“Food is an important part of a balanced diet.”
Diet culture promises transformation but often delivers guilt. These quotes take a broader view — covering nutrition, health, willpower, and the complicated relationship most of us have with food and the bodies we live in.
“As American as an apple is and as American as baseball is, they don't go together. You can't be chewing an apple at a baseball game. You've got to let go of the diet that day.”
“Food is an important part of a balanced diet.”
“Mexican food is far more varied than people think. It changes like dialects. I was brought up in Jalisco by the sea on a basic diet - tomatoes, chillis, peppers of every size and rice, which is a Mexican staple. The Pacific coast has a huge array of seafood.”
“It's never been an issue for me - I don't want to go on a diet, I don't want to eat a Caesar salad with no dressing, why would I do that? I ain't got time for this, just be happy and don't be stupid. If I've got a boyfriend and he loves my body then I'm not worried.”
“When I was pregnant. I exercised and was healthy, but it was also the first time since I was 14 that I wasn't on a diet.”
“I don't go long without eating. I never starve myself: I grab a healthy snack.”
“I saw many people who had advanced heart disease and I was so frustrated because I knew if they just knew how to do the right thing, simple lifestyle and diet steps, that the entire trajectory of their life and health would have been different.”
“Weight Watchers is not intimidating. It's not a diet. It's a lifestyle.”
“If I like myself at this weight, then this is what I'm going to be. I don't have an eating disorder.”
“People who shop in health food stores never look healthy.”
“I try not to be but I'm super-neurotic about diet. I'm neurotic about trying not to be neurotic! I'm like every other girl. I have to try really hard my whole life to try to be fit. And I'm super-vain. And I want to wear cute clothes.”
“My mom was always really healthy and cautious about her diet, so I'm not a big sugar guy.”
“I like food too much to go on some crazy diet. French fries are my favorite downfall.”
“As for my diet, I try to eat lean, clean and healthy - nothing too surprising. And I avoid too much meat or dairy because they slow you down.”
“I followed the same diet for 20 years, eliminating starches, living on salads, lean meat, and small portions.”
“My nutritionist has done a great job in changing my diet after we established I am allergic to things like gluten - I can't eat pizza, pasta and bread. I have lost some weight, but my movement is sharper and I feel great.”