The book "Skinny Bitch"

hi ya'll,

I was just wondering if any of you have read the book "Skinny Bitch".. I finished it today and i find myself so disgusted by the meat/dairy industry. So much so that vegetarian seems to be the way to go. (not only due to animal cruelty but also for overall health). I just want to know if any of you have read it and how it's impacted it you (if it has at all).

thanks,

analise

I just happened upon this book.  I had not heard of it.  Their marketing is brilliant, choosing not to divulge the details on the cover.  I have to admit, had I known it included details of the animal abuse in the meat/dairy industries I probably would not have bought it.  I'm sickened to read such things and usually try to turn a blind eye.  But, I finished reading this book last night, and was glad I did.  I was so disgusted by the meat/dairy industries and the government's lack of regulation of them that I could not sleep.  Unfortunately, I believe that it's all true.  I grew up in farming communities and I do believe that there are farmers that treat their animals as humanely as possible.  However, for every little guy, there is a factory farm putting thousands of animals through needless suffering.  I've never been one to eat much meat, but I have to say that I quit eating it as of today.  I am a nurse and I know that it is absolutely possible to have a healthful diet without it.  And, if you aren't certain that the chemicals, growth hormones, and steriods are really in your food, one look at the breasts of a teenage girl will validate it.  I have to agree that going completely vegan would be a challenge, but just as the book suggests, I am taking things one step at a time, and it's easy to choose to have a meal without meat.  Maybe one person won't make a difference to the meat industry, but one+one+one+one+...will. 

I read it and agree with a prior poster that you should do your own research. I also did not think they needed all the profanity to get their point across. My 14 yo daughter went vegetarian at the end of this past year, so I got it for her, but read it myself first. I finally decided to let her read it, with cautions along those lines. She took it to school, but then decided NOT to read it at lunch because she was concerned about the title catching attention and getting in trouble. Basically it reads like it's written for teens, but the language is too adult.

Regarding the animal cruelty and hunting issues in this five pages of replies; I would note that the authors were speaking about "big farms". They could have, but did not, make any differentiation regarding organic or family farms or hunting (used as a means of population control in the absence of natural predators). It is a limited book in many regards.

Still, I thought it was a good book, and will recommend it, but only along with books such as those from http://www.veganchef.com/.

I've been a vegetarian for 2 years. I've been thinking about going vegan but it requires alot of money to stay healthy. I've never read the book "skinny Bitch" but it seems intersting!

Not yet, but I heard it's good, I'll have to run out and get it.

I'm reading "Thanking the Monkey" which I am loving.

"Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating" was the first book on the subject I read, also good

It seems everyone I talk to about my change in diet... I went Vegen about 6 months ago, the first thing that they talk about is Skinny Bitch.  It was not the reason I made the change, but I hope that it is empowering people with knowlege and to make the change for themselves.  I love the fact that it is a short and easy to read book that even people with not much time can get the knowlege to make the change too.  Go Bitches!  Take over the world.

I've posted this else where but I think it is valid especially for this book.  I am not a vegetarian but I completely understand why people become vegetarians and even Vegans.  It makes sense when you look at the facts that are put out there by PETA and other such organizations.  Dairy from factory cows (which is meant to grow a calf to 2000lbs) is very cruel and I avoid it very often unless my friend tells me his cow is ready for milking again and the calf has had its fill then I will take my quart and make icecream.  Other wise Goats milk(made to grow a small goat to a whoppin 100lbs) is pretty good, again in moderation, as long as it is not taking away from the new baby.  Otherwise I can live without it and get my calcium form sorces such as Dark leafy greens.  I also believe that well raised animals, fed organic natural diets and killed humanely with minimal suffering is expensive.  That is why We only buy it for our Once a week (sunday) family dinner.  a large roast or a wild turkey can feed the 28 people that come to my house on Sundays along with the rest of the meat free side dishes everyone gets thier fill and there is always plenty left over for lunches the rest of the week and if the meat runs out so be it.  It is only one food group.  If you live in a city adn do not have the money for properly raised meat then by all means eat something else.  but please besure that "something else" is also raised well.  I being of a one God faith.  Believe God made creation so that all we need to survive is nearby.  that is why there is potassium in both bananas and mushrooms.. If you don't live in a place native to Bananas you can have mushrooms or vice versa..  there is no need to import factory raised anything as long as we take care of our local lands and environment.  how much better is eating an organic soy buger, processed in a coal powered plant, overly packaged with toxin containing plastic ,grown by underpaid workers in fields stripped of thier natural nutrients,  flown thousands of miles and kept in coolant filled freezers for months than eating a chicken out of the backyard killed by the rooster becuase it does not fall in line with the rest of the flock.     I believe the issue is not weather to eat "meat" or not, I believe the issue is how much and how sustainably.  If we only took our share and did so properly all creation would live well.  Balance is key. 

