Yotam Ottolenghi Quotes

Oatmeal tastes so good on its own, you don't even need to add sugar.

Broccoli gets such a bad rap. This is perplexing to those of us who love that green, treelike, stalky vegetable.

I love quinoa. It's great, it cooks like rice and is better than caviar.

Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.

Like all rice, black rice is great at absorbing flavours, but it's just as happy to act as a satiny bed for a poached egg, say, if you want to keep things simple.

This is my breakfast: Two poached eggs, turkey bacon, and a half avocado. The yolks in a poached egg are alkalizing. Avocados are a great source of fat and vitamin E; great for your skin. It's super light and not too heavy. Sometimes I like a little sweet as well, so I have a cup of plain yogurt with blueberries.

I love red bell peppers. Bell peppers in general, really. I like to eat them like apples. They're so crunchy and delicious.

Napa cabbage is very beautiful, all those long, pale leaves with ruffled edges.

Swiss chard is undervalued in Britain. It's a great substitute for spinach and keeps its shape well.

One of my favorite salads is spinach with pickled strawberries.

Actually I love asparagus.

I think a great way to get kids to start eating their vegetables is to get creative with them.

I grew up with a single mother, and although we didn't have a lot of money, she cared a great deal about what we ate. We were the original health-food family. We shopped at what were called health-food stores before Whole Foods - everything came from bins.

I know most Americans don't have this luxury, but we are in Los Angeles and are lucky enough to be able to grill outside almost all year long. It's my favorite way of preparation because it's so clean and it gives it such a great flavor. You need very little oil and the protein can be really cleanly prepared and perfectly cooked.

I'm in great shape, back-in-my-football-days shape. I've worked hard to get to this point.

Edible - good to eat and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.

I think breakfast is really important to get a great start to the day, so I can have enough energy to train and everything.

I don't do very well with extremes of any kind - extreme diets, extreme fitness - so moderation makes a lot of sense, and Hershey's has really great portion-friendly desserts to help people incorporate treats into their lifestyles so they don't feel like they're depriving themselves and are still living a balanced life.

Popeye was right about spinach: dark green, leafy vegetables are the healthiest food on the planet. As whole foods go, they offer the most nutrition per calorie.

I love making vegetable, pea, and broccoli soups. They're pure, low-calorie, and incredibly tasty.

My cooking style is simple, healthy, and very basic.

Any administration foolish enough to call ketchup a vegetable cannot be expected to cut the mustard.

I like a good protein and fat breakfast, so avocado, bacon, eggs, and some veggies.

I really enjoy eating food thats light on the stomach.

There's nothing like starting the day with a healthy, filling breakfast smoothie.