“ The sad thing is, when it comes to diet, is that even when well-intentioned Feds try to do right by us, they fail. Either they're outvoted by puppets of agribusiness, or they are puppets of agribusine… Mark Bittman
“ Like pornography, junk [food] might be tough to define but you know it when you see it. Mark Bittman
“ 1 billion people in the world are chronically hungry. 1 billion people are overweight. Mark Bittman
“ The USDA is not our ally here. We have to take matters into our own hands, not only by advocating for a better diet for everyone - and that's the hard part - but by improving our own. And that happens… Mark Bittman
“ What determines how much cholesterol your liver makes? Not the cholesterol you eat but the kind of fat you eat. Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats tend to raise the good type of cholesterol whil… Mark Bittman
“ Let me pose you a question. Can farm-raised salmon be organic when its feed has nothing to do with its natural diet, even if the feed itself is supposedly organic, and the fish themselves are packed t… Mark Bittman
“ For most of us, the idea is to get the number of calories it takes to maintain weight (or fewer, if we're trying to lose), along with a good balance of nutrients. And this is easy: As long as your die… Mark Bittman
“ And it should not come as no shock that Big Food, along with the pharmaceutical industry and its scientists for hire, has promoted confusion in the media and in the mind of the American consumer to co… Mark Bittman
“ When it comes to fats, embrace olive oil. That's where you start. You can use butter when its flavor or luxury is really going to matter to you. Use peanut oil or grape seed oil for stir-frying (or an… Mark Bittman
“ We spend a trillion dollars a year on food, but it’s only 9.4 percent of our expendable income, the lowest percentage of any country on record. Mark Bittman
“ So the idea is to eat food that fills you up(and provides you with nutrients) without giving you more calories than you need. One way to make sure of that is to eat food with low caloric density, and… Mark Bittman
“ Base your preferred diet on any traditional eating style you like; the point is that once you get into the habit of eating sanely, it becomes second nature. Mark Bittman
“ As Michael Pollan says, a health claim on a food product is a good indication that it's not really food) Mark Bittman
“ You shouldn't eat unlimited amounts of grains, as you would other plants, but eating grains several times a day is fine. --In any case, eat far fewer carbohydrates; they are all treats, not off limits… Mark Bittman
“ Eat all the plants you can manage. Literally. Gorge on them. Salads, cooked vegetables, raw vegetables, whole fruits- cooked or raw or even, in moderation, dried. There are hardly any limits here (tho… Mark Bittman
“ [C]onvenience is one of the two dirty words of American cooking, reflecting the part of our national character that is easily bored; the other is 'gourmet.' Convenience foods demonstrate our supposed… Mark Bittman
“ Listen to your body: Are you losing weight, feeling fine, getting results that makee you and your doctor happy? Keep it up. Are you not getting the results you want? Cut back on treats, and eat more p… Mark Bittman
“ In any case, the principles are simple: deny nothing; enjoy everything, but eat plants first and most. There's no gimmick, no dogma, no guilt, and no food police. Mark Bittman
“ The evidence overwhelmingly supports a more traditional diet-what I'm calling sane eating-in place of the modern American diet. Mark Bittman
