Here's the secret to weight loss: It's all about crowding out, not cutting out. — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
I was weaned on chicken-fried steak and hominy grits with goopy gravy all over. I loved meat and wore fur. — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
Personally, I enjoy a bowl of brown rice for breakfast most of the time. — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
Most diets would have you cutting things out from your diet; they are about denial and discipline. — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
We all thought of chicken as lean, protein-rich food that's good for weight watching, but the truth is chicken might actually be… — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
Though I'm vegan and advocate that others eat a plant-based diet, I know that many people aren't quite ready to take that… — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
I grew up in Doraville, Georgia and I ate barbecued ribs and chicken fried steak, and all kinds of cheesy grits, you… — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
I think that food ties us to our community and our traditions, and it's the thing that makes us feel good and… — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
So if you're rooting around for something to eat, grab an apple while you're looking, and usually by the time you're finished… — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
You get tons of phytonutrients and antioxidants from plant-based foods, very little saturated fat, and you avoid cholesterol entirely! — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. When you feed yourself what your body needs when it needs it, that's… — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
What you want is to rev up your metabolism so that you are burning fat and calories, not preserving fat and calories. — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
My favorite meal is I'll make like a three-bean soup and I freeze half of it. But I'm also a big fan… — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
The business of raising animals for food (with its continuous heavy waste stream of methane and nitrous oxide - leading global warming… — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
An abundance of peer-reviewed science is showing that a whole foods, plant-based diet prevents most heart attacks, strokes, and even many kinds… — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
We've all seen chicken portrayed as the low-fat, heart-healthy alternative to red meat for years, but it no longer adds up. You… — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
Whole foods like grains and beans release their sugar very, very slowly because of the fiber in them, and they don't give… — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
I missed a tuna-fish sandwich with mayo on toasted wheat bread more than anything. Six months after I went vegan, I snuck… — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
You know how most people think that eggs are great sources of protein? Well, you only get about six grams from an… — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
Little by little we discover that we don't need to eat animal products at all, because there are so many healthier alternatives… — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
“American Dietetic Association (ADA) surveyed all the studies on food and health, they concluded not just that a vegetarian or vegan diet… — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
When you gradually add in nutrient-dense, fiber-rich foods, you simply stop feeling cravings. You run out of space in your belly for… — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
The reason fiber helps us control our weight is that it fills the belly yet yields few calories since fiber is, for… — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
For many of us, it's too difficult to jump in to vegan full on because it's just so different than the way… — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
Though I'm vegan and advocate that others eat a plant-based diet, I know that many people aren't quite ready to take that step in… — Kathy Freston Copy Share
The reason fiber helps us control our weight is that it fills the belly yet yields few calories since fiber is, for the most… — Kathy Freston Copy Share
Little by little we discover that we don't need to eat animal products at all, because there are so many healthier alternatives that taste… — Kathy Freston Copy Share
I grew up in Doraville, Georgia and I ate barbecued ribs and chicken fried steak, and all kinds of cheesy grits, you know, and… — Kathy Freston Copy Share
In the middle of it all, pause and look around you. Appreciate what’s beautiful. Take in the love. Nod to what’s good and true.… — Kathy Freston Copy Share
The business of raising animals for food (with its continuous heavy waste stream of methane and nitrous oxide - leading global warming gases) is… — Kathy Freston Copy Share
So if you serve a whole chicken to your family like grandma did, you may be serving them 10 times as much fat than… — Kathy Freston Copy Share
You can do something as simple as drinking two cups of water before a meal to fill your belly a bit so that you… — Kathy Freston Copy Share
Be patient and gentle with yourself as you continue to learn new ways of eating and living. There is no need for hard-and-fast rules… — Kathy Freston Copy Share
Animal agriculture takes up an incredible 70% of all agricultural land, and a whopping 30% of the land surface of the planet. As a… — Kathy Freston Copy Share
My favorite meal is I'll make like a three-bean soup and I freeze half of it. But I'm also a big fan of meat… — Kathy Freston Copy Share
If you want to feel more comfortable and happy, work on making the people around you more comfortable and happy. — Kathy Freston Copy Share
Every little thing you do adds up, and before you know it, you've created your life. And how you create your life ripples out… — Kathy Freston Copy Share