Dietitian Reviews Kalel WHAT I ATE TODAY (NOT VEGAN)

[@lovepinkovoxo]

Back when I was in high school kalel made a video saying to never eat more than half your meal and that is what literally set off my eating disorder. She is the worst at giving diet advice

[@calisue309]

Sarah the fact that you remember this is very telling. Kalel really needs to be more responsible with her platform

[@laurawashere]

Sarah wow!! As someone is recovery as well, I’m so sorry

[@luizag123]

As a psychologist working with EDs can I just say that is one of the most irresponsibles "advices" I've ever heard? Im sorry you were exposed to that.

[@matildabrown6387]

I read the same thing from angelina jolie pretty sure :(

[@Gryptonaire]

It's been years since I heard her name damn and she still doing the same things. I was a fan of hers in Highschool too until she started doing shady things

[@DebbieMcCullough]

My heart breaks for her, body dysmorphia is no joke - she looked beautiful to me. I hope she is able to break that obsession and start enjoying her life - and FOOD!

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Debbie McCullough 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@KattReen]

For real, no one should put themselves down like that, and she has literally no reason to - she's gorgeous.

[@brittanymorrow8600]

I wish people would stop commenting on someone when they clearly don't watch her. All of these comments are really toxic telling her that they hope she 'changes" and can "break" whatever is going on...she has diagnosed mental disorders including a personality disorder/OCD. It heavily affects her diet and view of herself but it is not something that she can "break" or "change". Therapy - which she receives regularly - can help but she will likely suffer with the disorder the majority of her life. And she can enjoy life with her disorder, she is not miserable. She just does things differently and thinks differently and that's okay

[@laurenelizabeth2505]

@@KattReen Ugh

[@georgiareed7743]

The saddest thing she did was too much plastic surgery. But she’s at least been honest about it

[@LokiTaviel]

"Detox your colon" You mean taking a poo?

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Rebecca Kirk yep

[@isorna2456]

Loki Taviel, great to get done on a daily basis ☺️

[@trevorsmith5790]

Water and fiber (fruits and vegetables) do a better job at whatever colon detoxification is. She literally doesn't understand sh*t.

[@noomre9105]

@@trevorsmith5790 was that an intentional pun

[@hopetherespudding]

‘Weight gain might not be her new problem it may be her solution’ yeeees what a great video! She always states opinions as facts which is why it’s so frustrating seeing her flip flop around with her reasoning and content (she was just as resolute about why the whole world needs to go vegan)

[@AbbeysKitchen]

veryfancydoily yah I can see that

[@lisalisalisaaa123]

Abbey finding your videos has been a true blessing. I've never had someone talk about food the way you do. I didn't even realise my mind was so fogged with all this diet culture. You've really set me on the right path with my health and to seek some professional advice. I've never had to worry about what I ate because I was always so thin as a teenager, but the junk food really caught up with me, add to that some stress from work and my health has taken a nosedive in the last 2 years. I felt overwhelmed with how to get back to feeling healthy (do i go back to being vegan, do I do keto, should I stop eating so much?) but now I feel so calm and confident in eating a good quanitity of healthy whole foods! Thank you a million times over, I really can't wait to see where I am in a year!!

[@AbbeysKitchen]

lisalisalisaaa123 I am soooo happy to hear this!!

[@TheAngryVegan209]

darling come by my channel.. my channel can also be a blessing in your life with my amazing 15 years of vegan study I've healed many of my viewers and stopped many things such as depression and insomnia ect

[@lisalisalisaaa123]

@@TheAngryVegan209 I'm good fam LMAO

[@loveleyeyes1654]

This girl, her vegan/vegetarian diet was never the problem. She had major eating issues forever and a sugar/junk food addiction the whole time. She has a major body issue complex and if she doesn't change her mental health she is going to stay trapped in her bad habbits even on a regular American diet.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Sarah Rollins I hope she can get the help she needs

[@brittanymorrow8600]

If she doesn't "change her mental health" wtf this is SO toxic. She has been diagnosed with several mental disorders including a personality disorder/OCD. She can't just CHOOSE to change her mental health. She goes to doctor for her issues and she is fully aware that her OCD affects how she views herself and how she thinks about food

[@loveleyeyes1654]

@@brittanymorrow8600 I am saying that she need to work on that firstly and learn tricks to re-wire her eating habbits. If she keeps the same mentality around food that she has now, she won't succeed at being healthy no matter what she is eating.

[@brittanymorrow8600]

@@loveleyeyes1654 she cannot help the mentality around food. As I said, she will probably always have that "mentality" because it is a chronic disorder. Implying that there are ways for her to fix it is really hurtful. She cannot fix the disorder. She has been working with doctors to help her COPE better, but her mental state (her OCD) is not going to be fixed or go away...it's not about learning "tricks"

[@loveleyeyes1654]

@@brittanymorrow8600 obviously she cannot change her diagnosis, but she can make lifestyle changes and learn. I hope she is getting real help and not running away from her problems as she seems to have often in the past.

[@katelynneriehl4386]

I’ve been successfully vegan for 4 years now. I’ve actually managed to improve my health as a vegan compared to when I still ate meat and other animal products. However, these “influencers” like Kalel make the entire vegan movement look bad. They starve themselves and become deficient in basically everything, don’t feel well as a result and then resort to animal products again and announcing to their audience that the vegan diet isn’t practical or good for you. It’s simple. Eat when you’re hungry, eat variety, don’t restrict. Your body knows what it needs. If you’re hungry all the time, there’s a reason.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

thanks for sharing!

[@Blurggg]

10 yrs vegan, still alive and thriving. The squeaky uneducated orthroexic wheels get attention and bring down the rest of us.

[@katkat7828]

Amen. If I feel weak or shitty, I know it's because I've been living on peanut butter sandwiches. Not because I haven't eaten a corpse. Thanks for sharing!

[@tanikokishimoto1604]

Agreed, eat variety and don't restrict, and if you aren't vegan, go eat some seafood or meat - in moderation.

