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Quotes About Food

If we're not supposed to eat animals, how come they're made out of meat?
~ Tom Snyder
Food has a unique political power, for several reasons: food links the world's richest consumers with its poorest farmers; food choices have always been a potent means of social signaling; modern shoppers must make dozens of food choices every week, providing far more opportunities for political expression than electoral politics; and food is a product you consume, so eating something implies a deeply personal endorsement of it. But
~ Tom Standage
The way humans hunt for parking and the way animals hunt for food are not as different as you might think.
~ Tom Vanderbilt
The lack of access to proper nutrition is not only fueling obesity, it is leading to food insecurity and hunger among our children.
~ Tom Vilsack
You know, rural Americans are a special people. Their labor puts food on our table and fuel in our gas tanks. Their service in our military sets a powerful example of leadership, honor and sacrifice. Their spirit of community inspires us all.
~ Tom Vilsack
Local and regional food systems are about opportunity.
~ Tom Vilsack
Food is a fairly significant aspect of my life. I have struggled mightily with food. With my weight. And I'm conscious of it. So I have a sensitivity to people who struggle with their weight.
~ Tom Vilsack
If you think of what food is, it's the energy we use to do our daily work. I want people to know about the USDA. This is a very important department. It's not fully appreciated as such.
~ Tom Vilsack
The food pyramid is very complicated. It doesn't give you as much info in a quick glance as the plate does.
~ Tom Vilsack
Let us build a 21st-century rural economy of cutting-edge companies and technologies that lead us to energy and food security. Such an investment will revitalize rural America, re-establish our moral leadership on climate security and eliminate our addiction to foreign oil.
~ Tom Vilsack
I've never been a fan of personality-conflict burgers and identity-crisis omelets with patchouli oil. I function very well on a diet that consists of Chicken Catastrophe and Eggs Overwhelming and a tall, cool Janitor-in-a-Drum. I like to walk out of a restaurant with enough gas to open a Mobil station.
~ Tom Waits
One time a waitress asked me how I wanted my eggs, I said "Cooked".
~ Unknown
Last night I dreamed I ate a ten-pound marshmallow. When I woke up, my pillow was gone.
~ Tommy Cooper
Last night I dreamed I ate a ten-pound marshmallow, and when I woke up the pillow was gone.
~ Tommy Cooper
I had a dream last night, I was eating a ten pound marshmallow. I woke up this morning and the pillow was gone.
~ Tommy Cooper
Red meat is NOT bad for you. Now blue-green meat, THAT'S bad for you
~ Tommy Smothers
The essence will be evident everywhere. In all that the citizens do: in their art, music, food, and their buildings. If the essence of a place nourishes your spirit, then it is a good place to be" -Rovender
~ Tony DiTerlizzi
Cubans were getting a monthly ration of five pounds of rice, three pounds of beans, five eggs, one chicken, half a pound of coffee, milk for children up to age seven, one bar of soap, two rolls of toilet paper, three packs of cigarettes.
~ Unknown
socialism has only two fundamental problems: lunch and dinner.
~ Unknown
But I munched on it anyway, taking the chance of getting food poisoning since it was the only sustenance we had left, as we moved toward the fortress. Luckily I didn't get sick, and of course, thinking about actual culinary delights immediately gave me the idea of making a restaurant in Minecraft that specialized in Minecrafty dishes that I could construct once we got out of here.
~ Unknown
soufflés can be very tricky
~ Tracie Peterson
Looks delicious," he lied. "A mite crispy along the edges - but then, I like it that way." Incredulous eyes met his own. "You like your potatoes burned?" Ah, so he'd been right about that. If he could still recognize what it was she'd cooked, then surely he could eat it.
~ Unknown
Oh, darling, just look at your poor face. You're going to need an herb poultice and a fresh piece of steak for that wound." "And here I was looking forward to eating dinner, not wearing it on my face.
~ Unknown
I need protein from food rather than just protein supplements. I changed my diet.
~ Travis Barker