Let’s face it. Oprah is just one, big ol’ money-sucking marketing machine.

PETA crowned her "Person of the Year" which goes to show that these awards are given based on a one time event. Also, corporations (yeah, she is a corporate entity) will do something that the public perceives as ‘good’ one day and the next day do something that shows their true colors.

Why not give something relatively healthy like a free salad instead?

Because someone would take that perfectly nutritious salad & top it with a fat laden dressing that would send the calorie count above grilled chicken.