Goop Did a Q&A on Goop

Gwyneth Paltrow recently did her own version of an AMA on Goop, where she picked only the questions she wanted to answer ahead of time, and published her answers. Here are some of the highlights:

Can you give an average day of food for you? 

GP: "I’m not a big breakfast person. I start my day with coffee and can’t really stomach food until after exercise. About 10 ‘o’clock, I have a nutrient-dense smoothie that costs nowhere near $200. I always eat salad for lunch with some protein, and as a general rule, I eat whatever I want for dinner."

What are three things readers would be most surprised to know about you and your life? 

GP: "That I really enjoy food that can be considered bad for you, like martinis and french fries. If left to my own devices, I’ll sleep for 10 hours a night. And I’m harder on myself than anybody else could ever be."

Would you still rather smoke crack than eat cheese out of a can?

GP: "Hell yes. You know, crack might be extreme, but spray cheese is not my kind of party."

It seems to me the media has made gig of coming for you; taking things you say or suggest out of context, not researching something you say before jumping on it. How do you keep from letting it bring you down?

GP: "Around the time I turned 40, I truly began to understand the importance of remaining on my own side and listening to my instincts. I think that in our culture women get a hard time for shifting a paradigm mid-stream, and I certainly did that! But I fully embrace my role as somebody who is genuinely trying to ask interesting, thought-provoking questions, and I take our quest at goop to push back, discover things—thereby sometimes moving the needle—seriously."

If you could ask Goop a question, what would you ask?