When in doubt, try nutrition first.
I have a beautiful platter of various fruits as my computer screen saver. It's a constant reminder to eat healthy! It helps me to make healthier food choices throughout my day.
There is nothing unhealthy about educating youngsters about nutrition.
I'm focused on the next generation, because I think it's very hard to break the habit of adults who've got salt and sugar addictions and just ways of being in this world. It's very hard even for the most enlightened people at famous universities that are very wealthy to spend the money that it takes to feed the students something delicious.
With this new initiative, Disney is doing what no major media company has ever done before in the United States. And what I hope every company will do going forward when it comes to the ads they show and the food they sell they're asking themselves one simple question: Is this good for our kids?
It's what's available to the poor communities. They do buy healthy stuff, you know, but the lettuce is usually iceberg lettuce and to get any taste, they have to use all that ranch dressing.
When I taught school, we just had the school cafeteria; we didn't have machines or things for children to buy food from. But parents can try to educate their children about choices. A lot of everything we're talking about that has to do with heart disease has to do with the choices that we make.
I don't find it a struggle to maintain a healthy diet now as my palate has changed. I don't crave rich food.
The usage of proper salt is really just a small piece of education. However, I want people to really get the proper nutrition from food for them and their family.
I've been stopped cold from eating another burger!
It may seem difficult at first, but eating more high-nutrient foods reduces the desire for low-nutrient foods; it becomes easier with time.
And let's be clear: It's not enough just to limit ads for foods that aren't healthy. It's also going to be critical to increase marketing for foods that are healthy.
The heart, like the stomach, wants a varied diet.
Do not, as you value the health and happiness of those who sit at your table, place before them hot leavened bread or biscuit.
I believe in eating all the right kinds of foods, and I don't believe in a totally nonfat diet.
