Emeril Lagasse Quotes

As I get older and maybe a little bit wiser, you realize how much stuff affects your body and what it can do. Cutting out carbs and sweets and trying to eat just proteins and fruits and stuff like that, more natural stuff, is what I have found has had the biggest impact on me.

Not only do we have to change the food we eat... we have to educate people about what they can eat appropriately.

If you're good to your body, your body's good to you.

Everybody eats a little differently, but the more where you are aware of what you put in your body and how it affects your performance, the better opportunities you have. And that's what I'm trying to do.

I always made my food congenial to my constitution, and my health was always excellent.

Cooking with your kids and engaging them in hands-on activities are two ways to begin to educate children about the healthy eating, and kick start the important task to help change how the younger generation looks at food and nutrition.

Throughout my life, I have tried to share my philosophy that getting and staying healthy doesn't have to feel like work. I don't diet or slave away in a gym - what I do is make excellent food choices.

When you're putting good stuff into your body, you feel so much better.

The bottom line is that there is a lot more that could and should be done to help people with nutrition and exercise.

It's not difficult for me to stay healthy. I like healthy food.

With the chronic obesity in America, it's more important than ever to not only feed kids healthy foods but to teach them how to make healthy choices on their own.

The most important thing for me to teach my children is about health and fitness. It's about taking care of your body and eating foods that are good for you and getting the right exercise that you need... It's just about living a healthy life for longevity and a healthy heart.

Our body is the only one we've been given, so we need to maintain it; we need to give it the best nutrition.

Some people are willing to pay the price and it's the same with staying healthy or eating healthy. There's some discipline involved. There's some sacrifices.

Eating properly is great. I mean you cut the fat down, cut the cholesterol out, but still you got to get your rest and you got to have some form of exercise.

There are generations of people who don't know how to eat properly.

I don't like to be a preacher or anything, but the one thing that I've learned is that you truly are what you eat.

I like eating the right way, doing things the right way. I never had to have my dad come and say, 'Hey, you have to get back to the gym' or, 'Hey, you're eating wrong.'

I want to encourage people to make healthy life choices, whether it's training for a half-marathon, or eating more vegetables.

It's taken a while, but I've finally grown up and got my head around the fact that the healthier the food you eat is and the more exercise you do, the lighter you'll be. It really is that simple.

I always have to pay attention to exercise and nutrition.

You can control what you put in your body - 100 percent. You really can control your level of fitness and how your body looks.

I know what I have to do if I want to lose weight and stay healthy: eat a proper diet and exercise. All I've got to do is apply it.

I eat lots of veggies and pasta and nuts, tofu and soups. Works well for my body, and I also feel more in tune.

Our children's health and well-being are dependent on our commitment to promoting food access and good eating habits at home, at school and in the community.