Fruit Quote by Melissa Hartwig

To provide optimal levels of protective micronutrients, a diet must be vegetable-based, not grain-based.

— Joel Fuhrman

“Grains Grains, including all breads, pasta, rice, oats and barley, are agricultural products; you are embarking on a pre-agricultural diet. Later this chapter will…

— John Chatham

“Wheat, soy, grains and beans contain anti-nutrients that are impossible for our bodies to digest.”

— James Adler

The idea that people are nutritionally deprived because they don't eat grain has no scientific basis.

— David Perlmutter

“Then eliminate hidden sources by reading labels Eliminate hidden sources of grains by avoiding the processed foods that fill the inner aisles of the…

— William Davis

“Grains are a starvation food – they provide cheap calories without the vital nutrients of meats, fruits, and vegetables.”

— Abel James

There is absolutely no nutrient, no protein, no vitamin, no mineral that can't be obtained from plant-based foods.

— Michael Klaper

“Bulgur, kamut, barley, triticale, and rye share genetic heritage with wheat and therefore have at least some of the potential effects of wheat and…

— William Davis

“eating lots of processed grains has contributed to a host of chronic illnesses such as diabetes, obesity, and gluten sensitivity.”

— Deborah Kesten

“The three irrefutable facts about health and foods are these: Vegetables, beans, seeds, fruits, and nuts are good for you. Excessive amounts of meat…

— Joel Fuhrman

“Indeed, grains—especially wheat and corn—are in salad dressings, seasoning mixes, licorice, frozen dinners, breakfast cereals, canned soups, dried soup mixes, rotisserie chickens, soft drinks,…

— William Davis

Alas, bacon and eggs are not health foods.

— Dean Ornish