They say that if you cook at home it’s healthier for you because you’re not getting huge portions that you normally would from eating out but it’s not always the healthier option. Especially if you decide to copy some celebrity chef recipes. Here are 7 celebrity chefs who are lethal for your waistline:
01. Gordon Ramsay
This temperamental chef was noted in the study for recipes like his sticky toffee and chocolate pudding. Sounds delish? One serving comes with 23 grams of saturated fat, exceeding the recommended allowance for women for the entire day.
02. Tana Ramsay
How does this couple stay fit? Wife of Gordon Ramsey, Tana Ramsey must not eat her Irish lamb stew with dumplings very often, as a single portion contains a whopping 25 grams of saturated fat!
03. Jean-Christophe Novelli
French chef and Hell’s Kitchen star Jean-Christophe Novelli easily beats the Ramsays’ saturated fat content with his own honey roast pumpkin soup, which weighs in at a staggering 43.2 grams. Add the suggested cheese garnish, and this “light” starter dish really tips the scales.
04. Marco Pierre White
It’s easy to understand where Gordon Ramsay got his penchant for fattening food when you consider that he was trained by Chef Marco Pierre White, the youngest chef ever to have been awarded three Michelin stars and dubbed the “first celebrity chef” by The Sunday Times. He’s got a knack for upping the flavor of vegetables. Unfortunately that means adding gobs of butter. The Fat Panel report adds, “It seems counter-intuitive to make fruit and vegetables less healthy.”
05. Paula Deen
When it comes to butter, cheese and fried food, Paula Deen doesn’t hold back. A list of her top 10 recipes posted on her website says it all: Southern fried chicken, cheese biscuits, Krispy Kreme bread pudding (yes, the donut chain), and gooey butter cakes. Almost every recipe contains ingredients high in harmful fats, such as shortening, butter, sour cream and heavy cream.
06. Rachael Ray
Rachael gets points for articles on her website such as Slimming Down Your Favorite Foods and Lighter Side of Italian, but some of her recipes send a mixed message, such as adding grated cheese to mashed potatoes that already have milk and butter. In another example, her egg pasta frittata calls for 12 eggs, pasta, heavy cream, butter, and cheese. Yum-O indeed, but uh-oh, full of saturated fat.
07. Nigella Lawson
Oh, Nigella. Queen of comfort food. And would we want her any other way? Of course not. Still, you’d do well by your waistline to exercise moderation when cooking up dishes like her egg and bacon pie, which contains 10 grams of butter and 17 grams of saturated fat per serving.
There’s nothing that I like more than a woman who can cook a mean dinner and it makes it even better if the woman is easy on the eye. Code Magazine have come up with a list of the 7 sexiest female celebrity chefs, I have to say I wouldn’t mind any of them cooking for me. Take a look for yourself:
Padma Lakshmi
Padma Lakshmi isn’t merely a pretty face to draw in male viewership for Top Chef, the woman’s a triple threat of talent: actress (both American and Hindi films), a model and an award winning cookbook author. A smoking hot model that knows how to whip up one hell of a meal? Now that is something we can only create in our wildest imaginations!
Aida Mollenkamp
True story: when she was young, Aida Mollenkamp was an avid soccer player and , above all, an accomplished classical dancer. Sadly, tragedy struck during a skiing accident when she sustained an injury that temporarily robbed her of her ability to dance and engage in other related activities. She later turned to cooking as a means to express her creativity and provide therapeutic relief. Even though culinary arts became her true calling, we could only wonder what it would’ve been like to see Aida tear up the dance floor. One can dream…
Gail Simmons
Oh, Canada? Oh, Gail Simmons! This Canadian-born culinary queen is a judge on Top Chef as well as its sister show Top Chef: Just Desserts. Not that excited? Did we mention that in college she majored in Spanish? So whenever you happen to be eating a meal and Simmons starts whispering sweet nothings in Spanish into your ear, try not to look like a complete bumbling idiot by choking on that piece of roast beef.
Sandra Lee
Sorry guys, Sandra Lee’s already been scooped up by Andrew Cuomo, but then again you’re not really missing anything. That’s not to say she isn’t pretty to look at, but she touts that whole semi-homemade philosophy when it comes to cooking. Basically, your dinners at home will consist of a Stouffer’s lasagna with the only homemade food item being the salad – and never is the salad hailed as the best part of the meal! When it comes to food, we guys want something with substance, not preservative soaked rubbish.
