Jamie Oliver’s Cookbook: Not So Healthy

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By Nads | Wednesday, January 4, 2012 | 4:03 am | 6 Comments
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Jamie Oliver, the man that’s supposed to revolutionize the way we eat and help us be healthy has one of the unhealthiest cookbooks of 2011. A US physicians’ group criticized his cookbook mainly for his Meatball Sandwich recipe–it supposedly has more fat than a Big Mac, double the calories, cholesterol, sodium, and saturated fat. I wonder if he’s trying to change genres as a chef? Kind of like when a comedic actor tries to play a dramatic role in a movie–it’s just weird. Stick to what works for you, and leave it! Don’t pull a Jim Carrey on us, Jamie!

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6 Comments

  1. 1
    Snootchy Bootches
    Posted January 4, 2012 at 5:13 am

    So its just the one recipe? If so, they should get off his back! I like Jaime. Here in England, I get his magazine and it has great recipes and meal ideas. So Dr. No1curr can go suck it! :D

  2. 2
    no cars go
    Posted January 4, 2012 at 6:28 am

    i agree snootchy, i love jaime! his thing isn’t so much low fat as it is whole foods and home cooked foods. he’s against quick cheap foods with fillers that have been processed. plus like you said, they’re criticizing just the one recipe? at least it’s a nice homemade meatball sandwich and not some partially frozen fast food crap.

  3. 3
    nads
    Posted January 4, 2012 at 8:41 am

    I like him too–just didn’t know what the deal was. i went digging around to see if other articles cited other recipes for being fatty–and it seems as though everyone used the meatball example…there could be more, but out of the 3 articles that i read they zeroed in on the meatballs. i wonder if this physicians group is like the PTC where they criticize wherever they can.

    I also read that the meatballs can serve more than one person–so it’s all a matter of opinion.

    i’d be curious to see if anything else comes up.

  4. 4
    Jimbob Jones
    Posted January 4, 2012 at 9:21 am

    I’ve also heard criticism that his “Bacon-wrapped Lard” recipe was too high-fat/high-calorie. His response: “It has a sprig of parsley. What the hell do you want?”

    (It isn’t like the book is titled “low-fat meals”. People will bitch about anything.)

  5. 5
    no cars go
    Posted January 4, 2012 at 10:43 am

    i getcha nads, it’s crazy. i’m surprised there hasn’t been previous uproar from the ptc about the reckless use of the word “meatballs” and how it can be misconstrued.

    p.s. jimbob, i find that parsley really sets off the lard.

  6. 6
    spinal11
    Posted January 5, 2012 at 1:03 pm

    In my (admittedly twisted) fantasy world, Jamie and Nigella will do a cooking show together. They will both be totally naked, Jamie will create magnificent food sculptures using bacon, Crisco and white sugar, and Nigella will stir the batter with her boobs. How’s that for healthy?

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