A plant-based diet is more likely to produce good health and to reduce sharply the risk of heart problems, cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, gallstones, and kidney disease. — T. Colin Campbell
Stop counting calories and start counting plants. — Will Bulsiewicz
The greatest gift you can give the planet on Earth Day is to go Plant-based. — Rich Roll
My favorite plant-based food is a grass-fed ribeye. — Mark Sisson
There's no question that largely vegetarian diets are as healthy as you can get. The evidence is so strong and overwhelming and produced over such a long period of time that it's no longer debatable. — Marion Nestle
Explore the secrets of longevity in the Blue Zones and beyond! Turns out, it's not just about beans, rice, or grains. It's the low animal protein diet that truly sets them apart. — Steven Gundry
A human can be healthy without killing animals for food. — Leo Tolstoy
There is absolutely no nutrient, no protein, no vitamin, no mineral that can't be obtained from plant-based foods. — Michael Klaper
The vegan lifestyle is a compassionate way to live that supports life, supports fairness and equality, and promotes freedom. — Robert Cheeke
Eating a vegetarian diet can contribute more to saving ourselves and the planet than any other single effort. — Sharon Gannon
I am proud to be a vegetarian and I am against those who eat meat. Go green to be fit, that's the best way for me at least. — Kareena Kapoor
Short Plant Based Diet Quotes
Black beans and soy beans are the cornerstones of longevity diets around the world. — Dan Buettner
Vegetarianism is a way of living consciously on the planet. — Amy Smart
My best year of track competition was the first year I ate a vegan diet. — Carl Lewis
The closer you can live to being a vegetarian the better. — Gary Player
The people who eat the most animal protein have the most heart disease, cancer and diabetes. — T. Colin Campbell
Eating a diet rich in whole, nutrient-dense foods can help support healthy aging and longevity. — Steven Gundry
Your value does not decrease based on someone's inability to see your worth.
Vegan Diet Quotes
I can't think of anything better in the world to be but a vegan. — Alicia Silverstone
I think 'vegan' is a beautiful word. It is more than just a description for our diet. I see it as a visible template for an ethical, healthy, responsible, and rational life. Because it describes our character, it says we do not take the life of another living being to satisfy our wants. — Philip Wollen
The more animal products you remove from your diet, the better you feel. The difference between vegetarian and vegan is huge. I feel so much better as a vegan. — Pamela Anderson
Self-control is strength. Calmness is mastery. You have to get to a point where your mood doesn't shift based on the insignificant actions of someone else. Don't allow others to control the direction of your life. Don't allow your emotions to overpower your intelligence.
When you're vegan, you spend your time chasing protein, and you're eating food that's way too high in carbs. I could never catch up on protein. — Rick Rubin
Cakes are healthy too, you just eat a small slice. — Mary Berry
So nothing fancy, maybe simple stuff… we’re missing regular, normal Earth food. — Sergei Krikalev
Knowing thousands of recipes doesn’t feed you, unless you start cooking. — Leo Babauta
Eating well and staying active is the necessary base to a clear complexion and a healthy body and mind. — Hannah Bronfman
What you eat don’t make me sh*t. That might work for you, that don’t mean it’s going to work for me. — 21 Savage
Over the past 6 months, I have been playing around with my macros, and I’m really starting to see what works for me. — Martyn Ford
Vegetarian Diet Quotes
Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world's resources. A vegetarian diet is better. — Nicholas Stern
Eating a vegetarian diet, walking (exercising) everyday, and meditating is considered radical. Allowing someone to slice your chest open and graft your leg veins in your heart is considered normal and conservative. — Dean Ornish
I don't understand why asking people to eat a well-balanced vegetarian diet is considered drastic, while it is medically conservative to cut people open and put them on cholesterol lowering drugs for the rest of their lives. — Dean Ornish
I didn’t invent the Taco, but I believe I improved it. — Glen Bell
This can vary massively depending on what I’m training for, but I can consume anywhere from 4,500 to 8,000 calories per day. — Martyn Ford
Veganism isn’t just a strict vegetarian diet; it is a complete philosophical viewpoint. It is practical in outlook, simple to understand and aspires to the highest environmental and spiritual values. I am sure it holds the key to a future lifestyle for a humane planetary guardianship. — Howard Lyman
I’m a huge foodie, but I’m also very conscious about what I put in my body. — Hannah Bronfman
Bananas are the base of all my smoothies! They are packed with potassium and give a solid base flavor. — Hannah Bronfman
