Getting Real With Kathy Winn
Stop The Presses!! Paula Deen ate a cheeseburger. On a cruise.
A woman with diabetes is eating poorly on a cruise ship. It’s unbelievable!
My response? Who cares. Having grown up with a loved one who was diagnosed with Diabetes at an early age I am going to make a shocking statement: Diabetics Eat Cheeseburgers. They eat french fries. Sometimes they… gasp… eat birthday cake!
Diabetics need to pay close attention to their diets. They need to monitor the foods they eat much more closely than the rest of us do (although shouldn’t we ALL pay more attention to the foods we put into our bodies?) But they do occasionally eat food that is not considered Diabetic Diet friendly.
They are human and they will eat a cheeseburger. With french fries.
Is Paula Deen a great example of how Diabetics – or anyone – should eat?
No.
Has she ever been a good example in that category?
No.
So let’s let Ms. Deen make her own decisions on what she eats and we’ll make decisions on what we (and our families) eat. She’ll live with her consequences and we’ll live with ours. And where are the photos from every other meal from that cruise? Did she eat only lean protein and vegetables for all other meals? Probably not, but we’ll never know so we shouldn’t judge. Do you want someone taking a photo of what you ate on vacation? Me neither.
And if you are looking for an AMAZING recipe, I highly recommend Paula Deen’s Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake recipe.
Just don’t eat it with a cheeseburger.
