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“It’s really the day to day stuff that matters most. What you eat on special occasions is insignificant compared to what you eat day in and day out, so don’t beat yourself up if you really want to put edible bacon flavored candles on your birthday cake. Your body has a remarkable ability to recover from sporadic insults as long as you’re not habitually poking it with a fork.”

“The problem with All or Nothing thinking is that it keeps people from even taking the first steps. The thought of never having pepperoni pizza again somehow turns into an excuse to keep ordering it every week. Why not scale it down to once a month or reserve it for special occasions? We cannot let the perfect be the enemy of the good.”

“If your intent is to shovel as many calories as possible into your mouth for the least amount of money, then healthier foods lose out. But, if you want to shovel the most nutrition into your mouth as cheaply as possible, look no further than the produce aisle. Spending just 50 cents more per day on fruits and vegetables may buy you a 10% drop in mortality. Now that’s a bargain!”

“Meat costs about 3x more than vegetables, yet yields 16x less nutrition based on an aggregate of nutrients. Because meat is less nutritious and it costs more, vegetables get you 48x more nutrition per dollar than meat.”