Itâs been almost two years since Gwyneth Paltrow, aka the internetâs controversial queen of wellness, shocked netizens with her highly restrictive and malnourishing diet. Now, the actor has opened up about her new effort to eat more healthy and holistically to be âstrongâ instead of âthin,â showing that sheâs taken some of the criticism from dietitians and concerned fans to heart.
If you need a quick refresher about the previous controversy, it all started with an episode of Dr. Will Coleâs podcast The Art Of Being Well, where Paltrow was asked to spill the tea regarding her daily eating habits and wellness routines.
Paltrowâs diet has always been highly contested, specifically after a food diaries interview with Harperâs Bazar in which the Goop founder revealed that sheâs essentially on a strict low-carb diet and consumes less than 900 calories a dayâa terrifyingly small amount for a grown woman.
Completing the interview with an IV drip attached to her arm, the actor essentially detailed the same diet as the host: at around 12 pm, she will just drink coffee so that it âdoesnât spike [her] blood sugar.â For lunch, sheâll often have âbone brothâ which is a stock or liquid made up from boiling animal bones and tissue, that is meant to serve as the liquid for soups or stews, not supplement a whole meal.
For dinner, Paltrow stated that she tries to eat âpaleoâ and will stick to a vegetable-heavy dinner to âsupport [her] detox.â This usually takes the form of fish or some white meat mixed with potatoes and some veggies. And thatâs it.
In her Harperâs Bazar interview, the actor mentioned some snacking on cashews and mini pretzels but this still wouldnât help her reach the daily recommended amount of calories, which is roughly 2,000 a day, according to the NHS.
However, in an unexpected change of turn, Gwyneth shared that sheâs now âmaking an effortâ to switch her mindset around eating from what itâs been in the past.
On a recent episode of The Goop Podcast, where she spoke to menopause expert Dr. Mary Claire Haver, the 52-year-old noted that sheâs been trying to âeat to be strong instead of eat to be thin.â
âItâs tough. Itâs hard,â Gwyneth noted in reference to eating more protein. The actor confessed that her generation âwas raisedâ to value being thin over being âstrong.â âI mean, Iâm making a real effort to do it, Iâm really trying but sometimes Iâm, like, gagging down cottage cheeseâI know that itâs necessary, butâŚâ
The actor continued by explaining that it was an open conversation between her and her doctor, not meant to be advice for anyone else. It was simply what worked for her and it had been very powerful and positive.
Well, weâre thrilled that Paltrowâs finally filling her plateâafter all, even the queen of wellness can’t thrive on air and kale alone.