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It is basically telling you to become a vegan and actually very valid reasons why. I've read other books that confirm the same problems and corruption with the government agencies that are supposed to protect the American people but no they are only protecting their greed and interests. Agencies such as: USDA, FDA, EPA, etc. The meat industry and the way they handle the animals and slaughter them is disgusting and immoral and the people that carry out these "jobs" will confirm just how screwed up it is and how the USDA does pretty much nil. There are actual excerpts from the people who work in the industry and what they have had to do in their job.
I highly doubt I can become a vegan but I have been thinking of becoming a vegetarian for quite some time now. It will be very tough for me to do and I will have to ease my way into it. I might still eat fish, chicken I rarely eat anyway so I can probably let that one go. Plus I'm very picky about meat... But prosciutto, hot dogs, ribs, deli meats... that will be tough. But I think I can do it.
I'm just sick and tired of being sick and feeling crappy all the time and I know its because of my diet and my laziness and my hunger. I think it will be a good New Year's resolution to try and change my diet as much as I can. We shall see how it goes.
PLUS - the way this is written is really funny and amusing! There is even a chapter on pooping. Hilarious.
I highly doubt I can become a vegan but I have been thinking of becoming a vegetarian for quite some time now. It will be very tough for me to do and I will have to ease my way into it. I might still eat fish, chicken I rarely eat anyway so I can probably let that one go. Plus I'm very picky about meat... But prosciutto, hot dogs, ribs, deli meats... that will be tough. But I think I can do it.
I'm just sick and tired of being sick and feeling crappy all the time and I know its because of my diet and my laziness and my hunger. I think it will be a good New Year's resolution to try and change my diet as much as I can. We shall see how it goes.
PLUS - the way this is written is really funny and amusing! There is even a chapter on pooping. Hilarious.
Not too great. If you really want to learn about healthy eating and the impact of animals on your body and the environment, read Fast Food Nation or The Omnivore's Dilemma.
Fun, interesting, and disturbing. This book reveals a lot of uncomfortable truths about the food industry here in the U.S. Not just for Skinny Bitches (or those hoping to become so), I would recommend this book to anyone wishing to learn more about food options. You are what you eat.
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
I'm not into reading diet books, but I happen to receive this one this year for my birthday. I read it within an hour or so, so it's def a fast read. However, very funny at times, it also goes into some pretty graphic descriptions of the life and times of Chickens, Pigs & Cows that I just didn't need. Although, I understand why they put the information in the book. I'm not sure over all how I feel about the book. I felt while reading it that I was being brainwashed into being a vegan or something. Not that I have anything against that life style, but I figured that it would also provide you other tips if you did happen to be a meat eater. Although, again not sure of my overall feeling of the book, it did have some pretty decent tips and funny parts.
This is the first "diet book" that I've ever enjoyed reading. Although I didn't agree with EVERYTHING in it, I found it fascinating.
This was the most insulting book I think I’ve ever picked up. I saw it on a friend’s bookshelf years ago, and I picked it up used a few years later on a lark. I think I was expecting a book more focused on nutrition. Instead, I got a couple of crazy vegans telling me, “coffee is for pussies,” “perhaps you have a lumpy ass because you are preserving your fat cells with diet soda,” and to “go suck on your mother’s tits.” There was more profanity in this piece of trash than in a George R. R. Martin book. Further, the government conspiracy theories, under-researched “facts,” and expletive-filled rants against anyone who does not eat a purely vegan diet guaranteed this trash would remain one of the most disgusting texts I have picked up.
Kim & Rory are geniuses. Read this, and you'll never eat the same way again. Unless you're an idiot.
Picked up for $2 at the book sale. Had more content and facts than expected.
hmmm, at first i was like oh this should be a light, funny read about things i like to read about - food and health. but then it started getting creepy. i felt by the end the authors were promoting starvation and even at one point told you flat out, "Do not eat until you are starving" sure, if you want to be skinny then do that. but skinny does not equal healthy.
i don't read these books to go on a diet. i already live a very healthy lifestyle, make my own meals every day, avoid high fat/fried anything and exercise 5-7 days a week. i don't need this book, but i like reading them to see others perspectives. but for the people that do need this book, i would highly recommend something that promotes a healthy lifestyle, and not a skinny lifestyle (there is a difference).
this book went a bit too far with the cursing. shit man, i curse like a sailor and i understand that when you write you should be yourself and so writing fat ass or bitch every now and then is just apart of you. but this book took it too far, to the point of being annoying and tactless, and well, something an annoying and tactless skinny bitch would sound like. if you like being treated that way, then read this book. i just hope i never meet the authors or have friends like this in my personal life.
i did learn some things, and at one point almost cried when reading about what the farmers had to say about killing cows. i'm a meat eater, but not to extreme. i can see their points, but this book is clearly a guide to being vegetarian and they should've noted that on their shitty cover. as if the unproportioned model wasn't enough.