I actually read "Skinny Bitch" about six months ago and I did start to change my diet, I completly stopped eating beef though I rarely did before. I refused to eat butter and I recently discovered that I'm lactose intolerent so dairy products are out. Just  yesterday I decided to reread this book and now I think I am going all the way vegetarian. I mean I have flirted with the idea before and I feel soo much better when I stick to it, so I officially started my new lifestyle today! :)

"Skinny Bitch" is inspiring.

It's why I went veg 14 months ago. I tried to be vegan for a time, ( I managed everything except bakery goods) but will now eat local eggs and occ. butter and things with milk in them if I can't get an easy substitute. I can't imagine ever eating meat again though.

I really liked the book. I was already v*gan however, and that chapter just reaffirmed everything to me, and made me quite sick to my stomach.

I think I "enjoyed" the information on the FDA the most...

I was a CARNIVOIRE before I read that book. I did a complete 180 and now I've been vegan for a year. YAY for saving animals and ourselves!!

I have a love for animals but I am curious to know has anyone after reading "skinny bitch" still eaten meat and such?

I went vegetarian after I read the book a little over a year ago, but veganism was too difficult and expensive.  I'm hoping to transition eventually, but I know it will drive my family crazy on holidays and vacations.  I did eat seafood for a few days while I was visiting my family in Florida, but halfway through my winter break I stopped.  It seemed incredibly selfish to be eating 10 mussels in a dinner.  That's 10 creatures that died just for one meal!

I havn't read it yet. But it sounds wonderfull!!!  I have been a vegetarian since 1998. I was origionally convicted by a vegan and was vegan for like 4 months before going back to be a vegetarian.  I get eggs from my aunt and uncle's and usually drink rice milk or eat soy cheese. It is really eye opening when you start to take a serious look at what goes on and what is put into the things we consume. I can't wait to read that book!

Who is it written by?

It will make it easyer to find!!

I was vegan when I saw fast food nation, and I STILL felt bad!!! All of this terrible stuff happens, and the effects are so widespread. its really horrible...

Hi I have not read it but it is on the stands at Borders  and the other book stores for all of you who are waiting for it to come in.... they have lots of copies.  I almost picked it up.  I was in three book stores on Friday and all of htem had numerous copies.

 

I was a vegetarian for nine years  and am now getting my husband to at least try some of hte dishes.  His blood pressure increasing was all it took and we are now enjoying the bi-lifestyle ( meat vs meatless)  I went back to meat about 10 years ago but miss the vegetarian part of my life..... slow process and introducing it to the kids has been easier then I thought.  I will pick this book up next time I see it.

Thanks Rebecca

I skimmed through skinny bitch. I was not surprised at some of the things they said---the meat industry is appauling.

I got their cook book skinny bitch in the kitch for christmas. I returned it because I totally disagreed that the recipes were healthy. They used coconut oil in almost everything, and while I understand their justification in that when it is heated it does not produce free radicals, it's high in saturated fat! Plus they use a lot of pre-packaged frozen faux-meats, and I don't think that processed foods are good for you. A better cookbook would be any of the ones by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero---"Vegan with a Vengeance" and "Veganomicon." I tend to reduce the amount of oil they use in their recipes, but they are so much more natural than the ones in SB in the K.