Comfort food Quote by Leonard Sweet

“Eating connects us to our histories as much as it connects our souls to our bodies, our bodies to the earth.”

— Evan D.G. Fraser

“Daily, our eating turns nature into culture, transforming the body of the world into our bodies and minds.”

— Michael Pollan

“THE FIVE CONTEMPLATIONS 1.This food is a gift of the Earth, the sky, numerous living beings, and much hard and loving work. 2.May we…

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Food to a large extent is what holds a society together, and eating is closely linked to deep spiritual experiences.

— Peter Farb

“Eating disorders are insidious and subtly manipulative. The behaviors that initially feel like relief are the same ones that will eventually ruin you.”

— Brittany Burgunder

“Eating is an agricultural act,' as Wendell Berry famously said. It is also an ecological act, and a political act, too. Though much has…

— Michael Pollan

“When we feel disconnected, food can sometimes be a way of connecting with the outside world. Think about what you’re doing when you’re eating—you…

— Jon Gabriel

“Yet today there’s simply too much noise around the issues of food, hunger, and eating for us to listen to our own bodies. We…

— Linda Bacon

“We come from a mindset that suggests diets are temporary tortures we must endure,” says Debb. And when we’re done, “then we have permission…

— Mika Brzezinski

That's something I've noticed about food: whenever there's a crisis if you can get people to eating normally things get better.

— Anonymous

“Food and eating often mask our pain, our inner longing for God, for acceptance. It is key to know our motivation for eating as…

— Mary DeTurris Poust

“. . . .how and what we eat determines to a great extent the use we make of the world--and what is to become…

— Michael Pollan