Joni Ernst Quotes

I played around with vegetarianism back in the '70s. One thing, my physiology just got to have animal protein. I get hypoglycemic, I get all light-headed unless I eat animal protein.

I was vegetarian for a long time, and in the last four years I started eating chicken and fish. I feel like it really built up my strength a lot.

I only eat fish - no chicken, no turkey, just fish. I get all my protein from fish and egg whites.

Once in a while, I'll slip and get off my vegan diet and have egg whites in the morning, that's a good source of protein while I'm out on the road. If I can feel my body starting to tire, those are good to keep you healthy.

I never drink cow's milk; I always opt for the soya alternative, and when I eat most dairy products, it tends to be in extremely small doses. However, being a vegetarian means I have to get protein from somewhere, so I do eat eggs and cheese about once a week.

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

I eat 30/40 grammes of carbohydrates, 30/40 grammes of proteins with every meal.

Eating vegetarian in the past would have been a really bad choice as an athlete. Impossible. Just being able to get the amount of protein in was a mission. You couldn't be picky. I feel quite liberated by the fact that I can now quite recklessly choose vegetarian food.

I wrote on my website that veganism isn't right for everyone and the first thing you have to consider is nutrition. I was saying that some use veganism as a form of eating disorder and that careful vegans replace what they cut out of their diet.

After I entered the film industry, I restricted my non-veg diet to fish and chicken. I can't, however, remain without non-veg food even for a single day.

I'm a vegetarian, but now, on my doctor's orders, I have begun eating egg white.

I've got a friend who's a power lifter, and she's a vegetarian. I don't know how she does it. I want red meat all the time. I applaud the discipline; I really do. I just can't do it. Good for her, but not for me.

It's not up to the kids to decide what's healthy for them. That's our job.

I just don't see how it is possible to be a vegetarian or vegan when you break your body down so much. You have to recover. You need those proteins and proper amino acids, like leucine, which only really comes from animal fats.

I travel nearly 200 to 300 miles a day for my matches and promotions and end up eating junk food, which is not good for me. Things are better when I am at home; my wife is a very good cook, and she makes rice, dal, and chapatis for me.

I get my protein, I get everything I need, I don't feel like I'm missing on anything.

As athletes, we train and travel so much, a lot of times our needs are not met calorically. But I don't like eating to be a chore, so I kind of just go with the flow.

I always say eat everything, but eat it in moderation. I don't like to inhibit anyone.

There's ways to get the right nutrients and eat the food you want and have it taste great.

I'm not vegetarian. I eat what I crave, but most of the time I don't crave meat.

Keep your energy levels high by adding bananas and egg whites to your diet.

I think chicken and horse meat are ideal food because it's very easy to digest.

I'm not big on protein shakes - I think they're pretty gross, actually - so I have to make sure I eat enough meat, fish, and other good protein sources.

Chicken and horse meat are the best foods for weightlifters, and good food is important.

I am pretty strict with my diet because I have some stomach health problems.