[@THElovemusicnerd]

"you don't wanna eat an entire porter house steak when you go omnivore" nikocado avocado has left the chat

[@misstakenbelief]

This is literally Raw Alignment (Alyse Parker).

[@joannam.5395]

britt fitscientist hahahah yes, totally true

[@AbbeysKitchen]

😬

[@RM-ty2qy]

Lmao he stopped being vegan due to "health" reasons which I understand because he followed a Freelee style diet 😂but then switched to a diet of giant fast food mukbangs.

[@natalyrausch]

@@RM-ty2qy He's 278 lbs now but will not quit this "diet" for "health reasons" because he's making insane money now. Funny how health is a passing concern?

[@annon3485]

I had to unsubscribe from her... she’s one of those ex vegan you tubers with zero medical/nutrition experience yet spreading false info to their viewers.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Nickibeebs 😥

[@Angiebea22]

She’s living her own life. She is in the spotlight but NO ONE is coming at you criticizing what you eat everyday. No one eats perfect. Most people don’t have medical/nutrition experience but we all eat, everyday. Spread positivity, not hate.

[@alaasusername]

Angie Greer EXACTLY. People love to hate just because a youtuber chooses to stop being vegan

[@natassialongmore8228]

@@Angiebea22 OP is giving his opinion on why he chose to unsubscribe from her. Yes she is living her whole life but she is very aware that she has a platform and by her doing what I eat in a day videos, she clearly knows people will watch that to copy what she is doing. If she is spreading false information then anyone is in their right to unfollow her, what is that a problem for you?

[@funmif30]

Lol Abbey said *hard no*

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Funmi F 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@dmaria8684]

I love Abbey. Finally someone just straight up with us.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

D Maria thank you 🙏🏻

[@TheAngryVegan209]

if you're truly looking for a straight up channel come by my channel and you'll be amazed how brutally honest I am on my channel

[@southpaw612]

Love how you went super hard on the "detox" tea part. Finish them.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

southpaw612 lol 😂

[@zencat55]

What I learned from watch Kalel's channel is that she desn't need a diet as much as she needs a therapist. That girl is a bag of neurosis. And she makes eating seem like such a chore.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

zencat55 🙏🏻

[@marley7659]

@@TheAngryVegan209 her??? Isn't kalel a woman?

[@avantika3620]

Marley who even knows anymore lol nobody can keep up with her 😂

[@hiitsbryx9874]

@@brittanymorrow8600 but she is, she's literally an influencer. If you are sharing your life online and glamorising it people and gonna follow your footsteps no matter what

[@georgiareed7743]

She has OCD and is open about it

[@LinneaMae68]

I just want to take a moment to point out that vegans still eat 'from all the food groups' . According to the US My Plate (I take it that's where she's from) the food groups are Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein, Dairy (which includes soymilk). Canada doesn't even have Dairy as a food group anymore. It really bothers me when people say 'you shouldn't cut out any food group... Ummm thanks Karen, I haven't.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Linnea Mae lol oh Karen

[@spidermiss2426]

Maybe she's going by the older version of food groups. They used to be Meat, bread and cereal, fruits and veggies, and dairy.

[@LinneaMae68]

@@spidermiss2426 ya maybe, but Abbey said it too... Which as a nutritionist she should know better.

[@spidermiss2426]

@@LinneaMae68 I was talking about Kalel, not Abbey. Here in the states the old food groups were taught to us growing up. I still have a hard time remembering My Plate.

[@katkat7828]

Abbey is closely associated with the dairy industry and promotes research funded by it, so don't expect agreement on this. I agree though - vegans do eat from all the food groups. An animal is not a food group.

[@misstakenbelief]

Please do a video on Raw Alignment/Alyse Parker. She used to be raw vegan and starved herself to the point where she was malnourished and deficient. She then went full on carnivore. She still has her old "What I eat in a Day Raw Vegan" videos up. It'd be nice to see a comparison of both from an actual RD, even though she starves and restricts herself on both. *Edit* you should also check out her colonic experience video. She makes completely false claims and talks about how it "detoxes" the body. She claims that food can stay in there for years and a colonic is a good thing. I just...I just can't. She is a mess.

[@tracym6784]

That poor girl is a mess!

[@alizeematon9633]

Yes please! This girl is a mess and i remember when she lied about being vegan just to sell her "retreat" at a minimum of 4000 $

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Oh lord I’ll look

[@RM-ty2qy]

Oh god didn't she have some videos up where she only ate avocado lettuce and crackers and green juice 😳

[@alizeematon9633]

@@RM-ty2qy sOo HeAlthY

[@haydnstv]

She seems like she is struggling with some level of hypochondriasis/health anxiety.

[@theshunnedBandersnatch]

I was thinking the same thing. I remember Unnatural Vegan doing a couple of videos about Kalel, and she seemed almost obsessed about staying pure and "healing herself naturally." I'm kind of crunchy granola myself, but that kind of anxiety about not being contaminated by "impure foods" and controlling every aspect of one's body seems unhealthy. Maybe she's talked about it in her past videos, idk.

[@ccap3211]

Kimberlee Green she has been diagnosed with ocpd which is a form of ocd but it relates perfectionism. It really explains a lot about her if you look into it.

[@theshunnedBandersnatch]

@@ccap3211 Thanks!

[@haydnstv]

ccap3211 ya I remember that

[@lilyturner3330]

I have health anxiety and yep she reminds me of how i was when it was at it's worst!

[@breeelizabethful]

Thank you for saying that weight gain can be a sign of getting healthy. I don’t think anyone had ever said that to me before. It makes me feel less guilty about the change in my body after years of disordered eating

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Bree Haggett yes!! Sometimes it’s so key

[@zoetate8059]

I remember I started watching her video a week ago thinking it would be about balance and phasing out veganism, but as SOON as I saw the skinny teas I closed the video. Dealbreaker.

[@sequinsmtg]

Zoe Tate same! I couldn’t take it, the lies.

