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Well, I’ve been whining about the lack of interesting celeb diets lately, since everyone seems to be copping to the same wholesome, sensible diet. But finally—finally!—a few skinny stars are stepping up to the plate with some much-needed dietary madness. By which I mean they’re filling their grocery carts with baby food. So who’s on the underage meal plan?

Well, Jennifer Aniston is one celeb rumored to be stocking up on semi-solid foods. No surprise, since there’s nary a fad diet Jen hasn’t followed—she single-handedly popularized the Zone and switched from yoga to Pilates long before it became obligatory to do so. Marcia Cross is another proponent, which makes sense because that means the newish mom only has to remember one item at the grocery store. I’m more surprised to hear that Reese Witherspoon is supposedly on board, since she’s usually not a bandwagoneer—she’s more of an old-fashioned jogger. Plus I kind of picture her kids watching her eat dinner and mumbling, “Grow up, Mom.”

The allure of the Baby Food Diet is obvious: It offers foolproof portion control, packs about 60 calories per jar, and even tastes vaguely like real food. You’re also getting vitamins and nutrients—albeit in baby-sized servings. Problem is, the celebs are counting a single jar of baby food as a square meal. Sorry, but swapping real meals for teeny cans of veggie pulp just isn’t going to cut it for a full-sized human (or even a Hollywood-sized human, for that matter). If you want to reap the benefits of baby food, sub it for a high-calorie snack instead.

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