The world's strongest animals are plant eaters. Gorillas, Buffaloes, Elephants and me. — Patrik Baboumian
Adding chlorella and chlorophyll to your smoothie gives you the benefits of leafy greens in their most raw form. — Hannah Bronfman
Vegetarian Health Quotes
People are fed by the food industry, which pays no attention to health, and are treated by the health industry, which pays no attention to food. — Wendell Berry
I don't have any understanding of a human being who doesn't respect the beauty of life and that goes for all creatures that have thoughts, feelings and needs. — Alicia Silverstone
Vegetarian food leaves a deep impression on our nature. If the whole world adopts vegetarianism, it can change the destiny of humankind. — Albert Einstein
You can't make people change, but the organizers of WorldFest hope that people consider being vegetarian for both moral and health reasons — Grace Slick
If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian. We feel better about ourselves and better about the animals, knowing we're not contributing to their pain. — Linda McCartney
Children who grow up getting nutrition from plant foods rather than meats have a tremendous health advantage. They are less likely to develop weight problems, diabetes, high blood pressure and some forms of cancer — Benjamin Spock
Behind every beautiful fur, there is a story. It is a bloody, barbaric story. — Mary Tyler Moore
We all love animals. Why do we call some 'pets' and others 'dinner?' — K. D. Lang
If you visit the killing floor of a slaughterhouse, it will brand your soul for life. — Howard Lyman
In their behavior toward creatures, all men are Nazis. Human beings see oppression vividly when they're the victims. Otherwise they victimize blindly and without a thought. — Isaac Bashevis Singer
Vegan Health Quotes
The meat industry spends hundreds of millions of dollars lying to the public about their product. But no amount of false propaganda can sanitize meat. The facts are absolutely clear: Eating meat is bad for human health, catastrophic for the environment, and a living nightmare for animals — Chrissie Hynde
Veganism gives us all the opportunity to say what we "stand for" in life- the ideal of healthy, humane living. Add decades to your life, with a clear conscience as a bonus. — Donald Watson
It takes nothing away from a human to be kind to an animal. — Joaquin Phoenix
If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat — Steven Wright
We are, quite literally, gambling with the future of our planet- for the sake of hamburgers — Peter Singer
When people ask me why I don't eat meat or any other animal products, I say, 'Because they are unhealthy and they are the product of a violent and inhumane industry.' — Casey Affleck
If you could see or feel the suffering you wouldn't think twice. Give back life. Don't eat meat. — Kim Basinger
Men hunt I think maybe because they have something wrong with their own equipment and they need something else to shoot. — Pamela Anderson
The gods created certain kinds of beings to replenish our bodies... they are the trees and the plants and the seeds. — Plato
If a kid ever realized what was involved in factory farming, they would never touch meat again. — James Cromwell
Healthy Diet Quotes
Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means. — Maimonides
I keep my diet simple by sticking to mostly fruits and vegetables all day and then having whatever I want for dinner. I end up making healthy choices, like sushi or grilled fish, because I feel so good from eating well. — Sayings
Eating a low-carb, high-fat diet can help support healthy blood sugar levels and weight management. — Steven Gundry
The best diet is one you don't realise you're following. — Chris Williamson
Healthy fats are not the enemy, they are an essential part of a balanced diet. — Steven Gundry
A healthy diet is the foundation of good health, but it’s not the only piece of the puzzle. —
The most important thing to remember about food labels is that you should avoid foods that have labels. — Joel Fuhrman
When a woman is fit and healthy, everything else falls into place. We are conditioned to put others first, that 'burnt chop syndrome' we observed in our mothers. It takes discipline to pay attention to our diets, to exercise, to leave time for refreshment of mind, body and spirit. — Quentin Bryce
And I believe that the best buy in public health today must be a combination of regular physical exercise and a healthy diet. — Julie Bishop
Vegetarianism Quotes
Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian. — Dennis Wholey
I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry and unhappy like we do. I feel very deeply about vegetarianism and the animal kingdom. It was my dog Boycott who led me to question the right of humans to eat other sentient beings. — Cesar Chavez
Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages. — Thomas Jefferson
