Quote by Tom Vilsack
Food during my early years was a very difficult issue for me. I grew up in an addictive family. My mother had serious problems with alcohol and prescription drugs. I was an overweight kid. I can remember back in those days there weren't the strategies that there are today to deal with those issues.

Summary
This quote highlights the speaker's struggle with food and their upbringing in an addicted family. Growing up with a mother who had alcohol and prescription drug problems, the speaker faced challenges with food and became overweight as a child. They reflect on the lack of strategies available at that time to address these issues, suggesting a lack of support and resources in dealing with their relationship with food.
Topics
Food
By Tom Vilsack