What to Eat Quotes

“BASICS OF DIET AND HEALTH The basic principles of good diets are so simple that I can summarize them in just ten words: eat less, move more, eat lots of fruits and vegetables. For additional clarification, a five-word modifier helps: go easy on junk foods.”
― Marion Nestle, What to Eat

“The foods that sell best and bring in the most profits are not necessarily the ones that are best for your health, and the conflict between health and business goals is at the root of public confusion about food choices. Where diets get confusing is in the details: so many nutrients, so many foods,”
― Marion Nestle, What to Eat

“If you would like the FDA to keep a sharper eye on health claims on food products, you need to convey that sentiment to your congressional representatives.”
― Marion Nestle, What to Eat

“If a food looks like it should have more calories than is stated on the label, it probably does.”
― Marion Nestle, What to Eat

“If you would like food manufacturers to explain more about the chemical ingredients listed on food labels, take up this matter with your congressional representatives. Congress tells the FDA what to do.”
― Marion Nestle, What to Eat

“Controlling SE is not rocket science; all it requires is immediate refrigeration of newly laid eggs (to stop bacterial growth), sampling eggs and testing them to see if they are carrying SE, and diverting eggs that test positive out of the supply of shell eggs.”
― Marion Nestle, What to Eat

“Food choices are about your future and that of your children. They are about nothing less than democracy in action.”
― Marion Nestle, What to Eat

“To summarize the soy-food situation: soy companies produce about 25 billion pounds of meal and oil every year for your use, much of it federally subsidized, that they are eager to get you to buy.”
― Marion Nestle, What to Eat

“You get a lot more calories for the price of hamburgers and french fries than you do for carrots, not least because the government subsidizes the production of corn and soybeans, the basis of cheap corn sweeteners and vegetable oil.”
― Marion Nestle, What to Eat

“fat), yet both are as healthful as can be. The foods that sell best and bring in the most profits are not necessarily the ones that are best for your health, and the conflict between health and business goals is at the root of public confusion about food choices.”
― Marion Nestle, What to Eat

“Unbelievable as it may seem, one-third of all vegetables consumed in the United States come from just three sources: french fries, potato chips, and iceberg lettuce.”
― Marion Nestle, What to Eat