Claire Robinson
Of the sexy chefs to make this list, Claire Robinson definitely takes home the “Cute Girl Next Door Look” award; this is the kind of woman that you take straight home to mama! And for you sports fanatics out there, Claire’s favorite activities include skydiving, slalom water skiing and – surprisingly – boxing. Boxing? If that’s true, it wouldn’t be the greatest idea in the world to critique her cooking methods. You might just end up drinking your next dinner through a straw… and the one after that…
Giada Delaurentiis
Her meal portions may be ridiculously small. She has a bad tendency to pronounce Italian ingredients with their correct dialect ad nauseam to reinforce the fact that she is – in case it wasn’t readily apparent – Italian. But, the woman’s a practical Roman goddess in the kitchen and probably the sexiest chef the Food Network has to offer. And to her husband: palpable jealousy aside, we all salute you, you magnificent bastard.
Rachael Ray
The greatest thing about relationships is that we are well aware of each others flaws and, regardless how irritating or odd they may be, we grow to overlook them thanks to the veil of love. With that said, we ask you: can you look past Rachel Ray’s tendency of turning everything into an acronym? It starts with E.V.O.O. (extra virgin olive oil). Then it’s going to turn into I.M.Y.B. (I made you breakfast.). And finally, the relationship just goes sour with C.T.F.F.L.I.F.A.Y.T. (Clean the f*cking floor like I f*cking asked you to!). C.O.D. (Catch our drift)?
TGIF! This week’s celebrity news brought us some pretty funny quotes. We’ve got Nick Jonas commenting on his murse, David Letterman taking a jab at Tiger Woods and himself, along with Russell Brand and his womanizing ways.
“I’m not going to lie about it. I carry a satchel too. It’s like a man purse. It’s a whole thing.”
– Nick Jonas, admitting that he also gets pedicures, on It’s On with Alexa Chung
“I wish he would stop calling me for advice.”
– Recent tabloid headliner David Letterman, taking a jab at his replacement, Tiger Woods, on his late show
“He knows every song, every word, every step, and he wants to wear all the costumes.”
– Madonna, sharing her son David Banda’s admiration for Mom’s music with the British morning show GMTV
“But what can you do with George Clooney? George Clooney is one of the most handsome, best actors in the world and is nice to everyone. It’s like going at Mother Teresa.”
– Ricky Gervais, on promising not to target notorious jokester and charitable actor George Clooney as host of this year’s Golden Globes, to People
“There’s been way higher mountains than you in my past.”
– The 5 ft. 4 in. Seth Green, to the 5 ft. 11 in. Wendy Williams, on dating taller women
“He told me I looked good, but I’d look better if I had a personal trainer.”
– Colin Firth, crediting his trimmer physique to Single Man director Tom Ford, to The New York Times
“I told him he was fat.”
– Tom Ford, recalling a slightly different conversation with Firth, to the NYT
“Anytime there is Mexican food around, you can bet I’ll be eating it,”
– Eva Longoria Parker, revealing her food vice, to People
“You try to pretend like you’re paying attention to your family, but in the meantime, you’re like “Grandma, can you pass the gravy? I’M OPEN!”
– Ray Romano, on the challenges of watching football during holiday meals, on Live! With Regis and Kelly
“The girls with the bigger…”
– Modern Family’sSofÃa Vergara, giving a new perspective on the age old question of whether blondes or brunettes have more fun, on Rachael Ray
“I thought I was promiscuous, but it turns out I was just thorough – to get the right one.”
– Russell Brand, on dating his way to current girlfriend Katy Perry to British morning show GMTV
It’s Friday (TGIF!) and we’ve got the best of the best in quotes for you this week! We’ve got a zinger from John Mayer, some sentimental drivel from Beyonce, and Taylor Swift ragging on douchebags.
“If you’re shocked that Britney was lip-syncing at her concert and want your money back, life may continue to be hard for you.”
– John Mayer, Tweeting about Britney Spears’ lip-synching controversy in Australia
“There’s only one person I want to thank, and that is Jay for putting a ring on it.”
