💼 Careercow The Food Babe

[Bassomatic]

She's stupid and peddles bullshit to bored/naive people in an unscientific manner. Not overly Lolcow worthy, but her potential to damage is what makes her special.

I agree, also many companies use these addatives in different products, it's no shock much like the anti micky D's crew they go after deep pockets, but that doesn't at all stink of an ultior motive.

 

[TheProdigalStunna]

The article you link references a microwave post she apparently took down. Someone did a.. study (using this term extremely loosely) where they, I'm not fucking kidding, whispered "HITLER" and "SATAN" over and over to glasses of water. They also microwaved some water. Apparently the Hitler water had the same crystal structure (???) as the microwaved water which undeniably proves that microwaves are EVIL and ruin your food. She used this study as the basis of a blog post about how you shouldn't use microwaves.

When I read this I thought you were talking about a Clickhole article.

 

[Zim]

....You just held up my favorite subway sandwich with most of the stuff I like on it and told me I shouldn't eat it because you can't in a few other countries.

 

[Surtur]

This bitch makes me cringe so fucking hard.

 

[I AM STRAIGHT!!!!]

The food industry could stand to improve but this lady is a grade A cunt no offense.

Lolling at her defending Dr. Oz in her twitter feed

 

[Wizzrobe]

Much like @Tsukiko I thought going into this thread that the "Food Babe" was a fat chick that really loved unhealthy greasy food (which would arguably have made for a better thread imo), but no....just some silly food critic who thinks she's all that in a bag of baked lays chips! Really...you shouldn't use microwaves like ever? I've been eating healthy and exercising for almost three months now and I'll have this know nothing know it all cunt know that I use the microwave at least two to three times a day whether its to heat up leftover peas, cook some rice, or unthaw some frozen grilled chicken strips. Last I checked, I didn't grow a third arm from my midsection or become a satan worshipper!

 

[Dr. Meme]

The article you link references a microwave post she apparently took down. Someone did a.. study (using this term extremely loosely) where they, I'm not fucking kidding, whispered "HITLER" and "SATAN" over and over to glasses of water. They also microwaved some water. Apparently the Hitler water had the same crystal structure (???) as the microwaved water which undeniably proves that microwaves are EVIL and ruin your food. She used this study as the basis of a blog post about how you shouldn't use microwaves.

I wonder what would happen if you whispered "CHRIS" into a glass of water.

 

[Tsukiko]

I wonder what would happen if you whispered "CHRIS" into a glass of water.

It would dye itself brown and do nothing

 

[Slowboat to China]

On the plus side, Kraft is about to see a huge profit increase as people rush to buy up all the evil, artificial mac'n'cheese before it's gone forever. (I just bought a five-pack. Yum, chemicals.)

Seriously, though, "it's illegal in other countries" is not an argument with teeth in it. Different cultures have different standards of what is and isn't food, delicious, or even legal. There's plenty of shit that's illegal in the US but legal elsewhere--remember, absinthe was banned here for a while. And the thujone panic turned out to be mostly bullshit.

I'm also dubious about the claim that a certain yellow dye is proven to increase erratic behavior in children. You don't exactly need to work hard to make kids act erratically.

 

[nad7155]

Just some obnoxious twat trying to get famous.

No different than the other 10 gazillion internet "personalities" trying to get a piece of the pie.

 

[MACH-IV]

I'm also dubious about the claim that a certain yellow dye is proven to increase erratic behavior in children. You don't exactly need to work hard to make kids act erratically.

I want to know why people aren't talking about Cheetos, which are proven to be dangerously cheesy.

 

[seagull]

The things about your organs shrinking when flying and microwaves reducing the benefits of food are of course bullshit.

However, there have been studies done about the effects of artificial colors on certain children already predisposed to behavioral issues. I'm going to link to a FDA powerpoint about this which has a far better explanation in the conclusion that I could ever manage.

 

[KingGeedorah]

Yuck to people like this. It's important to be well informed about what you are putting into your body, but acting as a gatekeeper for what chemicals are "bad" is just lunacy.

Unless she has a MD and a Dr in front of her name, she can get fucked.

 

[APerson]

I wonder what would happen if you whispered "CHRIS" into a glass of water.

It would have the same molecular structure as the HITLER glass, or the ANTICHRIST glass, or the OBAMA glass.

I leave it as an exercise to the reader to draw their own conclusions.

 

[Trombonista]

I was reading the Washington Post this morning, and all of a sudden I come across an article about Kraft Mac & Cheese being forced to dull her color. Apparently this is due to pressure from a blogger and Net personality named Vani Hari, known as "the Food Babe."

I've never heard of this bitch before today, but apparently she's a pretty big deal among our nations Dr. Oz crowd. Even appearing on Ol' Mehmet's TV show to hawk her 18 dollar monthly dietary guide.

How much does she know about what she's talking about? Let me tell you: her scientific background is so rigorous, she doesn't even know how to pronounce the word "flammable."

https://youtube.com/watch?v=AO9PnKjxHX8
I'm not sure weather or not she's too famous to be a mere lolcow at this point, but from the looks of things, she's definitely dumb enough.

I remember actually reading that Business Week article in print.

Anyway, I don't think she's quite a lolcow.

 

[Shokew]

Pretentious scum like this does not need to be famous - especially when they don't know how hard people on the bottom have it with affording decent food or access to other resources to actually keep them healthy... Fucking Bitch!

 

[that1guy]

The things about your organs shrinking when flying and microwaves reducing the benefits of food are of course bullshit.

However, there have been studies done about the effects of artificial colors on certain children already predisposed to behavioral issues. I'm going to link to a FDA powerpoint about this which has a far better explanation in the conclusion that I could ever manage.

Pseudoscience assholes like this bitch really piss me off because they promote a certain brand of ignorance that disguises itself as some form of righteous knowledge.
I've read the study on food coloring and behavioral changes, and while it is interesting and compelling this is exactly why people in developed nations have choice and autonomy to eat what they want. If your child or you start to exhibit changes, maybe it's time to try out Anna's Organic Mac instead of The Cheesiest, but that's obvious to most.

 

[Phil Ken Sebben]

FOOD BABE IS THE WORST. I blame her for single-handedly bringing back a slew of idiotic "SODA CONTAINS DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE, A KEY INGREDIENT IN ANTIFREEZE" type memes.

But those people use it unironically. These are the same folk that go on about fluoride in your water, high fructose corn syrup and white flour without actually knowing the first thing about these products. I always say learn some chemistry and then come back to me and we'll talk.

 

[Ravenor]

Can I just add this woman is also a Anti-Vax er, and also when confronted with real science disregards it and then blocks people who ask her about it some of them have been really hard core fans.

 

[Picklechu]

It think she may be a bit too well-known to be a lolcow, plus she doesn't seem to interact much. It's the same reason why there isn't a Donald Trump thread.