“The American fast food diet and the meat eating habits of the wealthy around the world support a world food system that diverts food resources from the hungry. A diet higher in whole grains and legumes and lower in beef and other meat is not just healthier for ourselves but also contributes to changing the world system that feeds some people and leaves others hungry.” PeopleWorldWholeWealthSupportHabitHigherEatingResourcesHungerHungryAround The WorldMeatDietsChanging The WorldWealthyVegetarianVeganGrainVegetarianismBeefFast FoodWorld HungerVegan DietEating HabitsVegan HealthMeat EatingVegan FoodEnding HungerHunger For FoodFood BanksWhole GrainsHunger In AmericaAmerican Food Author:Walden Bello
“Here's an idea: eat like an adult. Stop eating fast food, stop eating kid's cereal, knock it off with all the sweets and comfort foods, and ease up on the snacking. And don't act like you don't know this: eat more vegetables and fruits. Really, how difficult is this? Stop with the whining. Stop with the excuses. Act like an adult and stop eating like a television commercial. Grow up.” KnowsIdeasKidsGrowsDifficultGrowing UpTelevisionSweetLike YouComfortEatingAdultsFruitExcuseEaseVegetablesFast FoodWhiningCerealComfort FoodTelevision CommercialsEating Fast Food Author:Dan John
“I think Americas food culture is embedded in fast-food culture. And the real question that we have is: How are we going to teach slow-food values in a fast-food world? Of course, its very, very difficult to do, especially when children have grown up eating fast food and the values that go with that.” ThinkingWorldChildrenRealValuesCultureCoursesDifficultTeachEatingEmbeddedFast FoodReal QuestionsFood CultureEating Fast FoodSlow Food Author:Alice Waters
“Fast food chains spend a large amount of marketing to get the attention of children. People form their eating habits as children so they try to nurture clients as youngsters.” PeopleTryingChildrenFormAttentionAmountHabitEatingMarketingChainsClientsNurtureFast FoodYoungstersFood ChainEating HabitsEating Fast Food Author:Eric Schlosser
“I would say that I had to change about eating out. I used to love eating out all the time. Eating out isn't always good. I ate a lot of fast food. So I had to slow that down and that's helped me a lot.” UsedEatingDown AndFast FoodUsed To LoveEating Out Author:Jadeveon Clowney
“You can never go wrong betting on Americans' bad eating habits. So I've made a ton investing in all fast food chains, while at the same time investing in Dockers, spandex, Spanx, and sweatpants. Basically, anything with an elastic waistband is a goldmine.” MadeHabitEatingInvestingChainsFast FoodBettingFood ChainEating HabitsSweatpantsSpanxSpandex Author:Carol Leifer
“I actually saw a kid and went home and drew him. I don't even know who he was. I was buying a TV set in Circuit City. I was looking at this kid and he was kind of standing there, staring off into space. Kids are pretty chubby nowadays because of all the fast-food places. I grew up eating fast food but now everything is double beef and double cheese. So there are a lot of these chubby boys with long, baggy shorts.” KnowsKindLongHomeKidsSpaceCitiesBoysSawsTvsGrewEatingGrew UpStandingStaringBuyingCheeseBeefCircuitsFast FoodShortsStanding ThereEating Fast Food Author:Mike Judge
“In China, because China is gaining wealth, rice consumption is way down. Rice is a poor person's food, and they're eating less of it. To wait in line at a fast food chain is cool. And they haven't historically had weight problems. So they don't have this culture of, "I need to lose weight."” WayNeedsPersonsProblemCultureWaitingLosesLinesWealthPoorHavensEatingWeightChinaChainsConsumptionRiceFast FoodLose WeightFood ChainWeight ProblemsEating Less Author:Neal Barnard
“When you go into a fast food restaurant, you may just think about how good your meal tastes while you're eating it. But you're not thinking about all the consequences that come from that one purchase - the consequences for your body, the consequences for supporting this company and how it's treating it workers, all the way back to the farm where the potatoes were grown, or the ranch where the cattle were raised.” ThinkingWayMayBodyCompanyTasteEatingConsequenceRaisedWorkersYour BodyMealsRestaurantsFarmsPotatoesCattleFast FoodFast Food Restaurants Author:Eric Schlosser
