“My sisters like cooking at my place. It has a bit more room, and the food tastes a little bit better. A big pot of spaghetti and sauce, some warm French bread - works all the time. I think I've been eating pasta for 26 years.”

“Some argue that now isn't the time to push the green agenda - that all efforts should be on preventing a serious recession. That is a false choice. It fails to recognise that climate change and our carbon reliance is part of problem - high fuel prices and food shortages due to poor crop yields compound today's financial difficulties.”

“We can't get to the $4 trillion in savings that we need by just cutting the 12 percent of the budget that pays for things like medical research and education funding and food inspectors and the weather service. And we can't just do it by making seniors pay more for Medicare.”

“When my work gets crazy, I make sure to always have vitamins, water and proper food with me. That has helped me to lose 33 pounds.”

“Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It's too controversial.”

“I just don't crave junk food.”

“The passion of the Italian or the Italian-American population is endless for food and lore and everything about it.”

“I have always said there is only one thing that can bring our nation down - our dependence on foreign countries for food and energy. Agriculture is the backbone of our economy.”

“I just spend my money on the essentials. Just basically food and shelter.”