Mark Bittman

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“1 billion people in the world are chronically hungry. 1 billion people are overweight.”

― Mark Bittman

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“America’s food system is broken.”

― Mark Bittman

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“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.”

― Mark Bittman

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“Teach a cook a recipe and he’ll cook for a night; teach a cook a technique and she’ll improvise for a lifetime.”

― Mark Bittman

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“And it should not come as no shock that Big Food, along with the pharmaceutical industry and its scientists for hire, has promoted confusion in the media and in the mind of the American consumer to contribute to our culture of overconsumption.”

― Mark Bittman

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“In any case, the principles are simple: deny nothing; enjoy everything, but eat plants first and most. There's no gimmick, no dogma, no guilt, and no food police.”

― Mark Bittman

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"The truly healthy alternative to that chip is not a fake chip; it’s a carrot."

― Mark Bittman

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"Junk food companies are acting very much like tobacco companies did 30 years ago."

― Mark Bittman

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"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"

― Mark Bittman