'She's ten Gwyneth Paltrows in one!' Health-obsessed juice bar founder mocked online after detailing her 'pretentious hippie diet' of 'reishi, maca, Shilajit resin and Brain Dust'

  • Moon Juice founder Amanda Chantal Bacon has become the target of online bullies after a story about her eating habits resurfaced this week
  • Critics are slamming the Los Angeles-based health guru for using costly ingredients that 'no one has heard of' 
  • Amanda, who said her daily diet packs more than 2,000 calories of healthy plant foods and protein, sees the online scrutiny as 'health-shaming'  

A Hollywood juice bar owner whose celebrity fans include Gwyneth Paltrow and Shailene Woodley has taken the internet by storm thanks to her unconventional daily diet featuring items that most people have never heard of.  

Moon Juice founder Amanda Chantal Bacon has become the target of online bullies after a May 2015 story from Elle.com about her super healthy eating habits resurfaced this week and unexpectedly sent the internet into a tailspin.

Not only have critics slammed the Los Angeles-based health guru for her 'pretentious hippie diet', others were up in arms over the price of her food and supplements, with many estimating that the ingredients for her meals cost anywhere from $700 to $1,200.

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Moon Juice founder Amanda Chantal Bacon is facing scrutiny over her extremely healthy diet that consists of daily 'quinton shots' and her company's 'brain dust' supplements 

Moon Juice founder Amanda Chantal Bacon is facing scrutiny over her extremely healthy diet that consists of daily 'quinton shots' and her company's 'brain dust' supplements 

Viral effect: The Los Angeles-based health guru shared her bizarre diet plan with Elle.com in May 2015, however, the candid interview has resurfaced this week and become wildly popular with her critics

Viral effect: The Los Angeles-based health guru shared her bizarre diet plan with Elle.com in May 2015, however, the candid interview has resurfaced this week and become wildly popular with her critics

Price of health? Many people commented on the cost of the ingredients featured in Amanda's diet, with many people estimating they cost anywhere from $700 to $1,200 

Price of health? Many people commented on the cost of the ingredients featured in Amanda's diet, with many people estimating they cost anywhere from $700 to $1,200 

In her interview, Amanda revealed that she starts her day at 6:30am with some Kundalini meditation and a 'copper cup of silver needle and calendula tea' before her four-year-old son Rohan wakes up. However, it it is her documented breakfast regimen that really has people up in arms. 

Her 'morning chi drink'  features 'vanilla mushroom protein and stone ground almond butter', and also has 'the super endocrine, brain, immunity, and libido-boosting powers of Brain Dust, cordyceps, reishi, maca, and Shilajit resin'.

The Brain Dust she is referring to is a supplement powder made of astragalus, lion's mane, ahilajit, maca, rhodiola, stevia, and gingko, which is sold at Moon Juice for $55 for two ounces. 

'I throw ho shou wu and pearl in as part of my beauty regime,' Amanda added. 'I chase it with three quinton shots for mineralization and two lipospheric vitamin B-complex packets for energy.' 

A Twitter user named Carole was just one of the many who criticized Amanda online, writing: 'The whole internet is lolling at Amanda Chantal Bacon's pretentious hippie diet of 50 foods you've never heard of.' 

Pricey powders: Moon Juice's vanilla mushroom protein (center) costs $35, while its Maca (bottom right) is priced at $25 

Pricey powders: Moon Juice's vanilla mushroom protein (center) costs $35, while its Maca (bottom right) is priced at $25 

Super healthy: A Quinton Hypertonic Box, which features 30 drinkable vials, costs $60. Amanda revealed that she drinks three shots a day 

Super healthy: A Quinton Hypertonic Box, which features 30 drinkable vials, costs $60. Amanda revealed that she drinks three shots a day 

Not your average breakfast: At 9:30 am Amanda has unsweetened green juice,  three tablespoons of bee pollen, a handful of activated cashews, and a shot of pressed turmeric root in freshly squeezed grapefruit juice

Not your average breakfast: At 9:30 am Amanda has unsweetened green juice, three tablespoons of bee pollen, a handful of activated cashews, and a shot of pressed turmeric root in freshly squeezed grapefruit juice

Meanwhile, journalist Felix Salmon cited a recent article from the Frisky when he tweeted that 'Amanda Chantal Bacon has literally spent $384 before breakfast'. 

Based on the prices listed on the Moon Juice website, it costs $175 for containers of all the ingredients used in her morning chi. 

'Amanda Chantal Bacon must be the world's most inaccurately-named human. Read this and weep,' Byron Hamburgers tweeted while linking to a summary of her diet. 

In the article, Amanda went on to say that nori rolls filled with umeboshi paste, avocado, cultured sea vegetables, and pea sprouts are her 'version of a taco', while noting that those ingredients are 'all pantry staples' in her house. 

