--- title: "10 Eat Quotes By Alice Waters" description: "10 Eat quotes by Alice Waters. Plus more from Alice Waters and more Eat sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b73/alice-waters-3447_been_i-m-unwilling-to-eat-food-that-has-been_2308063.png" --- > [I'm unwilling to eat food that has been adulterated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/i-m-unwilling-to-eat-food-that-has-been-adulterated/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b73/alice-waters-3447_been_i-m-unwilling-to-eat-food-that-has-been_2308063.png) > [I don't think it ever works to tell people what they can't eat. They can do it for so long, and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/i-don-t-think-it-ever-works-to-tell-people-what-they-can-t-eat-they/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/917/alice-waters-3447_bring_i-don-t-think-it-ever-works-to-tell-peop_2290000.png) > [I want every child in America to eat a nutritious, delicious, sustainably sourced school lunch for free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/i-want-every-child-in-america-to-eat-a-nutritious-delicious/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/092/alice-waters-3447_america_i-want-every-child-in-america-to-eat-a-n_2076994.png) > [I eat meat, but no meat that isn't pastured is acceptable, and we probably need to eat a whole lot less.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/i-eat-meat-but-no-meat-that-isn-t-pastured-is-acceptable-and-we/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35b/alice-waters-3447_acceptable_i-eat-meat-but-no-meat-that-isn-t-pastur_187941.png) > [In Berkeley, we built the garden and a kitchen classroom. We've been working on it for 12 years. We've learned a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/in-berkeley-we-built-the-garden-and-a-kitchen-classroom-we-ve-been/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/245/alice-waters-3447_been_in-berkeley-we-built-the-garden-and-a-ki_2662587.png) > [My mother made a lot of things because she thought they'd be healthy for us. There were some very unfortunate experiences with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/my-mother-made-a-lot-of-things-because-she-thought-they-d-be-healthy/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83f/alice-waters-3447_always_my-mother-made-a-lot-of-things-because-s_3210254.png) > [We eat every day, and if we do it in a way that doesn't recognize value, it's contributing to the destruction of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/we-eat-every-day-and-if-we-do-it-in-a-way-that-doesn-t-recognize/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebd/alice-waters-3447_agriculture_we-eat-every-day-and-if-we-do-it-in-a-wa_400474.png) > [We need to have a course in school that teaches about ecology and gastronomy. I could imagine that all children could eat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/we-need-to-have-a-course-in-school-that-teaches-about-ecology-and/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/184/alice-waters-3447_about_we-need-to-have-a-course-in-school-that_1432436.png) > [I think you have to plan ahead. When I go to the market on a Saturday, and I'm buying for family and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/i-think-you-have-to-plan-ahead-when-i-go-to-the-market-on-a-saturday/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c55/alice-waters-3447_about_i-think-you-have-to-plan-ahead-when-i-go_3154715.jpg) > [We make decisions every day about what we're going to eat. And some people want to buy Nike shoes - two pairs,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/we-make-decisions-every-day-about-what-we-re-going-to-eat-and-some/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8c/alice-waters-3447_about_we-make-decisions-every-day-about-what-w_141488.png) ## Other authors on Eat ## More by Alice Waters > [It's a pleasure to talk to the farmers. That's my favorite part, always was. It's really the communication and exchange that builds communities. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/it-s-a-pleasure-to-talk-to-the-farmers-that-s-my-favorite-part-always/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) > [I think if you buy from people who are taking care of the land, you're supporting the future of this country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/i-think-if-you-buy-from-people-who-are-taking-care-of-the-land-you-re/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) > [I believe that every child in this world needs to have a relationship with the land...to know how to nourish themselves...and to know how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/i-believe-that-every-child-in-this-world-needs-to-have-a-relationship/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) > [Cooking and shopping for food brings rhythm and meaning to our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/cooking-and-shopping-for-food-brings-rhythm-and-meaning-to-our-lives/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) > [I feel like old age in America is a very sad thing. I have been many different places around the world where getting older…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/i-feel-like-old-age-in-america-is-a-very-sad-thing-i-have-been-many/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) > [It's around the table and in the preparation of food that we learn about ourselves and about the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/it-s-around-the-table-and-in-the-preparation-of-food-that-we-learn/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) > [I don't want food that comes from animals that are caged up and fed antibiotics. I am really suspicious of that kind of production…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/i-don-t-want-food-that-comes-from-animals-that-are-caged-up-and-fed/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) > [I wanted people to come to the restaurant and feel at home, so I put it in a house.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/i-wanted-people-to-come-to-the-restaurant-and-feel-at-home-so-i-put/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) > [We make decisions every day about what we're going to eat. And some people want to buy Nike shoes - two pairs, and other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/we-make-decisions-every-day-about-what-we-re-going-to-eat-and-some/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) > [The act of eating is very political. You buy from the right people, you support the right network of farmers and suppliers who care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/the-act-of-eating-is-very-political-you-buy-from-the-right-people-you/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) > [I think health is the outcome of finding a balance and some satisfaction at the table.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/i-think-health-is-the-outcome-of-finding-a-balance-and-some/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) > [I eat meat, but no meat that isn't pastured is acceptable, and we probably need to eat a whole lot less.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/i-eat-meat-but-no-meat-that-isn-t-pastured-is-acceptable-and-we/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) > [Food should be cheap, and labor should be cheap, and everything should be the same no matter where you go; whether it's a McDonald's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/food-should-be-cheap-and-labor-should-be-cheap-and-everything-should/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) > [Whenever I want to know how to cook something, I can't ask one chef - I have to ask six.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/whenever-i-want-to-know-how-to-cook-something-i-can-t-ask-one-chef-i/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) > [Our full humanity is contingent on our hospitality; we can be complete only when we are giving something away; when we sit at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/our-full-humanity-is-contingent-on-our-hospitality-we-can-be-complete/) [Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eat/alice-waters/#itemlist", "name": "10 Eat Quotes By Alice Waters", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm unwilling to eat food that has been adulterated.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alice Waters" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/i-m-unwilling-to-eat-food-that-has-been-adulterated/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b73/alice-waters-3447_been_i-m-unwilling-to-eat-food-that-has-been_2308063.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b73/alice-waters-3447_been_i-m-unwilling-to-eat-food-that-has-been_2308063.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b73/alice-waters-3447_been_i-m-unwilling-to-eat-food-that-has-been_2308063.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm unwilling to eat food that has been adulterated.” — Alice Waters", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't think it ever works to tell people what they can't eat. 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