'Modern Family' Star Ariel Winter Laughs Off Media Report About Her 'Super Strict Diet'

Ariel Winter has dished out the real skinny on her dietary habits — and it might not be what you’ve read in the media.

“Modern Family” star Winter had a laugh at the media’s expense Thursday night, mocking a report that she keeps herself on a short leash when it comes to sugar and carbs.

In a tweet Thursday night, Winter said that she was tipped off to the article by a friend.

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In the tweet, punctuated on both ends by crying-with-laughter emojis, Winter noted that “my friend sent me the funniest article that’s apparently in OK about my ‘super strict diet’ and how I only go out to eat if it’s healthy food and I don’t allow sugar in the house…….”

The actress continued, “HAHAHA I eat every carb possible and I make soft chocolate chip cookies every week…”

Winter was possibly referring to an OK! article published Thursday bearing the title, “How’d She Do It? Inside Ariel Winter’s Amazing Weight Loss.”

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The article reads, “A source spilled to OK! magazine that the ‘Modern Family’ actress has an extremely strict diet.”

It continues, “Ariel cuts out sugar completely and avoids carbs whenever she can,” the insider shared.

The article goes on to state, “While cutting out carbs is usually a good idea when trying to lose weight, the star also ‘won’t allow any sweets in her home and only meets people for healthy meals.'”

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TheWrap has reached out to a spokesman for OK! parent company American Media for comment. In the meantime, feast your eyes on Winter’s tweet below.

????my friend sent me the funniest article that’s apparently in OK about my “super strict diet” and how I only go out to eat if it’s healthy food and I don’t allow sugar in the house…….HAHAHA I eat every carb possible and I make soft chocolate chip cookies every week…????

– Ariel Winter (@arielwinter1) December 21, 2018

Ariel Winter's Evolution: From 'Modern Family' Kid to Body Positivity Icon (Photos)

Ariel Winter is best known for her role as middle sister Alex Dunphy on ABC's long-running hit comedy series "Modern Family." The show is now in its eighth season, and when Winter started on it she was just a kid. Now, the actress is 19 years old and has become an icon of body positivity, despite recent criticism online. Scroll through to watch her evolution over the years.
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Winter is pictured here next to her co-stars and onscreen siblings, Haley Dunphy (Sarah Hyland) and Luke Dunphy (Nolan Gould). When the show started in 2009, Winter was 11 years old.
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Winter poses at the KIIS FM Jingle Ball in 2010.
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In 2010, Winter shows off her braces with a big smile.
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This is the first selfie posted on Winter's Instagram, posted in 2012.
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This picture of Winter and Gould was taken at the 2013 SAG Awards. Winter posted it on her Instagram with the caption "Love my fake little brother!!!! 🙂 #sagawards2013 #fakebrother #saglove"
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Here, Winter poses with one of her "idols" Miranda Kerr at the 2013 InStyle Golden Globes afterparty.
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Winter is pictured here with other "Modern Family" cast members at the Emmy Awards in 2014. The show won that year for Outstanding Comedy Series.
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Winter posted this photo to her Instagram in 2014. "I went swimming with dolphins in Cabo! I LOVE them! Such an amazing experience," she wrote in the caption.
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In 2015, Winter attended the International Women's Media Foundation Courage Awards in Beverly Hills.
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Winter poses at her high school graduation party in June 2016. The actress will be joining the 2020 class of the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Winter poses for a Twitter swimsuit selfie while vacationing with her sister in Arizona last summer.
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Last year at the 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards, Winter sports new fringe alongside her co-stars Gould, Hyland, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson.
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Winter was criticized in early May this year for not dressing as casually as her co-stars at a "Modern Family" screening event. "Why TF does anyone care that I didn’t dress casual like everyone else for the panel? Why do I have to be like everyone else?" she responded.

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Winter received backlash for posting pictures of herself in a bikini to Instagram on Memorial Day. But the actress recently told Refinery29 of online haters, "Those people are going to be rude to me regardless of what I do, so I should just try and be happy with what I am."

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Ariel Winter is best known for her role as middle sister Alex Dunphy on ABC's long-running hit comedy series "Modern Family." The show is now in its eighth season, and when Winter started on it she was just a kid. Now, the actress is 19 years old and has become an icon of body positivity, despite recent criticism online. Scroll through to watch her evolution over the years.

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