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Vegetables Quotes

On what's on the plate, and why it matters.

Vegetables get treated with real technique here: cooked with care, kept deliberately vivid, served as a daily side rather than an occasional garnish. One entry recalls picky eating as a mark of childhood privilege. See Food quotes for more on eating and cooking.

My diet is mostly composed of whole-grain cereals, legumes, beans, lentils. Lots of cooked, baked, or steamed vegetables. Lots of spices like curcumin or cumin that help aid digestion. Some superfoods.

Quotes by Adam Ondra

The majority of my diet is probably vegetables, but I'm not a vegetarian or vegan.

Quotes by Abigail Spencer

I'm a pretty decent cook. I like to grill. I have a smoker that I love. I love me some steak. And I'll make a huge salad with a ton of vegetables.

Quotes by Abby Wambach

In certain European cuisines, vegetables are cooked a long time. I take the term 'al dente' and use it for vegetables.

Quotes by Yotam Ottolenghi

Emotion Quotes

Green vegetables are something that fascinate chefs; the ability to keep vegetables green. How do we keep them green? What makes them green? Why are they green? And then that sort of army green. Why do they go from bright...

Quotes by Wylie Dufresne

In the morning, I always eat fruit and yogurt with cereal. And for lunch and dinner, I always have vegetables as a side.

Quotes by Vittoria Ceretti

When I was a child we were sufficiently well off for me to be a picky eater and I still cannot eat vegetables cooked in the traditional British manner.

Quotes by Vince Cable

I was not a fussy kid and had a good appetite. Only, I was not happy to eat keerai and vegetables.

Quotes by Vijay Sethupathi

I'm a very, very healthy eater. I eat lots of fish, lots of vegetables, lots of fruit. I don't eat junk food.

Quotes by Victoria Beckham

Food Quotes

With the juice, I try to put a lot of different kinds of vegetables in there like zucchini, kale and broccoli. It looks scary, but it's so good for your body, and I just love the taste of it. It's...

Quotes by Valentina Zelyaeva

My father would go shopping, and he was supposed to buy loo roll or something, but he'd always come back with some fish or shellfish. And we've always had fresh vegetables from the garden. He is a massively keen gardener,...

Quotes by Tom Parker Bowles

A mob pelting pilloried wrongdoers with rotten vegetables would seem to have little in common with one doing the same with 140-character invective, except of course the most important thing: the belief that they are in the right, and are...

Quotes by Tom Junod

All the pre-made sauces in a jar, and frozen and canned vegetables, processed meats, and cheeses which are loaded with artificial ingredients and sodium can get in the way of a healthy diet. My number one advice is to eat...

Quotes by Todd English

I never understood the point of juicing - I always thought I could get enough nutrients from eating fruit and vegetables - but now I'm a convert.

Quotes by Thandie Newton

Health Quotes

It's just like heirloom tomatoes; this is heirloom music. We used to have all kinds of diversity in our poultry, in our vegetables, in our fruits, and slowly but surely the monoculture beast comes in. I'm saying that's not a...

Quotes by Taj Mahal

I make a big pot of pasta with vegetables, and I stretch it out for the week.

Quotes by Sylvia Kristel

The more I removed vegetables that have lots of seeds, such as cucumbers and squash, the better my patients felt, the more weight they lost, and the more their cholesterol levels improved.

Quotes by Steven Gundry

Although I am a voracious plant predator, one has to realize that there is not a human need for fruits and vegetables: just ask an Eskimo.

Quotes by Steven Gundry

I have raised beds, perennial beds, cut flower beds. I have an island on a pond that's just covered in peonies. I have an herb garden, tons of vegetables, raspberries. I have everything. I'm a green guy.

Quotes by Steve Zahn

Routine Quotes

I'll make a diet cheesecake, but I'll put it in a Sara Lee box. Or I'll have a huge bowl of pasta, but it's actually just a cup of pasta - the rest is vegetables. It makes me feel less...

Quotes by Stephen Furst

Whether it's a chef's curiosity or a simple lunch habit, these lines treat vegetables as worth thinking about. Related: Health and Routine quotes.