Food Quotes by Kathy Freston

Vegetarian is the New Prius!

— Kathy Freston

Hunger and self-control do not go hand in hand.

— Kathy Freston

Personally, I enjoy a bowl of brown rice for breakfast most of the time.

— Kathy Freston

Most diets would have you cutting things out from your diet; they are about denial and discipline.

— Kathy Freston

Here's the secret to weight loss: It's all about crowding out, not cutting out.

— Kathy Freston

I was weaned on chicken-fried steak and hominy grits with goopy gravy all over. I loved meat and wore fur.

— Kathy Freston

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

You get tons of phytonutrients and antioxidants from plant-based foods, very little saturated fat, and you avoid cholesterol entirely!

— Kathy Freston

What you want is to rev up your metabolism so that you are burning fat and calories, not preserving fat and calories.

— Kathy Freston

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

The reason fiber helps us control our weight is that it fills the belly yet yields few calories since fiber is, for…

— Kathy Freston

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

I grew up in Doraville, Georgia and I ate barbecued ribs and chicken fried steak, and all kinds of cheesy grits, you…

— Kathy Freston

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

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

You know how most people think that eggs are great sources of protein? Well, you only get about six grams from an…

— Kathy Freston

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

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

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

The business of raising animals for food (with its continuous heavy waste stream of methane and nitrous oxide - leading global warming…

— Kathy Freston

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

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

“American Dietetic Association (ADA) surveyed all the studies on food and health, they concluded not just that a vegetarian or vegan diet…

— Kathy Freston

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

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

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