[@ccap3211]

Zoe Tate yeah but she’s broke. Did you see the video about how she couldn’t pay her bills and had to borrow money just for food to eat? She obviously took the sponsorship because she was really hurting for money.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Deal breaker

[@zoetate8059]

@@ccap3211 I have not, but if she is broke from only doing youtube full time, she should find a part-time job or freelance in order to fill the gaps. It's become normal, but I really don't think it's acceptable that so many youtubers promote scams, faulty products, and/or knowingly spread misinformation for the sake of making a bag. If she is willing to compromise her integrity and lie to her viewers, she should not have a platform

[@luciabrito3337]

Like many of the people in the comments here, Kalel's videos also contributed to my eating disorder. I'm not saying it was her fault (at all ) but they didn't help. It's so sad to know that she is still promoting disordered eating behaviours but I'm so glad Abby is here to spread some good, real info. I hope Kalel watches this video and realizes how much her mindset and eating habits can affect her and those who follow her... I saw her videos three years ago and I'm still trying to recover from my ED so influencers should be careful with what they put out there...

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Lulu Vlogs so sorry to hear that. Thanks for your comment

[@evab.6240]

But.. You chose to watch them and to follow her advice. Be rational, please.

[@luluvbrito]

Yes but I was 15/16 and very easy to manipulate. I had no knowledge about nutrition, just like any other teenager. Of course it wasnt her fault 100% but she was part of the problem. We have to acknowledge that influencers nowadays have a huge power over their audience and they can manipulate people into thinking they need to live one way or the other. I don't think it was my fault that I watched her videos, I didn't know what I was doing, I was too young to understand what healthy eating actually means and what restricting looked like. When someone puts out a video for the world to see, it doesnt matter the intention behind it (Kalel probably didnt mean any harm), its still going to have an effect over the audience so people have to be aware of this, research and not just claim facts because it seems to work. Yes her diet made her lose weight but it also damaged her health and no one knew...

[@luluvbrito]

One of the comments here says Kalel used to say never to eat more than half your meal! Imagine what that can do to a teenager's mind, or even a worse, a child's. She cant just say that, girls hear that and see her with her beautiful body and they are probably gonna want to be like her. Having that mindset around food is super restrictive and can definately lead to anorexia or binge eating (after restricting).

[@lvega5606]

@@luluvbrito and Kalel responded to that comment and said she never said that. Regardless, I will never understand how someone can give such power to a random person's random comment. A parent's comment, yes. A coach's comment about an individual specifically... probably. But not someone who hasn't even met you.

[@CrazyBaby1508]

abbey, i just want to say on behalf of everyone, thank you for being such a breath of fresh air when it comes to food and diet culture etc! it’s so lovely to hear someone with a platform talk about how food isnt the enemy etc x

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Ugh so happy to hear

[@mjh7236]

This girl's unhealthy relationship with food and her body is palpable. It's so sad.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

MJ H 😥

[@annala2956]

The “skinny tea” makes me roll my eyes too. If she’d replaced that with some almond butter on toast or something of substance she may have prevented that sugar craving/obsession. I’m also glad you pointed out the Botox thing. Body positivity should include the face too!

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Anna LA totally

[@shariwelch8760]

She looks beautiful and slender, her weight shaming is disgusting to me.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Shari Welch 😥

[@kater6873]

I completely agree. I know she might have BDD, which makes it hard to make sense of her own image. However, I am thinking about all the other young people who watch her videos and how it might feel for them to hear someone who is only 115 lbs speaking about themselves in that way.

[@evab.6240]

Wtf. She gained 10 kilo, how is acknowledging that fact weight shaming?! Let's be real for a second, lol. She put on a big amount of weight. It's normal to not feel good, and it's normal to want to lose that weight. Do you expect her to just ignore her appearance.. Because if you do, you're on the wrong channel haha. She takes a lot of pride in her looks, obviously and she takes care of herself. Of course she's gonna talk about it. Dunno what's wrong about that.. No one is shaming and no one is being shamed here

[@shariwelch8760]

@@evab.6240 LOOK AT HER. If she gained 10 kilos, then she was a skeleton before. Going around saying you're fat when you're not is a huge problem. Sorry you can't see that.

[@evab.6240]

@@shariwelch8760 Girl. Please don't spread misinformation. She said in the video "I'm not saying I'm fat". MULTIPLE TIMES. She never said the word fat. She isn't fat, anyways. She said 'unfit' or something similar which is probably true. She even said many times that 15 pounds might not be a big weight gain to some people, but it is to her because she's short.

[@Ketevannna]

Abbey, I just want to start off by saying thank you. I'm usually not the type to comment on anything, but Thank you for such incredible advice in this chaotic world of BS "Detox diets" and "Skinny Teas" . I am recovering from a long battle of Binge Eating Disorder (Haven't had a binge session for almost 3 months WOOHOO) and you have helped me so much to learn about proper, gentle nutrition and Intuitive eating. I stop my whole life the second I see that you have uploaded a video. :D I love love love love loooooove your videos (even as a vegetarian transitioning into veganism hahaha) and I am a supporter forever. BIG LOVE FROM GEORGIA!!! (the country!) (^w^)

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Katy Kekelia so happy to hear this. Thanks so much for sharing

[@CherryJuli]

I’ve never eaten so many different foods as when I went vegan because you’re kinda forced to get out of your comfort zone. In theory You’re more restricted but in reality you’ll gonna expand your food horizon.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

great point!

[@anamariabercea8986]

I've never eaten so many foods as when I went on a meat based diet: liver, kidney, heart, sweetbreads, brain, intestines, tripe, ox tail, tongue, pork skin, pork feet, fish eggs, squid, octopus, herring, mackerels, sashimi, lamb babic and pastrami, goose, goat, elk, bison, wild duck, deer, wild boar, pheasant, wild rabbit, quail eggs, duck eggs, cultured butter, water buffalo milk and kefir, smelliest cheeses etc :)))))) In theory you're more restricted but in reality you'll expand your food horizon. :)

[@CherryJuli]

Anamaria Bercea you’re not funny at all and animal parts aren’t actual dishes.

[@stardusstie]

This has been my experience as well

[@MrsCurioCheerio]

Megan Hill ethical stance aside, what...?

