Daniel Handler Quotes

I was logging 15-hour days, sampling food every minute. I had access to these amazing dishes, and it was easy to lose sight of how quickly the bites added up.

I've never met a bread basket that I didn't love. At the same time, it can make me tired. If I have too much wine, it's too much sugar. If I overindulge on tortilla chips in a Mexican restaurant, I can really feel it. I think sometimes just watching it and not doing things in excess can really help with whether you feel good or not.

I eat healthy, and I eat a lot.

I eat what I want but in moderation.

Truth be told, ginormous portions have become a pet peeve of mine.

I don't avoid any particular food. But I don't eat too much.

A nutritionist helps me eat healthily at home.

There are days when I literally have to eat 17 plates of food - it's intense. It's about moderation. You just need a few bites to get the gist of a dish.

I don't eat bad food. I probably just eat too much food, and I think a lot of people do.

In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires.

I say 'no' to nothing, 'yes' to moderation. That's how I approach everything. No matter if it's candy or foie gras. When you have the real deal, you're satisfied with that one bite. I say go full throttle and call it a day.

Scientifically, it has been proven that after three bites, your palate has been satisfied. It doesn't matter what you eat. So if you eat one boule of ice cream, that's all you need. You don't have to eat pint after pint after pint.

I eat five to seven meals a day and a couple of protein shakes.

I need to stay disciplined on the road. Too much food can wreck your palate.

There's some great TV, but it's kind of like dessert: It's good to have once in a while, but you can't eat it all day, or you're gonna get really fat and probably die.

No such thing as food that's terrible for you, unless you binge on it.

I feel like you can eat everything that you want in moderation.

I am allowed one matchbox-sized piece of cheese a week.

Restaurants serve huge portions on even huger platters, and people are tempted to eat too much.

I cannot keep myself to a particular diet. I eat what I want, when I want and try to keep it as healthy as I can.

I guess anything in excess is no good for you, even things that are supposed to be healthy.

Each person's body type is different, and they need to understand that food should be eaten in regular portions.

The key dietary messages are stunningly simple: Eat less, move more, eat more fruits and vegetables, and don't eat too much junk food. It's no more complicated than that.

Don't eat till you're full, eat till you're tired.

BASICS OF DIET AND HEALTH The basic principles of good diets are so simple that I can summarize them in just ten words: eat less, move more, eat lots of fruits and vegetables. For additional clarification, a five-word modifier helps: go easy on junk foods.