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Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman
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bookshelves: living, bookgroup, non-fiction

I began reading this for a bookgroup and stopped half-way through. It's complete crap. I've been vegetarian for years and know a lot about where my food comes from. These women's assertations are not only wrong in many instances but they are inconsistent and absurd. They are strongly against the eating of meat or processed foods. However, they strongly advocate the "fake meat" products available which ARE a highly processed food. This book is pop culture at its worst and has nothing to do with health and everything to do with "being skinny". They tell you that anything bought at a health food store, and drop many, many names, are the way to go. So it's not "don't eat junk food" but "eat health food junk food". This book makes anyone who ascribes to life as a vegetarian or vegan look like a hysterical idiot.

If you want to read a decent book on the subject read The Omnivore's Dilemna or Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.
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Reading Progress

November 26, 2008 – Shelved
November 26, 2008 – Shelved as: living
November 26, 2008 – Shelved as: bookgroup
November 26, 2008 – Shelved as: non-fiction
Started Reading
December 23, 2008 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Sara (new) - rated it 1 star
Mar 05, 2009 12:16PM

Sara I'm so glad that all vegetarians don't think the way these women do! I feel sorry for all vegetarians and vegans out there who have these women making a name for them.


message 2: by Sherry (new) - rated it 2 stars
Jul 24, 2009 11:06AM

Sherry I thought the same thing about the "fake chicken" & soyburger recommendations. My next book is Michael Pollen's The Omnivore's Dilemma...


message 3: by fakecake (new)
May 14, 2010 12:12PM

fakecake I agree, but a lot of people have a difficult time making the shift to a pure, vegetarian diet.
I went vegetarian four years ago after reading 'The Food Revolution' by John Robbins. I read it in three days and haven't eaten meat since.
I used the analogue meats at first, as I adjusted to a diet that was made up of more whole foods.
I read 'The China Study' by T. Colin Campbell 3 1/2 years ago, and have been a pure vegetarian ever since. I never consume "vegan junkfood" now, but these products should be recognized as buffers between hamburgers and grains. Which of course lead to dark green leafy kale.


message 4: by D.J. (new)
May 31, 2010 10:46AM

D.J. I agree with Brie. I don't consume vegan junk food now either, but when I was shifting from an omnivore diet to a vegetarian one, I kind of leaned a little bit on the meat analogues. Was it healthy? Not necessarily, but I was eating a lot more plants along with the analogues, so I was actually feeling healthier than when I was an omnivore due to the fact that I ate a lot of starch and meat then.
I don't eat faux meat now, except on extremely rare occasion. I haven't read the book and I don't plan to, since I don't need any help with losing weight and I've been a vegan for 2 years now. I feel awesome, and my blood work always comes back great when I go for my check ups.
If you need to use some faux meat when transitioning, it's not a big deal but you don't want your entire lifestyle to depend on it. That isn't healthy. And I agree, The China Study is really great and very comprehensive.


message 5: by Stephanie (new) - rated it 5 stars
Nov 27, 2012 08:42PM

Stephanie Blackburn I liked this book. But some of your review is absolutely right. I was a bit shocked at the praise of fake meat soy products and vegan junk food. If you do any kind of vegan junk food it should be homemade from healthy ingredients that YOU control. Any processed food in general is bad news.


message 6: by Brianna (new) - rated it 3 stars
Jul 25, 2013 02:45PM

Brianna Agreed! I read this book a while ago and liked it but now that I'm getting more into nutrition, whole feeding eating, and staying away from chemical/preservatives (still while enjoying meat & dairy), I realize how crappy advice the authors have!


message 7: by Shannon (new) - added it
May 29, 2021 08:46AM

Shannon Yordy I agree. Although I will say I think this is heavily geared towards folks who are thinking about giving up meat, hence the recommendations of so much processed crap. Leave the really bad processed crap for slightly less bad organic and vegan processed crap in hopes of them eventually eating better. Organic and vegan junk food still makes you feel like shit (vegan for 6 years and vegetarian for 12 here). Regardless, this book is problematic.


message 8: by Sarah (new) - rated it 1 star
Feb 18, 2022 04:24PM

Sarah Thanks for the suggestions. I don't plan to become a vegetarian or vegan. But I do like learning more. I also love eating more plant based sometimes.


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