Beyoncé Knowles ate pork scratchings when she was on a diet

**MaryJane** · May 15th, 2007, 03:54 PM

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Beyoncé Knowles ate pork scratchings when she was on a diet.

The singer-and-actress, who had to lose weight for her role in 'Dreamgirls', substituted her cravings for chocolate and chips with low-carb pig skins.

Beyoncé told Cosmopolitan magazine: "It is so tempting on film sets. They have these tables with every kind of chocolates, every type of bread - doughnuts, rolls and even cake.

"I'd just eat pork skins because that's the closest thing to chips that I could eat.

"I run and do press-ups to try and stay in shape, but I can't resist chocolate."

The former Destiny's Child singer also admitted she finds her healthy diet boring.

She said: "I eat a lot of boring things like green vegetables. I don't eat red meat or bread and I don't drink alcohol - I just don't like the taste.

"I also do a lot of dancing which I think is the best exercise."

Beyoncé Knowles' pork diet

Ewwwwwww. If I really couldn't resist I'd just fuck it and eat the chocolate.

Some diets are really insane.

SVZ · May 15th, 2007, 04:01 PM

Fried pork skin is SO healthy! and I didn't realize it was a vegetable

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I don't eat red meat

A*O · May 15th, 2007, 04:02 PM

On a low-carb Atkins style diet pork scratchings are fine.

LaSchifosaVita · May 15th, 2007, 07:15 PM

How would someone collect scratchings from a pig to fry?

I have a feeling my delicate vegan sensibilities wouldn't want to know, though.

Mira · May 15th, 2007, 07:18 PM

I ain't Jewish but the ancient Hebrew purity laws make sense to me, and that includes not eating pork. especially "scratchings" Holy, holy crap.

A*O · May 15th, 2007, 08:09 PM

I don't see how pork can possibly be 'unclean'. I LOVE scratchings.

IheartParis · May 15th, 2007, 08:31 PM

What are pig scratchings??? Are they deep fried slabs of pig skin?

DeChayz · May 15th, 2007, 08:40 PM

I'm guessing pork rinds maybe?

Mira · May 15th, 2007, 08:48 PM

define "scratchings" please... though I doubt it will help.

SVZ · May 15th, 2007, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by A*O

I don't see how pork can possibly be 'unclean'. I LOVE scratchings.

trichinosis. not so much a problem anymore

tofucheesecake · May 15th, 2007, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Mira

I ain't Jewish but the ancient Hebrew purity laws make sense to me, and that includes not eating pork. especially "scratchings" Holy, holy crap.

Me, too. Especially their anti-shellfish (or is it just crustacians? Can't remember) stance.

Mira · May 15th, 2007, 11:11 PM

One of my professors did her dissertation on it. Very interesting. Of course, much of it is moot now because of modern life... but still a lot of it really does make sense... especially about shellfish (scavengers). Anyway, there's just something about pork that bothers me, it's a personal thing... I don't care what others do...