1. Journal #1 No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop after eating one peanut. ~Channing Pollock No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop after eating one peanut. ~Channing Pollock

2. Journal #2 As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it. ~Buddy Hackett

3. Journal #3 He who eats alone chokes alone. ~Proverb He who eats alone chokes alone. ~Proverb

4. Journal #4 Food is an important part of a balanced diet. ~Fran Lebowitz Food is an important part of a balanced diet. ~Fran Lebowitz

5. Journal #5 I take a vitamin every day. It's called a steak. ~Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick I take a vitamin every day. It's called a steak. ~Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick

6. Journal #6 We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial flavors and furniture polish is made from real lemons. ~Alfred E. Newman We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial flavors and furniture polish is made from real lemons. ~Alfred E. Newman

7. Journal #7 He that eats till he is sick must fast till he is well. -English Proverb He that eats till he is sick must fast till he is well. -English Proverb

8. Journal #8 Tell me what you eat, I'll tell you who you are. ~Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Tell me what you eat, I'll tell you who you are. ~Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

9. Journal #9 The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb

10. Journal #10 When baking, follow directions. When cooking, go by your own taste. ~Laiko Bahrs When baking, follow directions. When cooking, go by your own taste. ~Laiko Bahrs

11. Journal #11 Great eaters and great sleepers are incapable of anything else that is great. ~Henry IV of France Great eaters and great sleepers are incapable of anything else that is great. ~Henry IV of France

12. Journal #12 It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato. ~Lewis Grizzard It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato. ~Lewis Grizzard

13. Journal #13 In Mexico we have a word for sushi: bait. ~Jose Simons

14. Journal #14 A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~Old New York Proverb A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~Old New York Proverb

15. Journal #15 It's bizarre that the produce manager is more important to my children's health than the pediatrician. ~Meryl Streep It's bizarre that the produce manager is more important to my children's health than the pediatrician. ~Meryl Streep

16. Journal #16 Eat little, sleep sound. ~Iranian Proverb

17. Journal #17 Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb

18. Journal #18 I eat merely to put food out of my mind. ~N.F. Simpson

19. Journal #19 If we're not willing to settle for junk living, we certainly shouldn't settle for junk food. ~Sally Edwards If we're not willing to settle for junk living, we certainly shouldn't settle for junk food. ~Sally Edwards

20. Journal #20 You can find your way across this country using burger joints the way a navigator uses stars. ~Charles Kuralt

21. Journal #21 There is nothing better on a cold wintry day than a properly made pot pie. ~Craig Claiborne

22. Journal #22 There is no such thing as a little garlic. ~A. Baer

23. Journal #23 "Red meat is not bad for you. Now blue-green meat, that’s bad for you! Tommy Smothers "Red meat is not bad for you. Now blue-green meat, that’s bad for you! Tommy Smothers

24. Journal #24 I'm trying to eat better. And, I do feel wise after drinking tea. After eating vegetables, I just feel hungry. ~Carrie Late

25. Journal #25 He who comes first, eats first. [Familiar as: First come first served.] Eike von Repkow He who comes first, eats first. [Familiar as: First come first served.] Eike von Repkow

26. Journal #26 It's important to begin a search on a full stomach. Henry Bromel It's important to begin a search on a full stomach. Henry Bromel

27. Journal #27 ﾒ The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it. The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it. Arnold H. Glasgow ﾒ The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it. The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it. Arnold H. Glasgow

28. Journal #28 / When a cow laughs, does milk come out her nose? / ~Author Unknown / When a cow laughs, does milk come out her nose? / ~Author Unknown

29. Journal #29 Avoid fruit and nuts. You are what you eat. ~Jim Davis Avoid fruit and nuts. You are what you eat. ~Jim Davis

30. Journal #30 Happiness is a bowl of cherries and a book of poetry under a shade tree. ~Astrid Alauda Happiness is a bowl of cherries and a book of poetry under a shade tree. ~Astrid Alauda

31. Journal #31 Life goes faster on protein. ~Martin H. Fischer Life goes faster on protein. ~Martin H. Fischer

32. Journal #32 Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie. ~Jim Davis, "Garfield" Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie. ~Jim Davis, "Garfield"

33. Journal #33 Vegetable gardening might be considered one of the great conservative rituals. - David M. Tucker Vegetable gardening might be considered one of the great conservative rituals. - David M. Tucker

34. Journal #34 To feel safe and warm on a cold wet night, all you really need is soup. Laurie Colwin To feel safe and warm on a cold wet night, all you really need is soup. Laurie Colwin

35. Journal #35 "Only the pure of heart can make good soup” heart -Beethoven "Only the pure of heart can make good soup” heart -Beethoven

36. Journal #36 ”In the orchestra of a great kitchen, the sauce chef is a soloist.” Fernand Point ”In the orchestra of a great kitchen, the sauce chef is a soloist.” Fernand Point

37. Journal #37 The spirit cannot endure the body when overfed, but, if underfed, the body cannot endure the spirit. ~St Frances de Sales The spirit cannot endure the body when overfed, but, if underfed, the body cannot endure the spirit. ~St Frances de Sales

38. Journal #38 The trouble with eating Italian food is that five or six days later you're hungry again. ~George Miller The trouble with eating Italian food is that five or six days later you're hungry again. ~George Miller

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40. Journal #40 Stressed spelled backwards is desserts. Coincidence? I think not! ~Author Unknown

41. Journal #41 ﾒ If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. Dr. Carl Sagan

42. Journal #42 ﾒ No man is lonely eating spaghetti; it requires so much attention. ~Christopher Morley

43. Journal #43 We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink... ~Epicurus

44. Journal #44 Harriet Beecher Stowe: Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.

45. Journal #45 It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. Theodore Roosevelt