Eating for Pleasure Quotes

It is harder to be unhappy when you are eating.

Americans are tired of fad diets, counting calories, and living within restrictive guidelines about carbs and fat. They are turning to Mireille Guiliano for her sensible and admittedly contrarian advice on eating well.

I always like it when I eat myself out of breath. That's a good boost to my day. You know, I'm eating, and I go, 'Oooohhh.' It's better a few moments later when you get to think about it, when you're like, 'Why did I just stop to take a deep breath? Oh yeah, my body also needs air.'

Whenever I am feeling happy or sad, I always find comfort in food.

What I've learned is I want to enjoy my life, and food is a big part of it.

Talking about food is like talking about your dreams. Everyone has something to say. We all have to eat, it's just what we eat which differs. Some people eat for fuel and I feel bad for them.

Eating is a natural way to feel happy. Overeating isn't.

My philosophy is, 'Eat when hungry, stop when you're full.'

I am not a foodie; I eat to live.

Enjoy your food, enjoy your life.

In our fast-forward culture, we have lost the art of eating well. Food is often little more than fuel to pour down the hatch while doing other stuff - surfing the Web, driving, walking along the street. Dining al desko is now the norm in many workplaces. All of this speed takes a toll. Obesity, eating disorders and poor nutrition are rife.

What people need to know is that if you don't eat what you want, then you'll just continue to eat, because you're not fulfilled.

I haven't thought too much about the word 'foodie,' but I definitely lie closer to the 'I just need to eat a thing to fuel myself' end of the spectrum. It's not quite a hobby. I don't feel a need to try all the newest restaurants.

Too many people just eat to consume calories. Try dining for a change.

Normally I don't care so much about food. I'm more interested in the people I'm with.

They whose sole bliss is eating can give but that one brutish reason why they live.

Eat as much as you like - just don't swallow it.

The more obsessively we focus on what a particular food is going to do for us, the less healthy we've become. Simple pleasures become complicated.

For many of us, eating has surprisingly little to do with hunger. We eat out of boredom, for entertainment, to comfort or reward ourselves. Try to be aware of why you're eating, and ask yourself if you're really hungry - before you eat and then again along the way.

I used to eat because food tastes so good. I love food, it's one of the best things on this planet. But I changed the way I was thinking. I started asking myself, 'Hey, am I eating because it tastes good? Or because I really need some more? Am I really still hungry?'

It's important to have a healthy balanced diet but not to get too bogged down about it. It's important to enjoy your food, too.

I like to eat meals I will remember. Otherwise, what's the point?

Italians do not regard food as merely fuel. They regard it as medicine for the soul, one of life's abiding pleasures.

I always have this sense of food as triangular, in that one point is nourishment, one point is connection, and one point is pleasure, and I always come at it from the pleasure and connection points, and the nourishment follows.

It's been a struggle to get people to come eat for fun. You know, the way they listen to music. You can do all kinds of things with music. But food - it's something people need, and that changes everything. You start playing with it, people have all sorts of reactions.