Alas, what wickedness to swallow flesh into our own flesh, to fatten our greedy bodies by cramming in other bodies, to have one living creature fed by the death of another! — Pythagoras
Only fools argue whether to eat meat or not. They don't understand truth nor do they meditate on it. Who can define what is meat and what is plant Who knows where the sin lies, being a vegetarian or a non vegetarian — Guru Nanak
I am a vegetarian as well as a passionate anti-alcoholic, because I can thus make better use of my brain. — Thomas A. Edison
My wife actually got worried about my drinking so much regular milk, you know, so she got me into rice milk and now soy milk, which I greatly enjoy. A soy mocha's a fine thing. — Willie Nelson
My biggest dream in the world is for everyone to become vegetarian, so there won't be any more suffering. — Alicia Silverstone
I also became a vegetarian when I was 14 because I realized eating animals was cruel. — Julia Hill
Vegan Food Quotes
Vegan food is soul food in its truest form. Soul food means to feed the soul. And, to me, your soul is your intent. If your intent is pure, you are pure. — Erykah Badu
In 1968, I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry, and unhappy like we do. — Cesar Chavez
Recognize meat for what it really is: the antibiotic- and pesticide-laden corpse of a tortured animal. — Ingrid Newkirk
I haven't bought any leather articles for a very long time. My ideal is to be able to avoid all animal products, in food as well as clothing. — Martina Navratilova
I have no doubt that it is part of the destiny of the human race in its gradual improvement, to leave off eating animals. — Henry David Thoreau
The standard four food groups are based on American agricultural lobbies. Why do we have a milk group? Because we have a National Dairy Council. Why do we have a meat group? Because we have an extremely powerful meat lobby. — Marion Nestle
Absolutely fell in love with the idea and the power that the training and food has and can have over your life. — Martyn Ford
People feel poorly because they are nourished by foods you wouldn't feed to your dog and cat. The rich western diet is full of fat, sugar, cholesterol, salt, animal protein - all the wrong foods for people. — John A. McDougall
I have lived temperately, eating little animal food, and that not as an aliment, so much as a condiment for the vegetables, which constitute my principal diet. — Thomas Jefferson
Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans ... are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit. — Anthony Bourdain
Vegetarian Food Quotes
Taking all vegetable-eating nations together . . . they are a larger and much better formed race than the flesh eaters. — Sylvester Graham
There's no doubt in my mind that going vegetarian has made me feel better not only physically, but also because I learned about the suffering of animals who are raised and killed for food. I feel good knowing that I'm not contributing to that. — Sophie Monk
A human being has been given an intellect to make choices, and we know there are other food sources that do not require the killing of a creature that would protest being killed. — Mary Tyler Moore
If he be really and seriously seeking to live a good life, the first thing from which he will abstain will always be the use of animal food, because ...its use is simply immoral, as it involves the performance of an act which is contrary to the moral feeling - killing. — Leo Tolstoy
Haggis is delicious. It is wonderful. It's spicy, it's tasty, and you get vegetarian haggis as well. — Nicola Sturgeon
It’s better to eat salty food and speak the truth than to eat vegetarian and tell lies. — Vietnamese Proverbs
Vegetarians have wicked, shifty eyes, and laugh in a cold calculating manner. They pinch little children, steal stamps, drink water, favor beards. — J. B. Morton
I'm not a vegetarian! I'm a dessertarian! — Bill Watterson
I did not climb to the top of the food chain to eat carrots. — Ron White
Having the USDA design your food pyramid is like having Al Capone do your taxes. — Caldwell Esselstyn
Being Vegetarian Quotes
Animals can't really voice their opinion. We feel as though we can be on of the spokespeople on their behalf. — River Phoenix
If a group of beings from another planet were to land on Earth - beings who considered themselves as superior to you as you feel yourself to be to other animals - would you concede them the rights over you that you assume over other animals? — George Bernard Shaw
I know, in my soul, that to eat a creature who is raised to be eaten, and who never has a chance to be a real being, is unhealthy. It's like...you're just eating misery. You're eating a bitter life. — Alice Walker
All breathing beings are spiritual; this includes everyone who breathes, whether they are animals or humans, carnivores or vegetarians. — Sharon Gannon
It almost seems to me that man was not born to be a carnivore. — Albert Einstein
If you step back and look at the data, the optimum amount of red meat you eat should be zero. — Walter Willett
