Quotes About Nutrition

If efficiency were the only value in this life, then we would be content to eat bland but nutritious food every day--and the same food at that. That would keep us alive, but it would make for very dull mealtimes.

He also spends a lot of my money on vitamin pills and biltong.

Dee thought that this was a good idea. She approved of exercise and took it herself, in theory at least. But exercise without a good diet was not enough. What was the use of pounding the pavements if one was deficient in selenium, or magnesium for that matter?

Who even *heard* of gluten till a few years ago?

The more you eat, the more you poop.

unless you value yourself, you won't have the motivation to exercise, get enough sleep, eat healthfully, and care for yourself.

Vitamin C is a natural antihistamine. We traditionally think of orange juice as a ready source of vitamin C. But since oranges are high in histamine, your vitamin C can come from other low-histamine sources such as: Mango: 60.1 milligrams per cup (cut pieces) Kale: 80.4 milligrams per cup Broccoli: 81.2 milligrams per cup

different. Let's give up meat and dairy." "Except for bacon and yogurt.

Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.

If we then follow the evidence and the logic, we can assume that the solution is to subtract foods of excess from our daily fare. And, as we subtract meat, fish, fowl, eggs, dairy products, oil, salt, sugar, and refined carbohydrates from our diet, what remains are foods that promote health. Fresh fruits and vegetables, tubers, whole grains, legumes, and nuts and seeds fill the void after the subtraction has taken place. In response, the previously overburdened body begins to regain its health.

The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease. —Thomas A. Edison

Nearly all weight problems are resolvable through the adoption of a diet derived from fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds. If you are currently overweight, it is not necessary to utilize restraint on portion size, only on portion content.

Fresh corn tastes better than canned corn, and who knew? So if you want to pay extra for that, great. Be our guest. But quit acting like it is a 'conscience and responsibility' thing, because canned corn is nutritionally better than no corn.(p. 91).

You cannot buy your health; you must earn it through healthy living.

Stop free-basing sugar.

It's not women's fault that diets don't work. It's not perversity of lack of willpower. God did this — in Her great wisdom.

Hildegard of Bingen (1098 - 1189) with her prophetic gift and depth of vision, was the first to describe the healing powers of food. Hildegard's nutritional approach is simple and healthy

Eating crappy food isn't a reward -- it's a punishment.

I love my daughter, but she had me on couscous and fixed me pastas and made me eat oatmeal every morning and what else, turkey burgers, turkey bacon, and that kind of stuff. So she wants her dad to live a long time, and I do, too.

I breathe in slowly. Food is life. I exhale, take another breath. Food is life.

Fight the staggering rise of type-2 diabetes by simply learning to cook healthy fresh food - it's fun, and it could save your life!

If it has a shelf life longer than you, don't eat it.

I'm not going to give up. If you pay attention to my plan and the way I live and the way I eat, then you have a chance to extend your life a few more years.

There's no finish line. That's a big pill for people to swallow, Every single day for the rest of your life, you are going to have to make better food choices, and move around a bit more.