No actual bacon: Many Twitter users joked that Amanda has the wrong surname considering her plant-based diet 

No actual bacon: Many Twitter users joked that Amanda has the wrong surname considering her plant-based diet 

Healthy boy: Other Twitter users noted that they feel bad for her four-year-old son Rohan because they assumed he is never allowed to eat junk food 

Healthy boy: Other Twitter users noted that they feel bad for her four-year-old son Rohan because they assumed he is never allowed to eat junk food 

On the go: 'I travel with a jar of the goods, almond milk in a cold tote, and my crazy superman shakey bottle!' Amanda captioned this Instagram image 

On the go: 'I travel with a jar of the goods, almond milk in a cold tote, and my crazy superman shakey bottle!' Amanda captioned this Instagram image 

From the earth: Amanda said she likes to have vegetable stuffed a nori roll for lunch (pictured) and a coconut yogurt with cardamom, dried figs, walnuts, and apricots for a late-afternoon snack
From the earth: Amanda said she likes to have vegetable stuffed a nori roll for lunch and a coconut yogurt with cardamom, dried figs, walnuts, and apricots for a late-afternoon snack (pictured)

From the earth: Amanda said she likes to have vegetable stuffed a nori roll for lunch (L) and a coconut yogurt with cardamom, dried figs, walnuts, and apricots for a late-afternoon snack (R)

A Twitter user known as British Beauty Blogger commented that Amanda is 'ten Gwyneth Paltrows in one', clearly referring to the fact that the actress has faced her fair share of vitriol on the internet over her own diet. 

Last year, Gwyneth, 43, actually had Amanda teach her and the loyal readers of her lifestyle website Goop what her Mucuna, Ho Shou Wu, and Brain Dust tonics and powders do for the body. 

The blonde beauty went on to say that Amanda 'literally glows from within, making any encounter with her, an “I’ll have what she’s having” moment.' 

However, Rebecca Chance was one of the many Twitter users who commented that she feels bad for Amanda's son Rohan because of his mother's strict diet. 

'Have people started a campaign to buy this poor little boy a Happy Meal yet?' she tweeted. 

And because of the combination Amanda's surname and her healthy diet, others were convinced that her diet regimen has to be a joke.    

Decadent treat: Amanda said she also enjoys a chunk of raw dark chocolate during the day 

Decadent treat: Amanda said she also enjoys a chunk of raw dark chocolate during the day 

Famous friend: This Twitter user compares Amanda's ultra-healthy eating habits to those of Gwyneth Paltrow

Famous friend: This Twitter user compares Amanda's ultra-healthy eating habits to those of Gwyneth Paltrow

Fan base: Gwyneth, 43, actually had Amanda teach her and the loyal readers of her lifestyle website Goop what her Mucuna, Ho Shou Wu, and Brain Dust tonics and powders do for the body last year  

Fan base: Gwyneth, 43, actually had Amanda teach her and the loyal readers of her lifestyle website Goop what her Mucuna, Ho Shou Wu, and Brain Dust tonics and powders do for the body last year  

'Surely to god that's a parody? She's called Amanda Chantal Bacon FFS,' Rob Read tweeted. 

Interestingly enough, someone actually has turned the very real Elle.com article into a parody video. YouTuber Jarrett Sleeper took to Facebook and his channel Murderbot Productions on Saturday to share a clip of himself pretending to be Amanda. 

In the three-minute video, a bare-chested Jarrett can be seen reciting Amanda's entire meal diary while the assumed price of each items flashes in the corner of the screen. At the end of the clip, Jarrred has estimated that the cost of her groceries and yoga classes cost $1,210.97. 

The Facebook version of the popular clip has been viewed more than 740,000 times since it was posted. 

After Racked published an article, entitled Why Is Everyone Health-Shaming Moon Juice's Amanda Chantal Bacon?, on Monday, Amanda responded to the piece on Facebook and said she is being 'health-shamed'.

Health nut: Amanda said her brand's activated, raw cashews are 'rich in the amino tryptophan, which increases serotonin in the brain' and 'powerfully promotes joy'

Health nut: Amanda said her brand's activated, raw cashews are 'rich in the amino tryptophan, which increases serotonin in the brain' and 'powerfully promotes joy'

Wrong assumption: Many Twitter users insisted that Amanda's food diary must be a 'parody' or joke

Wrong assumption: Many Twitter users insisted that Amanda's food diary must be a 'parody' or joke

Copycat: YouTuber Jarrett Sleeper recited Amanda's entire food diary along with the estimated prices of her food's ingredients in his parody video 

Copycat: YouTuber Jarrett Sleeper recited Amanda's entire food diary along with the estimated prices of her food's ingredients in his parody video 

Franchise: Amanda opened the first Moon Juice shop (pictured) on Rose Avenue in Venice, California, in 2011 before adding a second location on Sunset Boulevard in Silver Lake two years later 

Franchise: Amanda opened the first Moon Juice shop (pictured) on Rose Avenue in Venice, California, in 2011 before adding a second location on Sunset Boulevard in Silver Lake two years later 

'So exciting to see that HEALTH has become such a social issue we now have things like "health shaming"!' she wrote. 

'Just for the record that fine day over a year ago I actually ate 2,667 calories of mostly raw, adaptogenic, good fatty, plant foods that contained almost 100 grams of protein, but who's counting anyway,' Amanda added. 

And while some people lent Amanda their support, others pointed out that most people were 'money-shaming' her over the 'inflated' prices of her meals. 

Facebook user Andrew C. Whitelaw noted that the price tag attached to Jarrett Sleeper's video was 'extremely over-inflated' before he asked her to provide an accurate estimate of what her meals cost. 

'Clearly you weren't ingesting whole bottles and tubs of adaptogens and superfoods in a single day,' he wrote. 'Can you put forth an estimate for the actual cost of food items and supplements ingested that day? 

'I think, related to this strange concept of "health-shaming", some assume that eating and being healthy is elitist and not within the financial means of most people.'

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