Welcome to a delightful journey through the world of meals, where the aroma of culinary creations tantalizes the senses and the art of cooking transcends mere sustenance. Meals are not just about filling our stomachs; they embody culture, tradition, and a shared human experience. From the humblest of home-cooked dishes to extravagant feasts fit for royalty, meals bring people together, fostering bonds and creating cherished memories.
In this curated collection of quotes, we celebrate the essence of meals – the joy of gathering around a table, the magic of flavors dancing on the palate, and the warmth of companionship that accompanies every bite. Whether you’re a seasoned chef, a passionate foodie, or simply someone who appreciates the beauty of a well-prepared meal, these quotes will resonate with you, reminding you of the profound significance that food holds in our lives. So, sit back, savor the words, and let them inspire you to embrace the culinary wonders that await. Discover the wisdom, humor, and insight encapsulated in these quotes, and feel free to share them as you please. After all, a good meal is meant to be enjoyed and shared, just like these timeless words. Now, without further ado, let’s delve into the flavorful world of meals.
They gave me 18 experiments to complete in my 10 days in the ISS. That’s a lot. Everyone told me I didn’t have to complete all of them, that it wasn’t expected of me. But I knew everyone was watching me, so I gave up meals and sleep and completed all 18 experiments. It’s a very Korean thing to do. Yi So-Yeon
Free school meals for all children, no matter what their background, will improve the education and health of our children. Angela Rayner
I’m more likely to give you a cuddle than a punch in the face. I have a soft side, especially with my girlfriend. I send her flowers and use my culinary skills to pull off romantic meals. I do great Thai dishes. Jai Courtney
Motherhood is a great honor and privilege, yet it is also synonymous with servanthood. Every day women are called upon to selflessly meet the needs of their families. Whether they are awake at night nursing a baby, spending their time and money on less-than-grateful teenagers, or preparing meals, moms continuously put others before themselves. Charles Stanley
The biggest reason most people fail is that they try to fix too much at once – join a gym, get out of debt, floss after meals and have thinner thighs in 30 days. Marilu Henner
The two biggest meals of your life you don’t have to cook and you don’t get to eat. The first you don’t eat because no man eats – or cares what he eats – at his wedding. The second you don’t eat because, well, no man eats at his funeral, either. Tom Junod
My son Simon had one of Elvis’s favorite meals when we visited Graceland – a peanut butter and banana sandwich. Fried! Can you imagine the cholesterol? Christopher Timothy
The greatest generation was formed first by the Great Depression. They shared everything – meals, jobs, clothing. Tom Brokaw
Do you know what you call those who use towels and never wash them, eat meals and never do the dishes, sit in rooms they never clean, and are entertained till they drop? If you have just answered, ‘A house guest,’ you’re wrong because I have just described my kids. Erma Bombeck
Women are smarter by basic instinct and by what we have to do to multitask at home and at work. My mother did that 50 years ago, but it wasn’t called multitasking or stress back then. She had a job, two kids and the meals to make with no cook or maid. My father would come home every day and expect lunch. He was a nice guy, but he was clueless! Mireille Guiliano
A cookbook is a moment in time because, otherwise, you look back at the end of the day, and all the meals have been eaten, and the experience is gone. Daniel Humm
I go mainly by the Dolce diet. It is a little hard to describe: it’s not really a diet but more of a lifestyle. I eat throughout the day; I have three meals and two snacks, and it changes according to what I need at the time. Ronda Rousey
I’m a vegetarian and like to throw together easy, healthy meals like veggie tofu stir-fries or a quinoa or lentil pasta. Lauren Bush
To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals. Benjamin Franklin
For the British working class, the restrictions of conflict actually improved their diet. Under Lord Woolton, the minister for food, a programme of free school meals was introduced. Priority supplies of milk were provided for pregnant women and nursing mothers, while orange juice, milk and cod liver oil were given to the under-fives. Kwasi Kwarteng
I eat healthy and don’t go by a diet chart. The breakfast is usually heavy, complemented with short frequent meals. My dinner is high on proteins and low on carbohydrates. Vijender Singh
I eat tons, three full meals a day, and I never go to the gym. When I was a child, my geography teacher said, ‘You may be slim now but if you carry on eating like that, you’ll end up being really fat.’ Fortunately, I really don’t think I’ve changed much in the past two decades, so that teacher was an idiot. Gina Bellman
I wouldn’t say that processed food, ready meals and even takeaways aren’t relevant to modern life, it’s just that over the past 40 years there are three generations of people who have come out of school and gone through their home life without ever being shown how to cook properly. Jamie Oliver
