Quotes About Nutrition

A lot of people don't realize that when you're trying to lose weight, or just trying to stay fit, 85 percent of it is what you eat, and 15 percent of it is how you work out.

If you're working out and taking care of your body, you don't really want the greasy food that makes you feel tired or blah. You actually crave the good stuff!

The longer I work in nutrition, the more convinced I become that for the healthy person all foods should be delicious.

You can't be fat and fast, too; so lift, run, diet and work.

I eat right and ensure that I burn it all by working out equally as much as I eat.

Extreme exercise doesn't save you from poor food choices. It can be difficult to exercise and erase away that chocolate cake or pizza pie. It doesn't work that way.

It does take a little work to be a vegetarian but it's so worth it, oh it's so worth it!

I am blessed with a good metabolism, and as long as I work out, carbs don't add to my weight. If I need a leaner, meaner look for a film, I go off carbs for a bit.

When I work, I try to eat as much vegetarian as possible. When I do Cupid, I eat vegetarian because I need the energy. I've got those wings on my back.

I'm a big admirer of Walter Willett's work. I think he's done some really important research. He and I agree on most things.

Sugar leaves you stranded; I make sure I have the proper amount of protein before I work out.

To me, working out is literally like eating a meal or drinking water or breathing.

All the food that is put into the stomach that the system cannot derive benefit from, is a burden to nature in her work.

I eat a balanced diet. The secret is to watch your portions, but I also work out a lot. Working out a lot isn't necessary, but I am very active, and my body can endure intense workouts.

I love to work out and do cardio and have a healthy, active lifestyle, but I also am not going to, like, freak out over food.

A day without work is a day without food.

To help my muscles rebuild after I work out, I have a small serving of cottage cheese.

I know that when I get stressed, I want to eat junk food. So now I just know - 'I'm stressed, I want to eat junk food, so I'm going to go work out instead, or eat something healthy.' It really works.

I stick to a Mediterranean diet with fresh produce and olive oil. On a normal day, my diet is divided into the three main meals. I don't eat any other snack between meals during the day.

If you just stay away from junk, and stick with what your mom taught you, you're eating pretty healthy.

A few years ago, kids from poor areas in France were asked to draw items of food. For a chicken, they drew a drumstick. For a fish, they drew a fish stick. Those are extremes, but there is a lot that needs to be done to help children discover good food.

When you do snack, stick with healthier options like fruits, veggies, nuts, and low-fat, whole-grain products.

Eating a stick of butter will raise HDL in those who are able to do so, but that does not mean that butter is good for your heart. It isn't.

There was never any butter in our home. Just margarine. My parents acted like butter was lethal. I don't think I ever saw either one have a piece of butter. I would go over to friends' houses and down sticks of butter.