There have been many witty and whimsical things written and said about food, down the years. Here’s a selection of our favourites:
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"Human beings do not eat nutrients, they eat food."
Mary Catherine Bateson
"The dinner table is the centre for teaching... conversation, tolerance..."
Judith Martin
"A man may esteem himself happy when that which is his food is also his medicine."
Henry David Thoreau
"No man can be wise on an empty stomach."
George Eliot
"Food is an important part of a balanced diet."
Fran Lebovitz
"Bread that must be sliced with an axe is bread that is too nourishing."
Fran Lebowitz
"Maybe you know why a child can reject a hot dog with mustard served on a soft bun at home, yet eat six of them two hours later at fifty cents each."
Erma Bombeck
"Those who think they have no time for healthy eating will sooner or later have to find time for illness."
Edward Stanley
"Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch."
Orson Welles
"To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art."
Rochefoucauld
"Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body."
"A bagel is a donut with the sin removed."
George Rosenbaum
"It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a home-grown tomato."
Mitch Hedberg
"Triangular sandwiches taste better than square ones."
Peter Kay
"Cabbage, n: a familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man’s head."
Ambrose Bierce
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There have been many witty and whimsical things written and said about food, down the years. Here’s a selection of our favourites:
More [+]
"Human beings do not eat nutrients, they eat food."
Mary Catherine Bateson
"The dinner table is the centre for teaching... conversation, tolerance..."
Judith Martin
"A man may esteem himself happy when that which is his food is also his medicine."
Henry David Thoreau
"No man can be wise on an empty stomach."
George Eliot
"Food is an important part of a balanced diet."
Fran Lebovitz
"Bread that must be sliced with an axe is bread that is too nourishing."
Fran Lebowitz
"Maybe you know why a child can reject a hot dog with mustard served on a soft bun at home, yet eat six of them two hours later at fifty cents each."
Erma Bombeck
"Those who think they have no time for healthy eating will sooner or later have to find time for illness."
Edward Stanley
"Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch."
Orson Welles
"To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art."
Rochefoucauld
"Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body."
Rochefoucauld
"A bagel is a donut with the sin removed."
George Rosenbaum
"It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a home-grown tomato."
Mitch Hedberg
"Triangular sandwiches taste better than square ones."
Peter Kay
"Cabbage, n: a familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man’s head."
Ambrose Bierce