The mother of a family should look upon her housekeeping and the planning of meals as a scientific occupation. Eleanor Roosevelt
There are moments of opportunity for families; moments they need to put technology away. These include: no phones or texting during meals. No phones or texting when parents pick up children at school – a child is looking to make eye contact with a parent! Sherry Turkle
My family lived off the land and summer evening meals featured baked stuffed tomatoes, potato salad, corn on the cob, fresh shelled peas and homemade ice cream with strawberries from our garden. With no air conditioning in those days, the cool porch was the center of our universe after the scorching days. David Mixner
For ‘The Rise of Cobra,’ I was dieting more and using protein powder to help supplement my meals. For ‘Retaliation,’ however, I opted for more natural protein. I had a chicken breast and broccoli meal about five times every day. I also drank plenty of water and made sure I got enough rest. Lee Byung-hun
Whether we’re conscious of it or not, our work and personal lives are made up of daily rituals, including when we eat our meals, how we shower or groom, or how we approach our daily descent into the digital world of email communication. Chip Conley
I was too thin. I was working all the time, not eating at home. Spaghetti bolognese on planes. Ugh. Now most of my meals I cook for myself with organic ingredients. Shalom Harlow
When you’re trying to lose weight, one of the most important things you can do is eat three decent meals a day so that you’re not so hungry that you can’t get food off your mind. Habit and hunger have long been the basic, insidious enemies of the overweight. We can’t fight hunger, but we can fight habit. Jean Nidetch
A good way to adjust to a healthier diet is to think of three meals you enjoy that are largely plant-based. Pasta with tomato sauce can be tweaked to whole-grain pasta with added vegetables. Michael Greger
People still get shocked when they see me eat a whole box of chocolates. I don’t psyche myself out – I know how to balance my meals even when I am not on a strict diet. Hrithik Roshan
Everyone’s a pacifist between wars. It’s like being a vegetarian between meals. Colman McCarthy
My mom and dad are great cooks. We ate meals at the dinner table, as a family. Adrienne C. Moore
Eating well is really important to me. That means having balanced meals, never missing a meal, never skipping a meal, having a balanced diet, and never doing anything extreme. Lizzie Armitstead
I wasn’t eating the right kinds of calories. I didn’t know about healthy carbs such as brown rice and lentils. Now I eat small meals throughout the day: oatmeal with cinnamon to start, fruit and yogurt as a snack, and vegetables or with chicken or tuna, and a healthy carb, like a yam, for lunch. Alison Sweeney
People taking photographs of their meals are not critics; they are from the United States. Louis de Bernieres
The meals were served in a large hall, in which Moctezuma was accustomed to eat, and the dishes quite filled the room, which was covered with mats and kept very clean. Hernan Cortes
In the 1970s, British food was beginning to get good, whereas in France it was just starting its long, sad decline. My most memorable meals, however, have been in Italy. Sebastian Faulks
One of my favorite things to do is cook. I love taking the time to plan and prepare meals. I try to use all organic ingredients and make everything from scratch. Marisa Miller
They took their meals together; and it was remarked on such occasions, when the friendship of animals is put to a hard test, that they never quarrelled or disputed the possession of a favourite fruit with each other. Henry Walter Bates
Most families like to spend time bonding over meals out, picnics in the country, maybe weekend camping trips – we take things to the extreme! Holly Branson
I stick to a Mediterranean diet with fresh produce and olive oil. On a normal day, my diet is divided into the three main meals. I don’t eat any other snack between meals during the day. Andrea Pirlo
My mom put me away at 7. I enjoyed it… Being in institutions, I got three meals a day, clothes. DMX
I eat five small meals a day that usually consist of overnight oats for breakfast, a green juice for a snack, salad with a protein for lunch, granola bar as a snack and then a healthy dinner of chicken or salmon and veggies, tacos or vegan chili. Christina Anstead
Becoming food savvy is one thing, but it’s amazing how fast savvy turns to snooty, and snooty leaves you preparing three-hour meals that break your budget and that the kids won’t even eat. Jeffrey Kluger
I sometimes skip meals when I travel. Amy Smart
I’m a big cook and prefer to make meals at home when I can. I’m either cooking, or we’re going to a drive-through somewhere. I’m really proud of my homemade sweet potato pie. At Thanksgiving I make five of them because they go quick. Chandra Wilson
When we have spiritual reading at meals, when we have the rosary at night, when we have study groups, forums, when we go out to distribute literature at meetings, or sell it on the street corners, Christ is there with us. Dorothy Day
I naturally favour a clean, healthy diet. A salad sandwich is one of my favourite meals! Victoria Pendleton
The best part of being with the Warriors has been the team camaraderie, the team meals, the team pranks, the bond we share. Shaun Livingston
I don’t think meals have any business being deductible. I’m for separation of calories and corporations. Ralph Nader
