Quotes about Vegetables

"We wouldn't have gotten into vegetables if we didn't have the produce stand."
-David Richard Jones

"Vegetables and fruits are the most neglected foods in the diet. We need to get people back to eating real food, not foods in a package."
-Luise Light

"It's not a better product, it's just a way to get consumers to buy something new. And most of these products are ice cream and cookies. You want to stick with fruits, vegetables and meats. You want to shop the outside of the aisle because that's where the fresh items are."
-Julie Russell

"If you say, 'Eat your vegetables and then you can have some candy,' that makes the vegetables sound bad and the candy extra good."
-Mark Swanson

"Birds are extremely high-maintenance animals. Their cages must be cleaned daily, and they need fresh fruits and vegetables. They're also physically and emotionally fragile. They are flock animals and need socialization."
-Jinx Scogin

"You can't only eat raw fruit and vegetables for the rest of your life."
-Tiana Lee

"Buying fruit or vegetables that are in season is cheaper, as is buying loose produce. Frozen peas contain more vitamin C than some fresh vegetables. Tinned fruit in natural juice and vegetables, concentrated fruit juice and dried fruit contribute to your five daily portions, too. And they last longer."
-Claire Williamson

"The most important thing I want to get out is they should eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables in spite of all these findings."
-Karin Michels

"We have exhausted our supply of canned meats. We need things like cans of chili, crackers, flour, corn meal, dried spaghetti and dried beans and rice. We have plenty of vegetables but we need those things to round the meal out."
-David Warrick

"This may start out fairly slow because its early in the season and there won't be vegetables and things yet."
-Sheryl Lehr

"We found protective effects with at least weekly consumption of cruciferous vegetables."
-Paul Brennan

"We're in a closed environment and you may not want to live so close to live animals. But instead of dehydrated mashed potatoes and candied yams, you could make it from real vegetables."
-Michele Perchonok

"[From this experience] the students have become more interested in life science, and now have an intimate involvement with vegetables. Some kids are out selling the vegetables? they could end up building a career through sustainable foods. From working together, these kids learn respect and tolerance for other cultures."
-Bob Patterson

"With the example of a Chinese stir fry, they do tend to have a lot of vegetables which is good, but you have to watch out for the oil - sunflower, corn or rape seed oil is much better than blended vegetables oils."
-Nia Williams

"The latest food guide no longer has four food groups. Whole grains take first place. Raw fruits and vegetables are second. And there is only a small amount of daily dairy and even fewer meats."
-Denise Dowell

"Let your kids select the vegetables they want as pizza toppings."
-Jennifer Ebelhar

"Our study shows that increasing carbohydrates as we did it, with an emphasis on vegetables and fruits and grains, in fact does not promote weight gain."
-Barbara V. Howard

"I never eat between meals and I don't eat junk food. I mostly stick to fish, vegetables and chicken. But I do love chocolate, coffee, red wine and cigarettes..."
-Jerry Hall

"I bought a steamer. I ate a lot of vegetables. It was hard, but once I got into it everything was OK."
-Brad Nelson

"During the 157 days that he has spent in solitary confinement, he has been deprived of consuming any fresh fruit and vegetables."
-Massoumeh Shafiie

"We have a farm there. The farm is not maintained properly, because we don't have (enough) people. So we can hand it over to them as an open prison and they can work there and we can get vegetables."
-Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe

"Matteo does running to build up physical endurance. Drivers who don't tend to come out of their cars very drained. They become vegetables after a race. That's how exhausting it can be, it isn't at all about merely sitting in a car and driving."
-Noy Jopson

"These data provide strong evidence for a substantial protective effect of cruciferous vegetables on lung cancer."
-Paul Brennan

"Cutting down on portions, and focusing on lower-fat foods and whole grains and fruits and vegetables."
-Stephen Daniels

"The consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables skyrocketed."
-Lyn Halvorson

"If you change your eating habits to include more whole food (beans, rice, vegetables and fruit), then you'll eat less."
-Roy Walford

"Eating 41/2 cups of fruits and vegetables daily is not as difficult as most people think. For starters, stock up on a variety of canned fruits, vegetables and tomato products -- having these ingredients on hand takes the stress out of creating a wholesome and delicious meal, which means less time in the kitchen and more time with your family."
-Laura Molseed

"Don't be a marshmallow. Walk the street with us into history. Get off the sidewalk. Stop being vegetables. Work for Justice. Viva the boycott!"
-Dolores Huerta