Alice Waters Quotes

It's around the table and in the preparation of food that we learn about ourselves and about the world.
It's hard to come into a new relationship with food unless you're engaged in an interactive way at an early age; it's hard to change your values.
It's so important to that we go into the public schools and we feed all of the kids something that is really good for them.
My kitchen has a wood-burning oven, a large worktable, and windows all around, including one above the sink. I think whoever is washing the dishes needs to have a lot of beauty around.
My mother made a lot of things because she thought they'd be healthy for us. There were some very unfortunate experiences with whole wheat bread and bananas. I always tried to get rid of that sandwich and eat one of my friends' lunches.
My real emphasis is on the farmers who are taking care of the land, the farmers who are really thinking about our nourishment.
Organize yourself so you aren't struggling to shop at the last minute. When you have real food, it's very easy to cook.
People have become aware that way that we've been eating is making us sick.
The act of eating is very political. You buy from the right people, you support the right network of farmers and suppliers who care about the land and what they put in the food.
The biggest thing you can do is understand that every time you're going to the grocery store, you're voting with your dollars. Support your farmers' market. Support local food. Really learn to cook.
The decisions you make are a choice of values that reflect your life in every way.
The fact that most kids aren't eating at home with their families any more really means they are eating elsewhere. They are eating out there in fast food nation.
The problem with living in a fast-food nation is that we expect food to be cheap.
The way we subsidize food makes it cheaper to go to McDonald's and get a hamburger than a salad, and that's insane. It's pure government policy.
This is the power of gathering: it inspires us, delightfully, to be more hopeful, more joyful, more thoughtful: in a word, more alive.
To have a basic ingredient that can be prepared a million different ways is a beautiful thing.
Usually, cheap food is not nutritious. You're feeding people, but you're not really feeding people something that is good for them.
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.
We eat every day, and if we do it in a way that doesn't recognize value, it's contributing to the destruction of our culture and of agriculture. But if it's done with a focus and care, it can be a wonderful thing. It changes the quality of your life.
We have to bring children into a new relationship to food that connects them to culture and agriculture.
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