[@hegekristinhagen5741]

Could you make a video about how nutritional deficiencies can affect how you feel, and if they can cause cravin? Can fatigue related to malnutrition or chronic illness cause cravings?

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Hege Kristin Hagen great idea!

[@KattReen]

I know I'm getting kinda deficient in iron when I get an overwhelming desire to chew ice rofl. It's always like that, and the only thing that shows up low on tests will be iron. It's super weird. Not like chewing ice helps in any way either haha. Idk if it's a common symptom though lol, people usually look at me kinda funny when I mention it. ;P

[@rosieapplelemontart]

@@KattReen it is a common symptom of iron deficiency! Mad isn't it how our bodies work sometimes.

[@vizzinia11]

listening to kalel beat herself up about eating sugar while i'm sittin here eating cookies and milk.. makes me kinda sad ngl! the guilt she puts on herself is painful to watch. i mean, having a sugary snack is so nice sometimes! and i extra appreciate it now that i'm gluten free for medical reasons lol.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Anna for sure. Thanks for sharing

[@lisahoang3880]

How do you not beat yourself uo for it? I constantly do. Today I had cake and ate some because tomorrow is my birthday. Then I had only one truffle. I feel really guilty and awful from eating so much sugar. I have been on a sugar high for 4-5 weeks and constantly had headaches. I don't want to feel like this. Any advice?

[@KattReen]

@@lisahoang3880 If one of your friends had cake and truffles, would you think of them as lesser, out of control, bad or that they're not taking care of themselves properly? Probably not, right? That would be ridiculous, because it's just some cake and truffles. You need to approach these negative thoughts you're having with reason and kindness, and recognize that you're being unreasonably hard on yourself when you are, but that can be difficult if you're in a really bad place. There's no shame in seeing a professional for these kinds of thoughts if they're getting in the way of your life or happiness. As for the headaches... I don't want to discredit you, you know your body astronomically better than I do, but I think you should maybe look to some of the more common causes of tension headaches.

[@lisahoang3880]

@@KattReen Aww. Thank you so much. I will try to be better for my body. I try not to beat up myself because I know that when people do that, they eat worse. I know the headaches come from the sugar because I get it when I eat anything too high in sugar. I even get chest pains and nausea.

[@kendalynm6844]

but she wasn’t just having a sugary snack once in while, she said she was binge eating, which is a big problem

[@coreypar4102]

As a fellow dietitian, I love your channel. When I first saw Kalel’s video I was hoping it would make its way to you for review. Glad it did

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Corey Par thanks so much!!

[@natashabot4838]

This reminds me so much of Alyssa “I had salmon on night and the next day I was cured of everything, my sex drive was back!” ...

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Natasha Bot lol right I remember that too

[@maderaverdes]

Yes omg, haha. I went on vacation this summer and had fish when I couldn't find any good vegan protein options out in the middle of nowhere (I normally eat a vegan diet). Someone asked if I "felt better" when I returned home and I couldn't stop laughing because it reminded me of her. Also, that came from a omnivore, which makes me think it's a common misconception that you immediately "feel better" after being "deprived" of animal protein. Given her money-grubbing ways, she likely made that statement to appeal to those that already think this to get views and $$.

[@suziezurfreiheit6825]

Not everything is good immediately, but believe me - the positive effects can be felt very very soon. Also eating meat makes many of us feel more grounded, it's not just about the nutritional aspects.

[@natashabot4838]

Suziezur Freiheit I’ll have to respectfully disagree, I am sure if you’re eating a junk food diet and not supplementing b12 if you “improve” your nutrient intake you will feel better. Personally I feel amazing on a vegan diet, not only does it align with my views I feel like I have a bountiful selection of healthy and delicious food at my finger tips. I can’t imagine flesh and bones making me feel “grounded”, the thought of harming another being makes me feel revolted.

[@suziezurfreiheit6825]

@@natashabot4838 Awesome. I ate a whole foods vegan diet while supplementing b12 and vitamin d and eating maaaannnyyy calories. At a certain point, my health started to decline and then after I had tried out so many things I reintroduced a little bit of meat again. Not beautiful in terms of animal welfare, but this is what happened.

[@Cami-nm9jy]

I am so excited for this video!! Abbey, your videos have really helped me to be more intuitive with my eating! Thank you so much for your informative videos! I now want to be a nutritionist!! ❤️❤️

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Cami Rose so happy to hear that. Thanks love

[@spenx09]

Colon tea, OMG 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@AbbeysKitchen]

spenx09 so gross

[@friesxnxcoke]

Kalel's section on this video was literally this comment over and over.

[@JackJacklover33]

Watching her ramble on for like 7 minutes without eating the food gives me anxiety

[@heyhello6624]

Laxatives Caffeine Weigh lost talk ...

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Lots going on

[@TheGPFilmMaker]

I was unintentionally very underweight/nutrient lacking in college (the cafeteria had a REALLY tough time keeping me well fed with my food allergies) and as soon as I got home, I gained probably 10-15 pounds in maybe 3-6 months. I looked and felt SO MUCH healthier!! I made great gains in my workouts and my digestion, skin, and hair were so much better. Weight gain is NOT some terrible thing if your body really just needs more nourishment!!

[@BritniNotBrittany]

OMG when you said Senna leaves, I had the most HORRENDOUS flashback. Last summer, I spent a week with a friend of mine’s mom and she convinced us to drink a senna leaf tea. I spent the entire night curled up on the bathroom floor. Then we had to drive almost 9 hours from Queens, NY to Toronto. Mistakes were made..

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Britni Phillips yikes

[@BritniNotBrittany]

Cecelia Kra Well, her son and my friend grew up drinking it once or twice a year. He’s Guyanese-American and she’s Jamaican-American so for them it’s a cultural thing. But they said they hadn’t had it in a couple months of years and I grew up in the South, many generations removed from any sort non-“standard” American traditions so I’d never had it at all. Plus we’re in our mid-twenties, so when I say “convince” I don’t mean it in a pressuring, overbearing sort of way. More in a well-meaning way. But between both of their families, we at a LOT of traditional Caribbean food and ya girl is NOT used to that at all so I figured, “why not”. But then we didn’t know we were gonna be leaving the next day so it was just a mess all around lol.