“The current fast food that we have is inexpensive when you buy it, but the long-term costs of eating it and the long-term costs to society, are much too high. This cheap food, when you add up all the total costs, is much too expensive.” LongTermCostEatingAddCurrentsLong TermExpensiveFast FoodInexpensiveCheap Food Author:Eric Schlosser
“People like to blame Mexican food, but look at what's happening globally, look at all the fast foods and products filled with trans fat. Before the Mexican Revolution, a hundred years ago, people were eating what now macrobiotics tells us to eat, corn, black beans, rice. That's what people were eating - and chile peppers. That's a healthy diet.” PeopleYearsLooksBlackProductsRevolutionHealthyEatingHappeningsHundredYears AgoBlameFilledFatsDietsMexicanCornRiceBeansTransFast FoodPeppersChileHealthy DietBlame MeMexican FoodMexican Revolution Author:Sandra Cisneros
“Before I started rapping and touring I weighed about 160. But by going on the road every night eating fast food, performing every night, partying and drinking I started gaining weight immediately.” NightPartyEatingWeightDrinkingRapPerformingEvery NightTouringFast FoodEating Fast FoodGaining Weight Author:Rakim
“I played sports, so I understood quickly I shouldn't be eating fast food because it was slowing me down, making me feel lousy and lazy, and my instincts were not working as they should.” FeelsShouldSportsEatingUnderstoodInstinctLazyFast FoodSlowingEating Fast Food Author:Wilmer Valderrama
“I was always wondering why the first ten minutes of eating fast food is heavenly and then after those ten minutes you start feeling like s**t?” FirstsFeelingsWonderMinutesTenEatingHeavenlyFast FoodEating Fast Food Author:Wilmer Valderrama
“People like to blame Mexican food, but look at what's happening globally, look at all the fast foods and products filled with trans fat. Before the Mexican Revolution, a hundred years ago, people were eating what now macrobiotics tells us to eat, corn, black beans, rice. That's what people were eating - and chile peppers. That's a healthy diet. And also they ate a lot of vegetables.” PeopleYearsLooksBlackProductsRevolutionHealthyEatingHappeningsHundredYears AgoBlameFilledFatsDietsVegetablesMexicanCornRiceBeansTransFast FoodPeppersChileHealthy DietBlame MeMexican FoodMexican Revolution Author:Sandra Cisneros
“I talk about the food issue, I'm really coming at it from pre-White House times, when I was a working mother with a busy husband, a very demanding job and two little kids to feed.... I had to learn what it means to feed and care for your kids in a country where fast food is abundant, where time is a rarity, where eating out is a trend, because families are so busy.... Yes, I'm First Lady, but I know the struggles.” MeanCountryCareKidsMotherHouseStruggleHusbandEatingBusyLittle KidFast FoodFirst LadyRarityCare For You Author:Michelle Obama
“I started eating healthier. I actually gave up fast food. I gave up candy and potato chips and everything else. I started watching what I ate.” EatingCandyChipsPotatoesGave UpFast FoodPotato ChipsEating Fast Food Author:Ryan Lochte
“When I was growing up, I was eating fast food every day. I'd drink soda non-stop, candy, just everything. It was horrible. My go-to was McDonald's, for sure.” Growing UpGrowingDrinkEatingHorribleCandyMcdonaldsFast FoodSodaNon StopEating Fast Food Author:Ryan Lochte
“Fast food is popular because it's convenient, it's cheap, and it tastes good. But the real cost of eating fast food never appears on the menu.” RealTasteCostEatingConvenientFast FoodMenusEating Fast FoodFast Food Nation Author:Eric Schlosser
“I'd been eating fast food all my life without thinking about it. And the more I learned about the subject, the more intrigued I became.” ThinkingSubjectsEatingIntriguedFast FoodEating Fast Food Author:Eric Schlosser