50 Quotes by Mark Bittman

I think people at least now, as opposed to ten-15-20 years ago, kind of get it, what is the bad food. I think, before, there was a time when they didn’t even get it that processed food was hurting them. Now, I think they get that, but the big enemies to switching over to good food are convenience.

Ecologists recognized that resources are finite, and that nature is in charge. That’s basic science. Capitalists believe that nature exists to be exploited by humans, a tenet perfectly in tune with Western religion.

America’s food system is broken.

The current health crisis, however, is a little more the work of the evil empire. We were told, we were assured, that the more meat and dairy and poultry we ate, the healthier we'd be.

I'll never stop eating animals, I'm sure, but I do think that for the benefit of everyone, the time has come to stop raising them industrially and stop eating them thoughtlessly.