[@LottieM1223]

I really don't blame you for not collaborating with one of those tea weight loss companies! I've had a few people try to recruit me on Instagram to push those coffee shot drinks that apparently boost your metabolism 😂 I asked the recruiter if they could provide me with any scientific studies/research based on the product and sadly she could not but she said they had plenty of positive customer reviews 😂 I informed her I cannot promote/sell something based on anecdotal evidence. I've completely shut out diet culture and a huge part of that is down to watching your videos, so thank you abbey!

[@TracyD2]

Lottie Miles 👍🏽

[@AbbeysKitchen]

I’m sooo happy to hear

[@kyh9371]

she is obsessed with her weight, sad

[@crazywaffleking]

You probably weigh 200 pounds.

[@pennywisethedancingclown2702]

Koko Hawk what’s really sad is that she was basically a vegan Nazi and now she’s not even vegan.... TF

[@kakashi341girl]

crazywaffleking how old are you lol?

[@shewasnotamystery]

she's in general really obsessed with her looks. all of the plastic surgeries.. ruining her perfectly fine teeth for full veneers...

[@Nagutama]

She has body dismorphia probably. She changed herself so much, is like she is never content.

[@annarandall6468]

I absolutely love abby's videos, they make me wanna switch my major to nutrition or dietetics!! She always supports what she's saying with articles and prior knowledge and she's just so informed!

[@darcyryan9461]

I’ve been following kalel for 6 years, and i went vegetarian because of her. i really just want to see her healthy and happy now. thanks for the video

[@rosebrazilek3775]

Abbey yelling: "more cheese! More cheese!" is a mood

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Rose Brazilek lol yeaaaas

[@rockchik631]

Someone give me the time this happens so I can just watch that part 😁

[@TheAngryVegan209]

hopefully its vegan cheese. my vegan youtube channel teaches you how to make home grown vegan cheese which taste better than real cheese

[@tasniimbadani7717]

Doing that at breakfast rn lol

[@MandylovesGames]

I love this channel! It's really pushed me to get more mindful about my eating (trying to bring more balance to each meal!) :)

[@noxdoubt861]

Thank you for this video. Arrogant people telling their huge audience misinformation is incredibly dangerous and it happens too often. It’s great to see someone with the background and education providing accurate information!

[@misspeaches1144]

Yay a sane response to that video 👏🏻 no shade but I personally don’t think people (ahm ahm 🍌🍌🍌) who are not dietitians should be reviewing what I eat videos, no matter how bad they are.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Vered Pinhas for sure

[@MrZwynne]

Dr. Dray would be an excellent influencer to review. She's just uploaded a "What I Eat in a Work Day" video, but her weekly vlogs always have grocery hauls. She has a *huge* following of young women. Would love to hear your thoughts!

[@sugarbomb187]

Agreed! she also has some weird food habits, I would love to hear Abbey's thoughts

[@tracym6784]

I would like to see this too. Love dr dray’s skin care advice, but she’s quirky with food fo sho!

[@AbbeysKitchen]

I’ll look!!

[@lyssaf7821]

yikes

[@maddiemcgovern]

As a psychology major w a nutrition minor, this is hereby my new favorite channel.

[@lenamarie387]

I literally commented on that video that she should start watching you for some clearance around food and nutrition - I love that you now actually did a video about her diet and misconceptions! And (as always) in such a classy and constructive way! Also, your advice helped me so much - I've been gaining weight after getting out of a cycle of disordered eating and (like kalel) viewed it as a bad sign, even though my blood results have been better. I guess our bodies need to recover in their own way and we should let them without being too hard on ourselves!

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Lena Marie yes!!!! I’m so glad

[@selenapink98]

I used to watch Kalel's videos when I was around 12-14 (like almost 8-10 years ago, she's been on youtube a while) and while I would never blame my eating disorder on someone she was one of my major "thinspirations". I'll never forget this vlog she made (before she was even vegan) where she said she eats a cucumber slowly for dinner (just a cucumber) with a fork and knife. I did it for week at least. Gosh. I truly hope she gets better but obviously influencers really can and do affect the lives of others (that's why their called influencers), especially young people.

[@withlinds8434]

You should review Ashley wicka's what I eat in a day she is a teen vegan and i think it would be good to see how health she is

[@AbbeysKitchen]

challengegirls I’ll look

[@tatedee3278]

Could you do a video on essential oils? I have seen you tubers as well as Instagram influencers consuming them...

[@yellowplasticsporks]

Kenna has a video on this. She's a biochemist

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Great question

[@funmif30]

It's 12:19 am here in the UK but Abbey has uploaded so sleep is suspended 😂

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Funmi F aw love it

[@shelbytaylor25]

I guess she took down the videos she had that explained her journey away from veganism. She made a couple videos where she talked about health problems she had been having and how these doctors kept saying nothing was wrong with her so she kept going to different doctors and made them do a bunch of tests where they told her that her body had a million problems all related to her diet. She has struggled with disordered eating, and a ton of her fans were pretty shocked when she came out. Unnatural Vegan did a great response video that broke down the science she tried to cite and why it was incorrect or misguided.

[@shelbytaylor25]

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[@AbbeysKitchen]

Thanks for sharing

[@jlv-zb8pk]

This video is so important - I'm so glad you made it! The more information about those teas, the better. Keep doing what you're doing!

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Mrs. Cat thank you

[@itsinthewayyoumove4127]

Can you please review Healthy Crazy Cool? It would be different to see a vegan guy's meals evaluated. Plus I really like his channel!

[@RM-ty2qy]

I love his videos he has a way more balanced approach to veganism.

[@tracym6784]

Itsinthewayyoumove * I think she said he was “on the list” before. I hope she does it.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Yes! On the list for sure

[@itsinthewayyoumove4127]

@@RM-ty2qy he does! I honestly think that's partly because he's a guy who doesn't feel like he has to eat tiny tiny meals. Of course not all women vegan youtubers are like that, I'm a vegan woman and I love to eat! But unfortunately so many of them are/were. Before Rawvana and Alyse stopped being vegan I would look at their meals then and think "how in the world are they satisfied??" their dinners would be like a snack

[@itsinthewayyoumove4127]

@@tracym6784 me too

[@gabgab5136]

Love this video and the way you went about addressing things. This is how you promote proper and healthy change💚 subscribed!

