Skinny B**ch?

Question

Who's read it? I want to know if it was good and what exactly it's about, and just your thoughts and stuff.

Also, where can i buy it?

Answer 1

I've read it, and although it might be offensive to some because of its language, it is definitely eye opening in terms of what it exposes in the food industry.

Answer 2

I'm a vegan and I've read it. (I was a vegan WHEN I read it as well, so they were preaching to the choir). I wanted to see if there was more information I was missing.

If you are sensitive to raw language, this is not the book for you. I understand their tone - they have a point to prove and they are attempting to be blunt, but seriously. Every other word is foul, so be prepared.

I did learn some additional information I didn't know before about the FDA and factory farms. With those two chapters, they are explicit and do not sugar coat the US's current state of affairs where those are concerned.

I think they were trying to get women to see that an organic diet that is not centered around dead animals and their by products is the best way to live. I agree, but I don't know that they conveyed that in the book. I believe that they are trying to sell the book on the idea that vegan = skinny and that is not always the case.

As another poster said, the sample recipes are terrible. Every meal of the day has some kind of heavily processed mock meat. Soy meat substitutes are okay in moderation, but should not be eaten daily and certainly not three times per day.

They sell the book practically everywhere. It's a quick read and there are parts of it that are good. Overall, take it with a grain of salt.

Cheers!

Answer 3

i audited a borders last week and they had like a trillion copie.......if you dont ave a borders waldens is the same but i have not read it

Answer 4

From what I've heard, it's pretty awesome. It sheds veganism in a positive light, and talks heavily about the cruelty of the meat industry. I was expecting it to be a kind of "hip" diet book, but vegans I've talked to have done nothing but praise it. I think it's nice to see a health plan that works for veg*ns; so many of them rely on chicken or fish.

Answer 5

I've read it, and it goes into depth on everything. It tells you what to avoid, and what to eat a lot of. It's a "no-nonsense tough-love guide" so they swear quite a bit, but I find most of it to be funny.

Midway through the book it tells the benefits of Veganism, and gives you a list of Vegan products, meal plans, websites, etc.

Summary on back of book -

"If you can't take one more day of self-loathing, you're ready to hear the truth: You cannot keep shoveling the same c**p into your mouth every day and expect to lose weight. Authors Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin are your new smart-mouthed girlfriends who won't mince words and will finally tell you the truth about what you're feeding yourself. And they'll guide you on making intelligent and educated decisions about food. They may be b*****s, but they are skinny b*****s. And you'll be one too- after you get with the program and start eating right."

I've never really read a diet book, but I thought this book was great! Definitely worth the thirteen dollars.

Bought it at Borders, but I'm sure it can be found at B&N too.

Answer 6

i watched the ellen show and the authors were on there.  the book is about eating the right way basically going organic. its full of great recip. and really valid reasons you should eat better. ive seen it at walmart

Answer 7

I'm vegan, and I hated Skinny B*tch. One of my main objections was to its tone, I kept thinking 'just who the **** do you think you're talking to?' - the authors treat the reader like an idiot who just might learn something if they read on and try to keep up. They also use the sort of sexist language my generation of feminists fought to stop men using against women; all the b*tch talk gets very tiresome.

That aside, I'm concerned by its premise;  its claim is that as long as you're vegan, you'll lose weight. This is NOT true; even if you avoid junk food, a vegan diet will not necessarily cause you to lose weight.

I'm also concerned by the amount of mock meat, cheese etc (ie processed food) they recommend; their menus would have you eating it every single day, and some days at every meal. While it's fine occasionally, it's not particularly healthy. Having sneaked a look at the recipe book, Skinny B*tch in the Kitch, it seems to me a majority of the recipes call for faux meat or cheese too.

Also, I find some of their sources dubious. Their thinking seems to be 'if it's in a book, it must be true'.

As I said, I'm a vegan, but in my opinion a balanced diet containing a little meat is healthier than the diet this book proposes.

And they mislead in their claim that the diet will prevent cancer - vegans get cancer too, and no food or diet has been scientifically proven to prevent cancer (or to cause it BTW).

Answer 8

i havent read it but i have the cookbook, skinny b**ch in the kitch. not so good, all it is is substituting. its like, "feel like a burger, have a veggie burger!" "want chicken alfredo, make it with fake chicken and fake cheese!" i dont like it much

you should be able to buy it on amazon.com or a bookstore, its carried by a lot of bookstores...

Answer 9

I haven't read it, but you can get it at Target.

Answer 10

Its good I thought. Gives a lot of good reasons to stop eating junk and fills you in on some stuff you might not know about meat, dairy etc. Most book stores should stock it.

Answer 11

That's unhealthy.

Talk to you own family doctor about The South Beach Diet.