B1idiomfood
you are what you eat
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your health depends on the food you eat
A well-known saying from health articles. It is overused, so quote it rather than present it as your own idea.
In context
My grandmother always says you are what you eat, so she grows her own vegetables.
If you are what you eat, I'm mostly instant noodles and coffee.
More idioms about food
- a bad appleone bad person who has a bad effect on the rest of a group
- a couch potatoa person who spends a lot of time sitting and watching TV instead of being active
- a different kettle of fisha completely different situation from the one just mentioned
- a finger in every pieinvolved in many different activities, often to get power
- a meal ticketa person or thing that someone uses as a source of money or support