[@RM-ty2qy]

I've followed her for years, honestly really enjoyed her channel. I appreciated her struggles with mental health and being open about it but her posting the fit tea ads is just upsetting. But can tell she is struggling with her weight /body image, she did a video showing her body a few videos before this she looks great like she is still so slim. It's such a shame she obviously struggling with some type of body dyspmorphia, hope she can really get some help for her mental health, I don't think she is a bad person at all I just think is in a bad place. But don't think it's sending the best message for her to say a girl as slim as her needs to loose weight and promoting skinny tea to her followers.

[@Kyiecutie]

R M I agree. For me, I don’t think ANYBODY should promote skinny tea because it’s a straight up scam, but because, like you said, she’s clearly going through some shit with her weight/physique, it just makes it that much more enticing for girls who are also vulnerable or insecure about their weight.

[@RM-ty2qy]

@@Kyiecutie Yes I really hope she can get some help for the issues she has, can tell she has had a really hard year from some of her other videos. From the backlash she got from promoting the tea hopefully it's the last time we will see her promote it 🙏

[@SasukesHott]

Agreed, I've been watching Kalel since I was a young teen and was really disappointed by the skinny/detox tea. She's always been super restrictive about food, it makes me sad that she puts so much pressure on herself

[@RM-ty2qy]

@@SasukesHott It's such a shame that she thinks at (115lbs she mentioned she was in a video) that she desperately needs to loose weight, that's a perfectly healthy weight. I honestly think it's living in LA, surrounded by other "perfect" influencers and spending years convincing an audience of nearly 2 million that you have perfect life perfect diet perfect everything. I think it would affect anyone's mental health but seems to have hit Kalel pretty hard especially this year. And of course the constant criticism from followers and other influencers. I think kalel wants to leave behind the influencer life but she doesn't know how after that's all she has done for 10+ years.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

🙏🏻

[@fivebyfivewhat]

I’m loving this channel. You are so balanced in your content between making the truth clear but also with kindness towards the people you are reviewing. Yaaaaas.

[@corinaalexandra6508]

you’re so smart, i love hearing you talk! thank you for your informative videos

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Corina Alexandra 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Karltonx]

I don’t think she’s dumb enough to truly advocate for the teas... I think she’s broke and knows her followers wont buy them anyway lol

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Karl Karstens 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@FrancescaPessarelli]

Karl Karstens really? Because she says a lot of really dumb things in general so....I wouldn’t be surprised.

[@AngelStarHealer]

I think she said on an instagram story that she's broke and desperate for money and was willing to sell herself but lately she wants to be careful about who she sponsors.

[@ashleysanchez1163]

I had that “cleansing” mindset when I first started dieting. I felt like whenever I ate junk food, it made me “toxic” or “impure” so I’d use the teas and stuff to “get rid of it”. Now I’ve been bulimic for over 4 years, I have chronic gastritis, GERD, and my bowels no longer move normally due to constant use of laxatives. Beauty isn’t worth ruining your body. Stuff should be labeled as what it truly is. “Try this new diet tea! It dehydrates you to make it SEEM like you lost weight but in reality it’s just all the water you’re shitting out! Wow!”

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Ashley S. I’m sorry for your experience

[@mole62ssf]

Yep, I'm stopping just prior to two minutes in. I appreciate the trigger warnings, Abbey. I'm having a stable day and my mood is on the light side. Weight, losing weight, fat-shaming, yeah, that's going to deter me from maintaining the lightness. Onto a different Abbey's Kitchen video. :)

[@jodybennett8800]

Thanks for the “make peace with your body” phrasing. That resonated with me... 😌

[@AbbeysKitchen]

so glad :)

[@thehappyplate]

“We need to stop thinking of weight gain as an inherently negative thing. Sometimes it’s actually a sign of health.” Yes 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 This! More of this.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

thank you

[@NSends]

Hey Abby, fellow RD here. I have a hard time understanding why nutrition professionals harp on about how vegan diets need to be "well planned" and require "education" in order to be nutritionally adequate. This is true for ALL diets. We have an epidemic of nutrition-caused diseases that are overwhelming our healthcare systems because omnivorous diets are largely not well-planned and are nutritionally inadequate. Most people seeking the consult of a dietitian are not vegan/vegetarian. Most people coming in for care for their heart disease, diabetes, GI cancers are not vegan/vegetarian. I think that promoting the idea that omnivorous diets are safer by nature because they "cover all of the bases" is not only demonstrably false, but really does a disservice to the public. ALL diets can be dangerous and lead to health problems and I would argue that those issues seen in people on lazy omnivorous diets are more damaging and serious than those seen with people on lazy vegan diets.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

N Goodwin you’re totally right! I think this is drilled into us but absolutely, it applies across the board

[@Jordan-db2og]

I've had no problems with malnutrition besides when I gave up meat at 18 and developed a severe iron deficiency, I then went back to eating meat and have had no problems since Now, I'm attempting vegetarianism again because I have the education I need to make sure my diet isn't detrimental to me. When cutting out key parts of a diet, you do need the education on how to replace them with alternatives

[@Jordan-db2og]

Besides, a lot of people go into plant based diets for health benefits, so it makes so much sense for them to be clued up about proper nutrition

[@annagleason2997]

Informative and respectful video! I would like to be clear though that vegan is an ethics based lifestyle that works to minimize harm in all aspects of living as much as possible. Plant based is a diet. Veganism will always include a plant based diet, but someone eating a plant based diet is not necessarily vegan.

[@stitchedbycarly]

I'm loving the enunciated sharPP you've been doing lately 🤩

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Carly Schaelling lol

[@stitchedbycarly]

@@AbbeysKitchen 😂🤣

[@megan5495]

I am LIVING for the sass and shade you threw to that tea company. YES love this! Bullshit tactics that are dangerous and just out to make money are the reason I began studying as a dietitian. I want to help educate people against the dangers of these diets and companies. Love your work Abbey!

