Quantcast Vegetarian StarPaula Deen

Paula Deen‘s recent controversy on the use of a racial slur has sparked many satirical skits and commentary and John Oliver from The Daily Show jumped at the chance to do the same in a segment titled “Fried and Prejudice.”

Using the Food Network chef’s history of preparing artery clogging, meat and dairy based entrees and her past health issues with diabetes, Oliver mocks Deen in several ways.

He brings out a correspondent who suggests that given her symptoms, she might have “Type I or Type II racism.”

Oliver said of Deen’s confirmed use of a racial slur:

“The n-word? Which one did she use, because I know it wasn’t non-fat? Boom!”

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Paula Deen Museum Asked To Serve Vegan Items In Cafe

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, May 30th, 2013 in Chefs, Food & Drink, Nutrition-Health-Fitness.

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Paula Deen should place a plastic replica of vegan butter in her museum, according to the pro-vegetarian group Physicians for the Commitee for Responsible Medicine.

PCRM has written a letter to one of the officials for the soon to be built museum in Georgia asking it serve completely plant-based foods in its cafe.

The group emphasizes how Deen has turned her health around by making some simple changes in her diet, losing weight and taking control of her Type 2 diabetes.

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Bobby Deen Vegetarian Gumbo Recipe

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 in Chefs, Food & Drink, Recipes.

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Bobby Deen was in the city of Chicago last month to participate in a Diabetes in a New Light cooking demonstration at the American Diabetes Association Expo.

In a feature in Shore Magazine, Deen explained that eating healthy doesn’t mean sacrificing taste, even if you had dietary restrictions. His mother’s weight loss and health transformation after learning of her Type 2 diabetes is a perfect example of this. While Paula hasn’t gone all veggie on her fans yet, she has definitely learned to replace the butter and bacon with healthier oils and greens.

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Paula Deen Family All Lose Big In Healthy Food Makeover

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, January 24th, 2013 in Chefs, Food & Drink, pescatarian.

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Paula Deen‘s diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes was all it took for the Queen of Butter to put a little less bacon in every dish and replace it with more greens and grains.

But she’s not the only member of the Deen family to lose weight and gain health benefits.

Paula and sons Bobby and Jamie join her on the cover of People, each showing their respective pounds lost.

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Paula Deen Woman's Day

Paula Deen‘s type 2 diabetes diagnoses has changed her life completely.

The former queen of deep fried Twinkies and burgers topped with bacon and donuts lost over 36 pounds and is limiting some animal products from her favorite old dishes.

In the February issue of Woman’s Day, Deen gives the details on sauteing veggies without the bacon, cutting down on the mayo and increasing her intake of greens.

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Paula Deen Justin Balmes

Food Network star Justin Balmes helped Paula Deen veganize her recent Beach Party on Food Network Star.

Paula’s been promoting healthier eating these days and she was helped by one of Balmes dishes, a vegan, nut-free and wheat-free chilled sweet corn soup.

This Culinary Arts graduate may not always cook veggie, but he’s a firm supporter of sustainable ingredients, using local items when possible and holding a position as a farmers’ market specialist at a large organic retailer.

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Paula Deen Disgusting Foods Throughout The Years

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, June 29th, 2012 in Chefs, Food & Drink, Not So Vegetarian.

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Paula Deen has been trying to improve both her health and cooking. Thirty pounds slimmer, the Food Network chef known for her Southern style cuisine has not only come forward about her Type 2 Diabetes–acknowledging diet and lifestyle played a part in it–she’s even lightened up on the butter a bit and showcased a few veggie recipes here and there.

But what have been some of the worst dishes the Southern Butter Queen has made in the on-screen television?

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Bobby Deen and Paula Deen

Son Bobby is showing the South the wonders of quinoa and even Paula Deen can create a meal without bacon and butter.

The recycled glass tumbler must be half-full.

Paula and Bobby went into the kitchen together for an episode of Paula’s Best Dishes and made things not all vegetarian, but did manage to produce a nice portobello mushroom sandwich.

Portobello Mushroom Burger

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