i also thought it was interesting that some of the foods they suggested to buy were packaged goods. a lot of canned and frozen foods like organic burritos. with all the shit they talked about over and over again, and then suggest annie's organics seemed weird to me. basically the way i see it, anything in a package probably has lots of salt or sugar in it. sure, it's organic, but that doesn't mean it's healthy just because they slap an special label on it.
i also didn't understand why they were pushing soy so much. soy is not a wonder drug to cure you of your milk habit. people are still trying to figure soy out and what it's doing to our bodies, so before you swear by this book and eat/drink only soy do some internetting on subject.
to note, i did find this book interesting up until the last few chapters. but by the last chapter it seemed as thought they were telling you to be anorexic. it was actually a bit disturbing. and i wish it hadn't ended on that note. i understand fasting can be fine, i'm not sure once a month is necessary but i've never fasted so what do i know. but i thought it was funny that the side effects they mentioned felt a lot like the side effects on many of the foods they were dissing. i have considered fasting, but if it starts giving me headaches and feeling nauseous then why torture my body? i rather eat a quiona salad and feel healthy then not eat for a day and feel sick. that part just didn't make sense.
and then the kicker. at one point they said that for breakfast all you need is an apple and to eat it one slice at a time, in 10 minute increments. oh god, did this piss me off. breakfast should definitely consist more of just an apple, and doesn't have to be eaten sooooo slowly. who are they kidding? believe me when i say i am fit. i wear a size 2/4. i run races, swim, hike and eat all the grains/veggies/fruits in the world. so when a book tells me that breakfast should be an apple eaten in an hour i want to scream at them for telling unhealthy people that this is the way to go. there is a way to eat a breakfast that is good for you and having just an apple eaten in turtle's pace won't suffice.
in conclusion and gosh, this is the longest review i've given so i must have a conclusion. read it for a laugh and discuss with your girlfriends, but please don't make this book your go-to guide to maintaining a happy, healthy life.
i don't read these books to go on a diet. i already live a very healthy lifestyle, make my own meals every day, avoid high fat/fried anything and exercise 5-7 days a week. i don't need this book, but i like reading them to see others perspectives. but for the people that do need this book, i would highly recommend something that promotes a healthy lifestyle, and not a skinny lifestyle (there is a difference).
this book went a bit too far with the cursing. shit man, i curse like a sailor and i understand that when you write you should be yourself and so writing fat ass or bitch every now and then is just apart of you. but this book took it too far, to the point of being annoying and tactless, and well, something an annoying and tactless skinny bitch would sound like. if you like being treated that way, then read this book. i just hope i never meet the authors or have friends like this in my personal life.
i did learn some things, and at one point almost cried when reading about what the farmers had to say about killing cows. i'm a meat eater, but not to extreme. i can see their points, but this book is clearly a guide to being vegetarian and they should've noted that on their shitty cover. as if the unproportioned model wasn't enough.
i also thought it was interesting that some of the foods they suggested to buy were packaged goods. a lot of canned and frozen foods like organic burritos. with all the shit they talked about over and over again, and then suggest annie's organics seemed weird to me. basically the way i see it, anything in a package probably has lots of salt or sugar in it. sure, it's organic, but that doesn't mean it's healthy just because they slap an special label on it.
i also didn't understand why they were pushing soy so much. soy is not a wonder drug to cure you of your milk habit. people are still trying to figure soy out and what it's doing to our bodies, so before you swear by this book and eat/drink only soy do some internetting on subject.
to note, i did find this book interesting up until the last few chapters. but by the last chapter it seemed as thought they were telling you to be anorexic. it was actually a bit disturbing. and i wish it hadn't ended on that note. i understand fasting can be fine, i'm not sure once a month is necessary but i've never fasted so what do i know. but i thought it was funny that the side effects they mentioned felt a lot like the side effects on many of the foods they were dissing. i have considered fasting, but if it starts giving me headaches and feeling nauseous then why torture my body? i rather eat a quiona salad and feel healthy then not eat for a day and feel sick. that part just didn't make sense.
and then the kicker. at one point they said that for breakfast all you need is an apple and to eat it one slice at a time, in 10 minute increments. oh god, did this piss me off. breakfast should definitely consist more of just an apple, and doesn't have to be eaten sooooo slowly. who are they kidding? believe me when i say i am fit. i wear a size 2/4. i run races, swim, hike and eat all the grains/veggies/fruits in the world. so when a book tells me that breakfast should be an apple eaten in an hour i want to scream at them for telling unhealthy people that this is the way to go. there is a way to eat a breakfast that is good for you and having just an apple eaten in turtle's pace won't suffice.
in conclusion and gosh, this is the longest review i've given so i must have a conclusion. read it for a laugh and discuss with your girlfriends, but please don't make this book your go-to guide to maintaining a happy, healthy life.