My early childhood was notable by an absence of proper meals and highly processed food. Ulrika Jonsson
Investing in your long-term health means cultivating the skills to prepare your own meals, developing healthy eating habits and a willingness to make time to exercise. The earlier you embrace these habits, the healthier you will be in your 50s, 60s and beyond. Jason Whitlock
EVOO is extra-virgin olive oil. I first coined ‘EVOO’ on my cooking show because saying ‘extra virgin olive oil’ over and over was wordy, and I’m an impatient girl – that’s why I make 30-minute meals! Rachael Ray
Ah, the power of two. There’s nothing quite like it. Especially when it comes to paying utility bills, parenting, cooking elaborate meals, purchasing a grown-up bed, jumping rope and lifting heavy machinery. The world favours pairs. Who wants to waste the wood building an ark for singletons? Sloane Crosley
Meals make the society, hold the fabric together in lots of ways that were charming and interesting and intoxicating to me. The perfect meal, or the best meals, occur in a context that frequently has very little to do with the food itself. Anthony Bourdain
Your bones are not just made of the last meal you had, but the meals that you’ve had across many years. By looking at the composition of those teeth, researchers can say that something was a large component of the diet. This tells us a lot about how hominins lived and what they ate. Hope Jahren
There’s nothing crazy about my diet but no fried meals, nothing fatty, and not much meat. Petra Kvitova
My husband and I went to Venice, Italy, for our first-year anniversary and spent a day on the Island of Burano. There, we had lunch at the famed Trattoria al Gatto Nero da Ruggero – one of the most incredible meals of our lives. Maneet Chauhan
My wife and I like to cook, so we actually prepare our own meals often and can hold our own in the kitchen. Donald Trump, Jr.
I’ve also committed my time and resources to many local organizations like Christmas in April, Catholic Community Services, and Hudson County Meals on Wheels. Vincent Frank
I’m not a food-optional person. People who forget to eat meals are like aliens to me and, even now, in the age of Seamless and Caviar, I have a hard time relying on strangers to feed me. Chris Morocco
We all need to know how to cook. I can buy a chicken and have many meals come from it. Is it affordable? Yes. Cheap? No. I want to pay the farmers the right price for food. They deserve it. They are the most important people in the country besides our teachers. Alice Waters
Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one’s life. Anthony Bourdain
I once worked it out – after $12 million, all millionaires are the same. That’s because we’re all humans, confined to human scale. How many homes can you live in? How many meals can you eat? You can have a living room the size of a cathedral, but you won’t live in it. It’s too big. Ricardo Semler
One of the reasons I got really fat when I left home was because I thought rich people ate white bread and Spam. I also thought they could get processed meals, because we never did, so that was exciting. Alison Moyet
NASA asked me to create meals for the space shuttle. Thai chicken was the favorite. I flew in a fake space shuttle, but I have no desire to go into space after seeing the toilet. Rachael Ray
I’ve always liked home-cooked meals. Kawhi Leonard
I eat about two meals a day vegan, is my rule of thumb. When I’m traveling, all bets are off, but I don’t cook meat in the house. I rarely cook eggs. I never use milk. But when I go out to eat for a special treat, I’ll have some meat. But I know, personally, that’s the best I’m ever going to do in my life. Adam Conover
I tried every diet, from living on cabbage soup to fasting to Weight Watchers, and then came the frozen meals and the shakes. I realized that the more I took care of my body, eating what was good for me, then I felt happy and whole. Ashley Graham
I owe a lot to playing on the street. And what was even better than playing on the street was playing football with my friends in the local graveyard. It was fantastic. We forgot what the time was and didn’t even go home for our meals. Robinho
We used to have prawn tempura: that was my mother’s favourite dish. But she had to go out to work instead of my father, so she couldn’t find the time to cook nice meals. So we ate more modern food: a lot of frozen and instant food. But I never complained about it to my mother. Hirokazu Kore-eda
I’m not good at eating small meals. Some people can sit down and be very disciplined. When I sit down at a meal, I sort of eat everything I can reach. I know medical people say that’s exactly the wrong formula, but I’ve made it this far. Stanley A. McChrystal
The Project Angel Food Program’s mission is to nourish the body and spirit of men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS and other serious illness. The Project Angel Food Program delivers free and nutritious meals prepared with love. We act out of a sense of urgency because hunger and illness cannot wait. Marianne Williamson
Not all Tories are atrocious heartless fiends, I concede. But those who wield hunger as a weapon while claiming their own meals on expenses, are beyond satire. Jack Monroe
I’ve found cinnamon to be very effective for lowering the glycemic response to meals. People have heard that before, but I didn’t realize how profound it could be until I did the actual testing with continuous glucose monitors. And I tested all different varieties and species of cinnamon from Ceylon to Saigon. Tim Ferriss
