Divine Dining
Dietary Dogma Dangerous
Deprivation diets do damage
Duplicitous dietitians derive dividends
Devour dessert
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This poem was inspired by Gwyneth Paltrow’s now infamous interview where she lists her typical diet consisting of coffee for breakfast, bone broth for lunch, Paleo dinner, and of course, an IV of Glutathione or phosphatidylcholine. The wellness and lifestyle brand mogul faces criticism for promoting disordered eating. You can watch clips from the interview here.
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Comments (16)
That just about sums up my feelings about the so-called nutrition industry, Leslie. I'm glad I'm not alone in that line of thought. Another thought-provoking tautogram by you. Amazing! 🤗
I thought your poem "Divine Dining" was very interesting and well-written. Your use of language and visuals effectively conveyed the peril of dietary dogma. Your poem is a gentle reminder to think critically about the sources of information we take in, so that we can make decisions that are good for our bodies and our minds.
Yes!! I really love that last line - devour dessert for sure!! 😍😍
Good word play and important message!
Cool 👍 Good one✨💖😉
Fantastic!!!💖💖💕
Devour dessert! Love your tautogram!
Great job! I'll happily devour dessert, even before dinner...😆
Wonderful piece. Bring on dessert.
Excellent fun piece, glad you got it done
a playful and engaging tone while delivering a clear message about the pitfalls of certain diet practices.👍❤️❤️
Wow! I don’t know when she gave that interview… I don’t read, watch, or listen to the news, or keep up with celebs. But yesterday I started “hearing” a limerick in my head about a starlet who has all the money in the world and still eats as if she were impoverished. I hadn’t written it down yet. Don’t know if I will. I like what you did here.
I hear yah on this 🫶🏽
Leslie! love love love! little lingulistic loveliness! seriously a well made and important point delivered in style!
Damn....depressingly deep dive done derisively.
Excellent! And definitely needed to be said. That kind of garbage is so dangerous.