[@AbbeysKitchen]

totally. thanks love

[@codyRsimpsonrules]

Abbey yelling “more cheese! That’s not enough cheese!” Is honestly such a mood

[@BlueDingo99]

I have recently discovered Abbey Sharp's channel and my mind is blown. My weight has fluctuated my whole life due to restricting, dieting, restricting, dieting, etc. I wondered why I couldn't have the will-power to stay away from dessert.... when the whole issue was that I was keeping myself away from it! I feel like a burden has been lifted. Thank you so much for your wisdom!

[@cmhartman21]

Thank you for saying that weight gain is a sign of health and healing.

[@racheltait-enroth4584]

Abbey, I really love that at one point you said that rather than being an unfortunate byproduct of feeling better, weight gain might be what makes her feel better! I loved that because it really put some things into perspective and changed the rhetoric! Love it Abbey

[@angelalee7012]

Abbey, did you say "bag-el"? I'm having flashbacks to the Community episode where everyone realises Britta can't say bagel correctly. :D

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Angela Lee yes everyone teases me Lol

[@angelalee7012]

@@AbbeysKitchen Aww, it's cute! Ignore them. You're unique ;D

[@Lasomie]

doesn't help after saying kalel a lot lol

[@bobbiecook6067]

I say bagel the same way and my husband makes fun of me everytime 😭

[@laurenk5098]

Wait, how are you supposed to sy bagel then? Is it different in America? In my country we pronounce bagel the way Abbie does..

[@SerenaBrooks2686]

I love your channel Abbey! It has given me a lot of insight and I love how straightforward you are! I understand why not everyone can handle such straightforwardness, but at the same time your not being mean to the people personally, your just commenting on there specific food choices.

[@berry7590]

I got this in my recommendation and I don’t know who is kalel or the dietitian but man I was not ready for this level of sassyness . She’s quite pleasurable to watch

[@bethanyjacobs6124]

Recently found your channel, loving it. And let me say, as a physician I very much appreciate your debunking of this whole “liver/colon/body detox” trend. Love when I see something about detoxing your liver because it’s “not working well”. If your liver is not working well, you need a visit with a hepatology clinic. Not a tea. 👏🏻👏🏻

[@user-ee7kb6sf5g]

She looks healthy...why the hell is she trying to drop weight🤷‍♀️

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Ktbugg 23 I don’t comment on people’s bodies but it’s hard to know what is going on in someone’s head

[@user-ee7kb6sf5g]

@@AbbeysKitchen Makes me sad that she seems so hyper focused on it 😓

[@spunkiQT]

She's mostly unhappy with how the weight gain shows in her face. She's said recently that she's actually pretty happy with her body

[@user-ee7kb6sf5g]

@@spunkiQT that's what contor is for 😂

[@robinlillian9471]

Unfortunately, it's probably anorexia.

[@valeriavagapova]

So happy to hear what you said about botox/plastic surgery and all that. Makes me extra happy that I'm following you:)

[@alyssayoung6674]

she doesn’t sound excited by her food...listening to her explain the salad was just sad

[@AbbeysKitchen]

alyssa young totally

[@kater6873]

I really love how much you emphasize on intuitive eating, not feeling guilty for treating yourself, and just how much you highlight having overall balance in our lives :)

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Kaitlyn R ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@tltravel]

I actually watched this Kalel video and thought "I wonder what Abbey thinks of this skinny tea situation" hahaha. This is perfect.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

haha love it

[@Sam-ek5er]

Thank you for doing this video! I did request Kalel so I appreciate that you took the time to do this! ☺️

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Sam ❤️

[@RaceySpacey]

I am vegan and sometimes I will have a vegan kitchener bun for lunch :/ but the difference is maybe that I do not really snack. I eat what I like and nothing more at meal times. If you want to lose weight just eat normal portions of what you like. You wont crave anything because you know you can eat anything. I always start my day with a fruit smoothie and I put oats and seeds in it. I always have a large breakfast of 700 or so calories as I have a physical job. Then I will have what I like for lunch (a normal portion). If it is a donut then it is a donut and even if it were pizza I will stop when full. Mindful eat works!!!! But trust me when you don't restrict anything you like you wont crave it, you will opt for healthy options naturally. I love this tomato soup at plant 4. I get a chai with it and omg I am in heaven.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Ace Spa 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@heatherlaurenRN]

Thank you for pointing out that weight gain can be healthy!! I’m so tired of trying to explain to my family and friends that my weight gain was necessary, especially considering I had a lot of hypothalamic amenorrhea symptoms, including loss of menses. Weight gain has such a negative stigma

[@stephristovski3612]

If only the whole world were aware of your channel and became aware of nutrition the same way nutrition professionals are. I cringe so hard when people make crazy claims especially regarding weight loss all based on their theories. Your channel is actually the best and so informative

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Steph Ristovski thank you 🙏🏻

[@rachelbrowning8457]

I’m just here to say I just loved that I discovered your videos the community here is so nice and I just love watching you , unnatural vegan , and some other health individuals that have different diets , I’m more plant based now but I transitioned slowly so I can focus on what I need to include and become more educated on it

[@AbbeysKitchen]

thanks so much!

[@lounakin]

I know something that has an immediate, supressive effect on appetite... it's called food :)

[@AbbeysKitchen]

lounakin yesss

[@ayanacheech1711]

😂😂😂

[@BeautyyByyOliviaa]

Right now I’m in school working towards becoming a dietician. You are so inspiring and I hope one day I’ll know almost as much information as you!!

[@cat4331]

She’s so obsessed with how she looks....

