11 times celebs gave useful diet advice

The ultimate tips from famous folks—past and present—for staying slim, satisfied, and sane.

The Master Chef
"The truth has dawned that fresh vegetables are not only good for you, they are wonderfully good to eat—when lovingly prepared."
—Julia Child, in The Way to Cook

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The Skinnygirl
"Just as you balance your spending and savings, you must balance your food choices. Don't eat too much of any one thing, don't eat the same thing twice, balance starches with proteins, vegetables, and fruits with sweets, and always balance a splurge with a save."
—Bethenny Frankel, on her website

The Media Mogul
"Seafood is your friend!"
—Oprah Winfrey, during a Weight Watchers Q&A

The Clean-Food Advocate
"Eat when you are hungry, not when you are bored... If you're not hungry enough to eat an apple, then you're not hungry."
—Michael Pollan, in “Food Rules”

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The Aerobics Legend
"There'll always be some weird thing about eating four grapes before you go to bed, or drinking a special tea, or buying this little bean from El Salvador. If you watch your portions and have a good attitude and you work out every day, you'll live longer, feel better, and look terrific."
—Richard Simmons, to the Associated Press

The Weight-Loss Entrepreneur
"Food is not your remedy for problems. Food is not going to change your life... If you're going to lose weight, you have to do it by changing your way of thinking about food."
—Weight Watchers founder Jean Nidetch, to USA Today

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The Modern RD
"Tap into how food makes you feel. If skipping a slice of cake is going to leave you bummed, enjoy a small serving and savor it. But if that cake makes you feel 'bleh,' skip it. You know yourself better than anyone, so take the time to tune in to what works for you."
—Joy Bauer, RDN, nutrition expert for NBC's Today show and author of “From Junk Food to Joy Food”

The Tough Trainer
"Don't go treat-free. This is a bad way to live. If you go to one extreme, the pendulum is just going to swing all the way back to the other... I like to say the 80-20 rule: Eighty percent of the time, eat the cleaner, healthier foods; 20 percent of the time, have the burger, the fries, the glass of wine."
—Jillian Michaels, to People

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The Wellness Doctor
"The shorter the ingredient list, the better."
—Dr. David Katz, director of the Yale University Prevention Research Center

The Fierce Celeb
"Don't diet. When you diet, you are basically setting yourself up for failure. I mean, the word die is in there! You're not allowing yourself to enjoy the food you love, and it will only make you want it that much more. Make smart lifestyle changes, one baby step at a time."
—Khloe Kardashian, in Strong Looks Better Naked

The Mind/Body MD
"When you feel like eating, pause to notice your physical sensations, thoughts, and emotions. Ask, 'Am I hungry, or is there some other reason I want to eat?' This step will help you recognize whether you are eating for nourishment or for comfort and distraction."
—Dr. Michelle May, founder of Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Programs

This article originally appeared on Health.com.

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5 Pieces Of Dieting Advice From The '90s That'll Make You Want All The Burgers

In many ways, today's consumers are more savvy than previous generations when it comes to dietary concerns. There is a trend toward eating more whole foods in general, as well as plenty of fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables. But this is in stark contrast to the dietary trends that our foremothers followed. In fact, plenty of dieting advice from the '90s will make you want a burger right now. Or at least a veggie burger.

Basically, starvation — or at least extreme dietary restrictions — were heavily encouraged. And, counterintuitively, so was the consumption of highly processed foods. It was a lose-lose situation for most any one who wanted to gain control of their dietary habits.

This was a time when advertisers would have you believe the solutions to all of your dietary concerns lay at the bottom of a bag of Snackwell's Devil Food Cookies. Because if there was one true health food in the world, it was a "fat-free" cookie or other packaged snack food. It's no surprise that food culture has taken such a turn away from these ideas in recent years. That said, it's fun to take a look back and marvel at how some of these trends seemed like such a good idea at the time. Sometimes it's a better idea to ignore the fads and trust your gut.

 1. Try The Grapefruit Diet

Do you remember this ish? It's basically all grapefruit, all the time. Although the original diet dates back to the 1930s, as noted in WebMD, you probably know a friend-of-a-friend who tried it out during its '90s resurgence. According to Healthline, the grapefruit diet is restrictive and could lead people to abandon the plan altogether.

 2. Only Eat Fat-Free Foods

If one diet trend dominated the 1990s, it was low-fat or fat-free. You could not walk down a single aisle in the supermarket without seeing those terms a thousand times over. Even fast food got into the mix with McDonald's McLean Deluxe burger (and a vintage commercial on YouTube you need to see).

Unfortunately, this idea had some rather disastrous consequences. According to NPR, the fat-free trend might have caused weight gain for a lot of people, because food manufacturers would "take out the fat; [and] add lots of sugar." Yikes. Oh, and this trend also lead to the whole olestra debacle, a fat substitute that turned chips and french fries into abdominal disasters, as recounted in Time. Thankfully, kale chips don't seem to produce any deleterious effects, so it looks like consumers have much better options now.

3. Use Pills

Sure, the premise sounded good: there's a pill for almost every ailment, so why not dieting? But the reality of diet pills in the '90s was much different. For instance, the weight-loss drug Fen-Phen was withdrawn from the market by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1997 due to its potential risks to the heart.

4. Go Low-Carb

Ah, yes: the era of bun-less hamburgers. In the late '90s (and into the early '00s), the Atkins Diet was all the rage, with people everywhere eschewing carbs and starches for protein. But even this long-lived fad diet had a drop-off point, and by 2003 the Independent reported the Atkins diet was no easier to follow than other dietary programs.

5. Zone Out

It you walked into a bookstore in the mid-to-late '90s, chances are you were confronted by giant stacks of Enter the Zone books by Barry Sears. The Zone diet followed a combination of carbs, fat, and proteins that apparently help your body work more efficiently. According to WebMD, the diet's weight loss goals of about one pound per week are reasonable, although it is unlikely that all of the weight loss will be purely fat and not water or muscle.

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