Quotes About Nutrition

Eat to live, and not live to eat.

In general, mankind, since the improvement in cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires.

To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

What physicians call perspirable matter is that vapour which passes off from our bodies, from the lungs, and through the pores of the skin. The quantity of this is said to be five eighths of what we eat.—Author.

therefore, if he would eat that with a pint of water,

We advise tea for the whole nation and for every nation. We advise men and women to drink tea daily; hour by hour if possible; beginning with ten cups a day, and increasing the dose to the utmost quantity that the stomach can contain and the kidneys eliminate. [Quoting Dr. Cornelius Buntekuh, Dutch physician in the pay of the Dutch East India Company, c. 1680]

In 2010, I consulted with President Clinton after his bypass grafts occluded and encouraged him to make healthy lifestyle changes including a whole-foods, plant-based diet low in refined carbohydrates.

If I eat refined carbs or foods that have the potential to bloat, I notice the baby pouch again.

Food is a reflection of who you are as a person.

My refrigerator is full of kale and greens. I can't imagine something greasy, or eating meat.

I regard food as fuel. I am not a brunch person.

I've learned to be extremely healthy regarding morning eating.

I am a foodie, but my antennas are always up regarding the healthy and nutritional values of food.

I think by planning an exercise regime, your diet follows to some extent.

Since we married, Peta's taken over a lot of my cooking and she's incredible. She'll do different meals for me and the kids, depending on my regime. If I name 10 ingredients she'll change the recipe every day.

A 'diet' is simply an individual's eating regimen: it doesn't have to mean the restrictive plan we've come to associate this word with.

The key is to master a few simple ways to exercise that will burn the most calories in the least time. And you also need to figure out how can you eat more of the good stuff and less of the bad stuff without feeling deprived so your diet regimen feels manageable.

Get your nutritional information from registered dieticians, not miracle healers. You'll be happier, and it's less expensive.

My biggest regret is putting my body through fad diets - Atkins, cleanses, the hCG diet.

Like a race car you can't put in regular gas. That's what food is: your fuel.

Good nutrition and regular exercise definitely help you cope with life's dramas.

I just like Raisin Bran - it keeps me regular.

I watch what I eat obviously. I'm not a regular gym-goer but I'm conscious of it.