Of all the meals that represented British culture, perhaps none captured the imagination more than the Christmas pudding. It was the Victorians who firmly fixed the traditional plum pudding as a festive dish. Kwasi Kwarteng
I do cardio everyday, which involves a 25-minute run or jog besides 45-minute-long weight training. I don’t lift heavy weights. As far as my diet is concerned, I have seven small meals a day. Sooraj Pancholi
I probably get in, like, five meals a day; every now and then, I get six. Ronnie Coleman
I’ve changed my diet a few times. Now I’m trying to eat more protein. I eat little meals throughout the day. I love food, so I still give myself great meals. Also, when I’m busy, it’s easy to lose weight. Michael Keaton
One must eat fruit and drink water before meals rather than after eating. Water dilutes digestion, and that’s not a good thing for the body. Jackie Shroff
I belong to a Bohri Muslim family, and for us, food is our biggest celebration. We are used to elaborate five- to six-course meals. Nushrat Bharucha
I abhor averages. I like the individual case. A man may have six meals one day and none the next, making an average of three meals per day, but that is not a good way to live. Louis D. Brandeis
I stopped dieting on plain, boring, unsatisfying food and started eating rich, delicious meals full of flavor and, yes… fat. I got skinny on fat and realized I would never have to diet again. Suzanne Somers
The cure until the late 1940s, when there was an antibiotic discovered for tuberculosis, was basically rest. It was fresh, cold air, lots of food – five meals a day, lots of sleep, not very much talking, and for some people, complete stillness. Andrea Barrett
I used to eat big meals at 2 A.M. and base it on my schedule. But I don’t do that no more. Rick Ross
I think we live in a world where the most important thing is daily life: sharing a space with your family, making meals, being with your people. It’s not only the idea of privacy, it’s the beauty of the moment, at a time in the world when everything goes really fast – too fast. Ana Tijoux
Dad was a retired chemist who, in his 60s, fathered and fed me and my two sisters while Mum worked as a secretary. He made us curries, Chinese meals and strange concoctions. He was often unsuccessful. Tamsin Greig
You won’t believe when I attend any wedding I also enjoy biryani or even first fry or chicken cutlet. But I balance it out in my next meals. That’s how it works. Koel Mallick
I remember that at the beginning of the month, the kind of menus my mom and father would prepare for us would have fish, chicken. But at the end of the month – because my father would be waiting for paycheck – the refrigerator would get empty. I remember that without a lot of food left, some of the best meals happened right there. Jose Andres
Sometimes the greatest meals on vacations are the ones you find when Plan A falls through. Anthony Bourdain
You always assume for some strange reason that you need three meals a day. Wole Soyinka
The fall season brings Thanksgiving and the beginning of the holiday season. Sharing meals with family and friends are a key element of this joyful time of the year. We are faced with an abundance of food, and can easily gain extra pounds as a result. Margaret Cuomo
My whole thing is simple, well-balanced meals. I have to say, though, that I really like dessert. I try not to eat dessert every day, but I’ll have dessert every now and then. Mikaela Shiffrin
I’ve never been a huge sweets eater, and I’ve always loved a Mediterranean diet. We eat a lot of dark leafy greens, and a couple meals each week are meat-free. We enjoy eating a balanced diet. Rachael Ray
It’s been said that, while growing up, I ate meals with my skates on. It’s true. Gordie Howe
Let’s not leave an educational vacuum to be filled by religious extremists who go to families who have no other option and offer meals, housing and some form of education. If we are going to combat extremism then we must educate those very same children. Hillary Clinton
Jamie Oliver, quite rightly, was talking about trying to improve the diet of children in schools and improving school meals, but the net effect was the number of children eating school meals in many of these places didn’t go up, it went down. Andrew Lansley
If someone ensures us two square meals a day, we will sing and pray all our waking hours. If one has to hoe sugarcane all day, devotion to God vanishes like smoke. Munshi Premchand
I like to eat meals I will remember. Otherwise, what’s the point? Nancy Meyers
It’s my privilege and honor to cook three meals a day for my family, and it’s a luxury on a level that I didn’t even realize, because it can be relentless for me on some days. You have pride in how you take care of your family. Julia Roberts
There is a difference between the stuff that people put online themselves, like pictures and their trips and flights and meals they’ve eaten, than the stuff that they don’t realize is also going into foreign computers. Like, for example, copies of your emails or every single online search you ever do, ’cause all that is being recorded as well. Mikko Hypponen
I do like Christmas but the build-up is ludicrous. Such a kerfuffle about two meals and a few presents. Sheila Hancock
My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them. Winston Churchill
