Absence Quote by Ulrika Jonsson

We grew up in a farming family, so I always ate non-processed food and fresh produce.

— Brie Bella

My childhood was idyllic to begin with. We lived on a farm in Oxfordshire and my mum used its produce in the kitchen. She…

— Rick Stein

Where I grew up, there were times when we didn't have anything to eat.

— Jimmy Barnes

When we oldies were kids, there was little on offer, food wise, particularly for people with restricted diets.

— Konnie Huq

Food during my early years was a very difficult issue for me. I grew up in an addictive family. My mother had serious problems…

— Tom Vilsack

When you grow up where healthy food isn't easily accessible, you eat a lot of processed food and whatever else is available - McDonalds,…

— Jabari Parker

My life as a mother had been one of skipping meals, always saving the 'good' food, like fresh fruit, for the kids I told…

— Stephanie Land

Food was always important in my family, but I didn't think of it as a vocation until a later point in life.

— Yotam Ottolenghi

I was the youngest of six kids, so yeah, feeding myself was important, but it's not like I was obsessed with food growing up.

— Jim Gaffigan

I am from a poor background in Portugal. We were medium-down, not down-and-out. My parents felt problems around food in the past but they…

— Carlos Carvalhal

I eat very simple food, really. A lot of it tending towards nursery food.

— Sophie Dahl

I had a great childhood, a very close-knit family. We were all overweight, and we had good times eating together, I imagine.

— Stephen Furst