“As a former athlete, I know that the nutrition of the food I eat has a direct impact on my physical and mental performance on the basketball court. More fruits, vegetables, and other vegetarian foods help you stay healthy, fit, and alert.

“Adults influence kids’ eating habits. We have to improve kids’ eating habits—and re-educate adults about what is food and what is not food. People can have pizza and pastries without dairy products and eggs. They can have tofu mozzarella cheese or egg substitute and they should use agave in place of high-fructose corn syrup and refined whole sugar.”

-Basketball star John Salley offering words of wisdom to people taking the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine’s 21-day vegan kickstart challenge. Wanna know what else Salley has to say? Stop by Kickstart.PCRM.org and get your learn on!