think a lot of people knew I was into healthy eating and exercising. When Disney approached me with this [Pass the Plate] I was really excited about it because I love to cook. It's a great message to send to kids that there are so many different ways to eat really healthy foods. It doesn't have to be boring and blah all the time.

Brenda Song

Categorized in : Thinking Kids Exercise

Your body is like a machine, and if you don't keep it in shape, it holds you back. You don't want anything holding you back, especially yourself.

machines shapes want

I'd have to say I'm pretty adventurous. I just went to Shanghai for the Special Olympics and I tried dim sum. I'd never really had it before and some of it looked pretty scary, but I tried it anyway. My philosophy is, you're not going to know if you like it until you try it.

scary special philosophy

My dad loves to cook. I'm half Thai, and growing up that's all we ate in my house. My dad was very big on the idea that dinnertime and cooking time was also family time.

growing-up dad ideas

I love to bake. I like to bake with wheat and try not to eat sugar so I use applesauce instead, which probably sounds really gross. When I was doing the promos we included tomatoes, mangoes, rice - all the different ways you can eat them - and we were able to incorporate some of the recipes I've learned, like a spinach mango salad. It was really fun to get creative with food because sometimes people forget that.

creative fun people

I'm a huge breast cancer awareness advocate because my mom went through breast cancer recently. It really brought our family closer.

cancer awareness mom

I joke around all the time, 'I'm Asian; I'm really good at math.' by Brenda Song

I joke around all the time, 'I'm Asian; I'm really good at math.'

asian jokes math

Eat your alcohol, or you won't get nonconsensual sex! by Brenda Song

Eat your alcohol, or you won't get nonconsensual sex!

alcohol sex

Coming from The Disney Channel, anything I do is going to offend... by Brenda Song

Coming from The Disney Channel, anything I do is going to offend somehow, somewhere, somehow.

disney-channel

I'd like to have any sort of Mexican or Italian food any time of... by Brenda Song

I'd like to have any sort of Mexican or Italian food any time of the day!

italian-food mexican italian

I live in heels. Give me a pair of flip-flops and I'll trip all o... by Brenda Song

I live in heels. Give me a pair of flip-flops and I'll trip all over myself.

pairs shoes giving

To this day, just always treat people the way you want to be treated. Whether it's family or friends or co-workers, I think it's the most important thing. Whether you have success or don't have it, whether you're a good person is all that matters.

day good family success

I was just a little girl watching TV and wanting to be in it. My parents had no idea how to get me there, but here I am as a part of this great cast on the Disney Channel. Truly, if you just want to do this, then you have to commit to it.

i-am me you girl

When I was first approached for 'Pass the Plate,' I was thrilled because I love to cook. And I love to cook healthy. The reason I started cooking was because I would go to restaurants and have just amazing food but feel so heavy and gross. I would go home and try to cook the same thing, but a healthy version.

cooking home food love

Growing up, I never saw Asian-Americans on TV at all. by Brenda Song

Growing up, I never saw Asian-Americans on TV at all.

never up growing growing-up