Kofi Annan Quotes

I think the future of food is in insects.

I think it's important that people think about what they are doing and that includes what they are eating. I am 61 now and attitudes towards drinking and driving have changed radically since I was a student. People change their notion of what is responsible. They will increasingly ask about the carbon content of their food.

There is no conflict between a better meal and a better world.

When you pursue great flavor, you also pursue great ecology.

The benefits of a healthier diet are far-reaching because they also equate to fewer animals being bred into inhumane factory farm conditions and fewer greenhouse gas emissions.

When we realize that something as primal as the food that we choose to eat each day makes such an important difference in addressing both global warming and personal health, it empowers us and imbues these choices with meaning. If it's meaningful, then it's sustainable - and a meaningful life is a longer life.

We need to ban all air-freighted food. Carrots from Holland. Potatoes from Egypt. It's got to stop.

I'm an advocate for alternative proteins, and I believe we can eat many.

Let's feed the world better food.

Nowadays, food needs to be healthy, local, sustainable and not filled with too much fat, salt or sugar. It should be slow-cooked and seasonal. That's my vision.

GMOs play a central role in meeting the challenge of providing affordable and nutritious food to consumers all over the world.

EPA will set a national standard for greenhouse gas emissions that allows auto manufacturers to make cars that people both want and can afford - while still expanding environmental and safety benefits of newer cars.

We need more food, more forests, better livelihoods for smallholder farmers, and lower emissions. If we want any of them, we must have all of them.

Being vegan keeps my body fueled and running smoothly.

If you take added sugar out of your diet, when you have fruit for dessert it is going to taste fantastic!

Renewable energy could reduce emissions but also create jobs and improve public health.

If we really want to change the way Americans eat, we need to make delicious, sustainably-raised food accessible to everyone. Most people are not willing to sacrifice taste or pay a lot more when it comes to eating better. That's why the Chipotle model is so important.

I know this is hard for people who live in rural communities, but if you can, walk to the store. You will help the environment and get a little workout.

Organic is loaded with a sense of rightness, with a set of rules. I would much rather someone bought food that was local and sustainable but not organic than bought organic food that had to be shipped across the world.

I always thought that consuming ghee is unhealthy and leads to putting on too much weight, but I was proved wrong.

Meat is undoubtedly an environmentally expensive food.

Incorporating small changes/additions in one's daily routine can have a big impact. For example, eating a healthy diet, including a handful of almonds every day and a regular exercise regime, not only helps me maintain a healthy life but also balance both my family's health as well as my own.

I probably eat yogurt more than anything else.

Resveratrol had a decent benefit when the mice were obese and sedentary. The mice that were fed a lean diet and resveratrol lived significantly longer than other treated mice as well as those that had no healthy diet and no resveratrol. So resveratrol is not an excuse to be lazy or eat whatever you want.

We want kids to value real food and understanding that it isn't just about feeding people but about nourishing the body, the community and the planet.