Chris Alvarez
disabled musician
“The weirdest diet is the liquid diet. It’s a liquid, not a food.”
Jennifer Hernandez
student
“The Taco Bell diet—it’s junk food!”
Leshia Gier
Air Force medic
“Cayenne pepper and lemon juice, because who wants to eat pepper for a diet?”
Candyce Estave
North County coordinator of Autism Society, Santa Barbara
“No carbs and no fat, because we need that energy—all things in moderation.”
This article appears in Jan 21-28, 2010.