Skinny Bitch Book Review

Skinny Bitch? Vegan Bitch more like! I picked up this book at a friend's house (there we go again, not spending money on books but borrowing them from friends and family) hoping it would be a happy-go-lucky book about what foods will whittle your waist and slim your hips in hopes of becoming a "Skinny Bitch".... I was wrong.

This book is a searing look at "You are what what eat". The main focus of this book is to eat all organically with no "chemicals" such as sugar (they even went on a rant about Splenda! Splenda of all things!), simple carbs, soda, coffee (eeek) and animal products of any kind. The main goal of this book is to eliminate all the "chemicals" we put into our bodies by eliminating all of this things (including eggs, cheese, meats, and various drinks).

Alcohol is a big no-no on this list except for organic red wine, which I find hilarious since there is a drink called the Skinny Bitch which consists of vodka and diet soda.

This book is rather hilarious with it's raunchy language and chapter titles such as "Sugar is the Devil" and "Pooping", but it's nothing you haven't learned from high school health class. It's mainly a do's and mostly don'ts about what to eat. There are recipes in the back along with a supporting book list, however, I can't see myself craving to eat Tofu scrambled with zucchini and kale more than an egg-white spinach omelet.

Another aspect of this book which annoyed me was how they kept non-chalantly kept telling you to be loosen with your wallet when food shopping and only to get the best of the best. Now, I like my $7 Bom Dia Acai Berry Juice as much as anyone, but I'm lucky if I get out of the grocery store for less than $110 buying reasonably healthy food. I have no idea how I would be able to afford buying strictly Vegan/Organic... and talk about your Girl's Nights Out flying out the window! Where would you be able to eat unless you live in a major city where Vegan Restaurants run rampant.

All in all, if you're looking for a book that's like Jillian Michaels word-slapping you, then give it a whirl. In all honesty, I would rather be fat than a Skinny Bitch according to this book.