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<p>Nigella Lawson has always championed guilt-free eating. Anyone who&#8217;s ever opened up one of her recipe books knows that most of the dishes don&#8217;t come close to anything you could call diet-friendly.</p>
<p>However, as the famous TV cook gears up for another new release, the signs are that she&#8217;s really upping the ante in her efforts to stop people from feeling bad about what they eat.</p>
<p>Needless to say, the results are seriously exciting for anyone who considers themselves a food fan.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-1263097774" src="https://cdn.twistedfood.co.uk/2021/05/F0RAXB-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Nigella Lawson" width="2560" height="1707" />[[imagecaption|| Nigella Lawson is an advocate for guilt-free eating (Credit: Alamy/Jeff Gilbert)]]</p>
<h2>Nigella Lawson – &#8220;guilt should play no part in pleasure.&#8221;</h2>
<p>In her new book, which acts as a follow-up to her hugely successful Cook, Eat, Repeat series, Nigella Lawson dedicates a whole chapter to guilt-free eating.</p>
<p>In a section dubbed &#8220;Death to the Guilty Pleasure,&#8221; she enthusiastically argues against the idea that we should feel bad about enjoying our food.</p>
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<p>As she writes in the book, &#8220;guilt should play no part in pleasure,&#8221; especially when it comes to eating.</p>
<p>Lawson elaborated on this theory in a recent interview with <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/thursday-april-29-2021-nigella-lawson-jonny-sun-and-more-1.6005542/guilt-should-play-no-part-in-pleasure-british-cook-nigella-lawson-tears-down-guilty-pleasures-in-new-book-1.6005696">CBC Radio</a>. As she revealed, she believes that there are two main reasons why people feel bad about their food.</p>
<p>Lawson explained: &#8220;For one, it&#8217;s because women have been told they should be on a diet forever. Therefore, any food that doesn&#8217;t look like it&#8217;s diet food makes them feel guilty.</p>
<p>&#8220;I think the other reason is because people think the food is low status. But you can&#8217;t pretend to like food you don&#8217;t like… sometimes a slice of plastic bread with one of those triangles of processed cheese can be just what you need.&#8221;</p>
<p>With this new book, Lawson is determined to celebrate food rather than worry about it.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-1263097775" src="https://cdn.twistedfood.co.uk/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-10-at-13.41.04.png" alt="Nigella Lawson TV series" width="1092" height="670" />[[imagecaption|| The new Nigella Lawson book follows in the footsteps of her recent TV series (Credit: Alamy/Martin Tompkins)]]</p>
<h2>Cook, Eat, Repeat</h2>
<p>Nigella Lawson&#8217;s new book picks up from where her latest series left off.</p>
<p>In addition to her strong words on the subject of guilt-free eating, Cook, Eat, Repeat contains several other essays and recipes, all focused on the joyful aspects of food.</p>
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<p>Exciting recipes include Nigella Lawson&#8217;s notorious fish finger bhorta and lamb shank with wide noodles. Much like the TV series, the food in the book is comforting, without necessarily being traditional.</p>
<p>Of course, not feeling guilty about your food is easier said than done. However, if you&#8217;re looking for inspiration to start a new relationship with food, Lawson&#8217;s philosophy isn&#8217;t a bad place to start.</p>


Nigella Lawson has always championed guilt-free eating. Anyone who's ever opened up one of her recipe books knows that most of the dishes don't come close to anything you could call diet-friendly. However, as the famous TV cook gears up for another new release, the signs are that she's really&hellip;

Nigella Lawson Urges People To Stop Feeling Guilty About Food As She Launches Indulgent Cookbook

Nigella Lawson has stressed the importance of guilt-free eating as she releases a follow-up book to her popular TV series.

Nigella Lawson urges people to stop feeling guilty about the food they enjoy as she launches indulgent cookbook

10/05/2021

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