[@lauraramosdelgado]

Totally agree with most of your message in this video. The part were you shared how much responsibility do influencers have and the power to change the modern diet-body shaming culture for the good is something that resonated with me deeply. Thank you for your videos Abbey. Great channel.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Laura Ramos Delgado thank you

[@christenastar]

You should totally review Natacha Oceane! She eats intuitively and she brings a super refreshing message to the fitness space 🙂

[@AbbeysKitchen]

christenastar yes she’s coming up and I agree - LOVE HER

[@oceanaelf]

I'm so happy I found your channel, I've just subscribed and will be sharing your channel with my friends who ask me advice on nutrition and calories, what's good and bad for them. I'm not an expert, a nutrition or dietitian so it's nice to have found a person that knows what she's talking about and is good at explaining how it works. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and constructive criticism and tips. And the editing is so good, a wonderfully well put together video 👌🏼🏵️

[@CH-jj8wk]

Literally watching this while eating toast at 1.30am oops

[@AbbeysKitchen]

C. HC enjoy!

[@theshunnedBandersnatch]

I'm right there with you! I'm having a salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, falafel and roasted butternut squash. Long videos are best with food 🤗

[@GGGirl55]

Why are you saying oops? Lmao what

[@TheAngryVegan209]

bring your toast along to my vegan channel and if you love abby then I can tell you now that you'll definitely love me

[@emalinel]

@@theshunnedBandersnatch oooooo that sound delicious! :)

[@citcatcreation]

I dont know how I've never found this channel before but it is so helpful and awesome. Thanks so much for the education and I can't wait to watch more videos and make some healthy changes to my diet. I have been so tired of seeing all these "skinny" products and herbal detoxers knowing they arent as good as the media claims. Its great to get some real talk in the food world and get some ideas on how to balance my diet better without these hack products. Thank you so much!

[@Jean-Berry]

JUST 1000 CALORIES?!?!? I would be sooooooo hungry after that

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Jean right!! Same

[@spidermiss2426]

I once had a doctor tell me I should be eating 1000 calories a day because he said it was "healthier" and I told him he was an idiot and never went to him again. At that same meeting he told me that by seeing the specialists I see I was wasting the medical community's money. I have many reasons and many illnesses that I have to see those specialists. When I requested a new doctor from the same office they just sighed and said they didn't even have to ask me why. A few months later I get a letter saying he was no longer employed.

[@katherineschaber120]

I really appreciate how informative your videos are!! Thank you!!

[@renoloverxoxo]

Someone pointed out on Unnatural Vegan's video on Kalel that a lot of the symptoms Kalel described were associated with breast implant rejection. She also used to take Accutane, which can definitely eff your body up. Kalel has definite body image issues, maybe her veganism was less about the animals and more about covering an ED. Not judging her but she has a following and triggers me personally with the weight obsession.

[@bambamcc91]

I feel like she portrays the voice in so many of our heads and the struggle so so so many people face today. I’m glad Abbey reviewed her though because many people are stuck in this mindset. Intuitive eating is hard when you’ve been trained to restrict.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

bambamcc91 totally

[@brittanioneil6866]

Can you do a video debunking some of Freelee’s bizarre claims? Would that be problematic? 😂 her scare tactics in her reviews are insane. Like that women eating eggs is equal to smoking cigarettes.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Brittani O'Neil will check that out

[@clairelewis7207]

Yes! In a recent video she says she doesn’t believe an autoimmune disease is the immune system attacking itself (I forget what the specific disease she was referring to was called). I feel like she has zero evidence to support her claims, aside from from individual experiences, which isn’t really valid

[@brittanioneil6866]

Claire Lewis She claims that every experience she has will be every other persons experience. It’s sickening. And she also harps on people’s caffeine addictions if they drink coffees or tea, when so many people just drink those things for pleasure and not for caffeine benefits. She’s so weird 😭💀

[@Marion89gr]

That 1-egg-equals-5-cigarettes claim actually comes from a peer reviewed medical study. That said, I think it's great that people question other people's sources, especially when what they are talking about is not in the area of their expertise.

[@spidermiss2426]

I wonder if Freelee still thinks that women having a period is unnatural? Or was that someone else?

[@TheQueerTailor]

On the rice front, Trader Joe’s has this frozen brown rice which makes making things like kimchi fried rice (one of my favorite foods) super super easy to make. I do actually love using the kimchi juice for the sauce, I mix it with soy sauce, mirin, bean paste, gochujang, and a little ketchup or maple syrup.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Leah Sauter omg So good

[@TG-xp5zw]

Finally, a real constructive Kalel reaction video. I stopped watching her before she stopped being vegan. Seems too fake. Just saying

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Tab Golem thanks for sharing 🙂

[@madison2519]

Thank you for saying that gaining weight can be healthy! I was vegetarian for 5 years and eventually became very anemic. I started incorporating meat back into my diet slowly, and I instantly felt better! I had more energy because my iron levels spiked back up (I was sleeping all day before), my nails were thick, I wasn’t as depressed, and I gained 20 pounds. When I first gained this weight, I felt extremely uncomfortable in my skin, but I eventually grew more comfortable and confident with my body. I am so happy you mentioned that a weight gain can be a positive effect from a healthy diet. Sometimes I still feel like I need to drop those 20 pounds, but now I know that I do not need to feel that way because that weight gain was needed. Thank you 💗

[@AbbeysKitchen]

thanks so much for sharing your journey with us

[@Blurggg]

ANECDOTAL. Academy of Dietetics and Nutrition largest US organization of nutrition professionals (100,000 members) have deemed a plant based diet perfectly healthy through all stages of life, from pregnancy infancy for athletes and elderly. If you did become anemic its because you were eating a poorly planned diet. Not because you were lacking animal protein. You obviously were still consuming that as a vegetarian anyway.

[@madison2519]

T Eye I agree, but I believe it is just not right for me. I recently tried to go vegan with an well planned diet (plenty of dark leafy greens, beans, tofu, iron, and b12 supplements), because I believe that is what is best for the average person’s health and the planet’s health. I became anemic within a few weeks. I think it is just difficult for my body to retain iron even when given plenty of sources, and iron supplements don’t seem to do the trick. It’s just easier and healthier for me, personally to eat meat. I definitely don’t bash a vegan or vegetarian diet, if anything, I would love to go back, but I just get anemic very quickly. It’s not a sustainable option for me at this time. Maybe that will change in the future.