I've always been an animal lover. People should be made aware of all the issues. Some people think that the whole wearing-fur thing is glamorous, but you can look good without it. — Sadie Frost
Killing an animal to make a coat is sin. It wasn't meant to be, and we have no right to do it. — Doris Day
Being vegan helped me realize I can say and do what I believe is right. That's powerful. — Alicia Silverstone
'Thou shalt not kill' does not apply to murder of one's own kind only, but to all living beings and this commandment was inscribed in the human breast long before it was proclaimed from Sinai. — Leo Tolstoy
Fruits And Veggies Quotes
When I'm sore, ice is my best friend. It really works. I take omega-3s every day, which helps with inflammation. And I try to eat things that won't inflame my joints, like fresh fruits and veggies, lean protein, and seafood. — Kerri Walsh
Your body is incredible at 'detoxing'. It's called pooping & sweating. Best 'detox diet' = regular exercise, eating more veggies, fruit, healthy fats, lean meat, some grains and drinking more water. — Chris Mohr
I like egg white omelets with veggies, or oatmeal with almonds and fruit. — Vanessa Hudgens
I always advise eating regular meals — a mix of healthy carbs, protein and fruits and veggies. — Gunnar Peterson
Rather than munching on a bag of potato chips, stick to fresh fruit and veggies. — Mehmet Oz
I just try to stick to clean foods, anything grilled like salmon, chicken, fish, brown rice, and veggies. I do have a really big sweet tooth, so I try to curb my cravings with fruit instead. — Katherine Webb
I eat healthy most of the time. Whole foods are the best for you when you are super active, so I get plenty of fruits and veggies to keep me energized. — Witney Carson
If more people start selling ugly produce we have a chance to crack the hunger and malnutrition problems in the U.S. (Almost 90% of us do not get enough fruits and veggies). — Dana Cowin
Fitness and proper nutrition truly go hand-in-hand. Focus on eating clean and filling your plate with veggies, fruits, whole grains and lean proteins. And, everyone hates to do it, but calorie counting is crucial to weight loss as well as maintaining a healthy physique. — Jillian Michaels
I eat excellent bread, clean meat, good crisp veggies, organic fruits and nice wine and cheese. It is one of the things I am truly grateful for. I'm not kidding. You can't ask a single mother of three working two jobs for minimum wage to eat that way. I am lucky. — Rachael Taylor
Some people think plant-based diet, whole foods diet is extreme. Half a million people a year will have their chests opened up and a vein taken from their leg and sewn onto their coronary artery. Some people would call that extreme. — Caldwell Esselstyn
The human fasting mimicking diet FMD program is a plant based diet program designed to attain fasting-like effects while providing micronutrient nourishment vitamins, minerals, etc. and minimize the burden of fasting. — Valter Longo
I can state with full confidence that an alkaline-promoting, whole-food plant-based diet is the most rapid recovery tool available to the athlete, a buffer against weight gain and lifestyle disease, as well as a crucial component in my success. — Rich Roll
I know of nothing else in medicine that can come close to what a plant-based diet can do. In theory, if everyone were to adopt this, I really believe we can cut health care costs by seventy to eighty percent. That's amazing. And it all comes from understanding nutrition, applying nutrition, and just watching the results. — T. Colin Campbell
Let’s start with the most prominent ecological crisis of our time: global warming. When you look seriously at the numbers, you find that switching from a meat-based to a plant-based diet would do more to curb and reverse global warming than any other initiative. — T. Colin Campbell
Whether the patient has a cardiac condition, hypertension, autoimmune disease, fibroids, or asthma, he or she must be informed that fasting and natural, plant-based diets are a viable alternative to conventional therapy, and an effective one. — Joel Fuhrman
A plant-based diet has actually simplified my life in so many ways. For breakfast, I try to get my first serving of fruits and nuts for fuel. I'm completely addicted to coconut water for the electrolytes and hydration. — Michelle Forbes
The future is about a plant-based diet. — Jamie Oliver
Flesh isn't the only source of protein. You can get all the protein you need from a varied plant-based diet. Protein is found in greens, veggies, beans, grains, nuts & seeds, avocados and so on. And there is no need to consume these foods in any special combination. — Sharon Gannon
You can't be an environmentalist, you can't be an ocean steward without truly walking the walk and you can't walk the walk in the world of the future, the world ahead of us, the world of our children, not eating a plant-based diet. — James Cameron
