Food Quotes

It's the company, not the cooking, that makes a meal.

We don't get fat because we overeat; we overeat because we're getting fat.

Just as animal research tells us that gluttony and sloth are side effects of a drive to accumulate body fat, it also says that eating in moderation and being physically active (literally, having the energy to exercise) are not evidence of moral rectitude. Rather, they're the metabolic benefits of a body that's programmed to remain lean.

My ability to tolerate shame, to compartmentalize it, to swallow it, increased right along with my belt size. it came with the territory of being heavy. Obese people have a lifetime of experience with shame.

The people who can most successfully lose weight and maintain a healthy life style are foodies. When it comes to healthy eating, people who know how to cook and make ingredients taste good have a distinct advantage over those who can't.

Eating is really one of your indoor sports. You play three times a day, and it's well worth while to make the game as pleasant as possible.

What's sad about not eating is the experience, whether at a family reunion or at midnight by yourself in a greasy spoon under the L tracks. The loss of dining, not the loss of food.

He liked the idea of coffee quite a lot—a warm drink that gave you energy and had been for centuries associated with sophisticates and intellectuals. But coffee itself tasted to him like caffeinated stomach bile.

Avoidance is a great tool to get away from food in my face all day long.

Cakes have such a terrible habit of turning out bad just when you especially want them to be good.

Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Never eat more than you can lift.

The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.

Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.

Water is the most neglected nutrient in your diet but one of the most vital.

Food is the most primitive form of comfort.

You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients.

Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.

Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian; wine and tarragon make it French. Sour cream makes it Russian; lemon and cinnamon make it Greek. Soy sauce makes it Chinese; garlic makes it good.

At my age the bones are water in the morning until food is given them.