, I totally understand the fat acceptance thing. Where I diverge with it is that I want to be the absolute best I can be, and for me that means strong and fit and healthy. The thing that shocks me about the lady who wants to weigh 1,000 lbs, is not that she wants to get bigger but that she is looking forward to not being able to move, to being further crippled by her weight/diet/poor habits.
Without heaping insults on her – since we don’t know her or her circumstances at all, My husband and I have been talking about this topic all week. We’ve been discussing the WHY’s – why is this story fascinating for us personally, why she’s doing this, why her partner would encourage her to such an extent? The conversations are causing us to be more gentle with ourselves, making us really aware of the negative self-talk and/or comments that we may make towards others which can be hurtful/damaging and cause a negative emotional/psychological/spiritual reaction. I ask that we all be gentle in our comments about her – I’m sure that she did not become the way that she is all by herself.
Peace,
Eriko
Kim says
I’m really looking forward to seeing the Jamie Oliver show. I hope it’s a wake-up call for parents. Maybe kids watching the show will begin to demand healthier options at school.
That story is sad on so many levels. Doesn’t she think about what she is modeling for her daughter? Not only the health aspects of eating so poorly, but also debasing her body for a dubious “honor” and allowing herself to be exploited.
Lisa Imerman says
I watched the Jaime Oliver Show last night and thought it was brilliant. The school food is so absolutely horrible and what gets me the maddest is that he was the only one who thought it was an issue.
He is spot on right and it needs to change from the Government on down. The rules regarding school lunches are archaic and insane and need to be completely revamped.
Maybe with the health care reform mostly done (not that I necessarily approve of it all, but they are at least about done debating this) they can move on to improving agriculture and school foods (ha, like that would happen).
Lisa
Michelle says
Hi Kelly, I will probably link this up for Real Food Wednesday, but thought to let you know what I was doing. Check out my huge give away in an attempt to continue to get the word out. It is coming out of our own pocket because we feel it is that important!! Have a great week!
https://shelookethwell.blogspot.com/2010/03/7500-give-away.html
RadiantLux says
for low sugar desserts, look at https://lowcarbdiets.about.com/. She uses artificial sweeteners in some of it, but you can improvise. It’s a good starting place.
Alex says
Sherrie, I dont have a recipe per see for a diabetic cake…but what you could do is experiement a little and see if you could cut back on the sugar and carbs by using substitutions and see how it comes out on a small scale. I know that sprouted, dehydrated and ground almonds make a nice meal that can replace part of the flour–switching from white flour to whole wheat flour is also a good call–I like to use some apple sauce in the batter, not to replace the healthy fats (you should use butter instead of shortening or vegetable oil) but to give it a nice moist consistency and some sweetness…i also like to make a LESS sweet cake and save the sweetness for the frosting–making a traditional butter cream frosting using raw sugar instead of white powdered is an option, or also a creamcheese or marscapone cheese frosting is an option…best of luck and its so nice of you to be baking goodness for a loved one!!!
kelly–you included me! I feel special! 🙂
Sherrie H says
I am looking for a real food receipe for a birthday cake for my diabetic mother in law. The sites that show diabetic receipes all seem to be very unhealthy and not real food. Do you have ANY suggestions? Please help!!
thanks so much!
Jessie says
I just made this for my husband’s birthday, and I’ll make it again for my daughter’s first birthday. It’s VERY tasty, moist, and fluffy!
https://www.thespunkycoconut.com/2009/06/gluten-free-dairy-free-sugar-free.html
Pamela says
I twittered about that gal wanting to weigh 1,000 lbs. the day it was posted. A friend here had Facebooked about it. That story is so wrong on so many levels. She’s not only eating herself into an early grave, she’s got people paying her to such. She needs help and not just with eating healthy.
Christy says
That is one of the saddest most crazy articles I have ever seen. She WANTS to weigh 1000lbs? That is just so sad.