Though I'm vegan and advocate that others eat a plant-based diet, I know that many people aren't quite ready to take that step in whole. — Kathy Freston
An abundance of peer-reviewed science is showing that a whole foods, plant-based diet prevents most heart attacks, strokes, and even many kinds of cancer. It gets you to your ideal weight easily and sustainably, reverses Type 2 diabetes, and even fixes erectile dysfunction (because it greatly improves circulation!). — Kathy Freston
The best anti-aging advice I've ever received? Drink a lot of water and have a plant-based diet. I also do mindful meditation with my daughter every day. It takes ten minutes. I think reducing stress plays a big part in anti-aging. — Carolyn Murphy
If you have never tried a plant-based diet, start. If you've never juiced vegetables, start. If you've never taken vitamin C to saturation, start. If you have never done a half-hour fitness workout each day, start. But, there is no such thing as a free lunch, a quick fix or a magic wand to cure illness. — Andrew Saul
The longest-lived people eat a plant-based diet. They eat meat but only as a condiment or a celebration. Nothing they eat has a plastic wrapper. — Dan Buettner
The single most impactful thing you can do today is adopt a more plant-based diet. — Louie Psihoyos
Beyond my desire to boycott the torture factories, I am also way happier when I eat a plant-based diet, and I feel about a thousand times more energetic. — Olivia Wilde
Eat a plant-based diet - which act like prebiotic and probiotics in the gut. — Deepak Chopra
To find out how much protein you need, take your weight and divide it by three. Rest assured, a whole foods, varied plant-based diet will give you all the protein you need. — Sharon Gannon
I'm not perfect, but what's wonderful about eating a plant-based diet is, I don't have to be. — Victoria Moran
It's a common myth that athletes and other highly active people need the protein from meat and dairy to fuel their activities and build and repair muscles and other bodily tissues. In fact, there is growing evidence that consumption of too much protein can lead to very serious health issues, including kidney disease, osteoporosis, and cancer. The active body can get all the protein it needs from a diverse, 100% plant-based diet. — Sharon Gannon
If we want to consider the sanctity of life in deciding what to eat, the choice is clear. Eating a plant based diet causes less harm, to ourselves, to the other animals, to the planet. — Sharon Gannon
Some people feel that humans have a right to eat other animals but not to trash the earth. They may choose veganism because a vegan's ecological footprint is light, but once they are not invested in eating animals, they are more likely to be willing to learn the details of what happens to them. That learning will encourage compassionate people to stick with a plant-based diet. — Karen Dawn
I swear it's so easy. You don't have to have a diet mentality at all if you eat healthily, plant-based food. — Alicia Silverstone
50-100 years from now we are all going to be eating a plant based diet. Whether that happens through a catastrophe or a peaceful sustainable life giving way is based on whether we make the right choices now and how we fight in this struggle together. — Mark Bittman
The ideal human diet looks like this: Consume plant-based foods in forms as close to their natural state as possible (“whole” foods). Eat a variety of vegetables, fruits, raw nuts and seeds, beans and legumes, and whole grains. Avoid heavily processed foods and animal products. Stay away from added salt, oil, and sugar. Aim to get 80 percent of your calories from carbohydrates, 10 percent from fat, and 10 percent from protein. — T. Colin Campbell
For my own health, I thought it was better to eat a plant based diet. I'm going to be 60 soon and I have boundless energy and I feel really good, so I'm all for it. — Ed Begley, Jr.
I am a firm believer in eating a full plant-based, whole food diet that can expand your life length and make you an all-around happier person. It is tricky dining out, but I just stick to what I know - veggies, fruit and salad - then when I get home I'll have something else. — Ariana Grande
When I was 88 years old, I gave up meat entirely and switched to a plant foods diet following a slight stroke. During the following months, I not only lost 50 pounds, but gained strength in my legs and picked up stamina. Now, at age 93, I'm on the same plant-based diet, and I still don't eat any meat or dairy products. I either swim, walk, or paddle a canoe daily and I feel the best I've felt since my heart problems began. — Benjamin Spock
We believe in the Three Rs - reducing the consumption of meat and other animal-based foods; refining the diet by eating products only from methods of production, transport, and slaughter that minimize pain and distress; and replacing meat and other animal-based foods in the diet with plant-based foods. — Wayne Pacelle
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