“You can’t live a full life on an empty stomach” is a food saying that has been printed on many images. “That makes about as much sense to me as trying to live a full life on an empty stomach” was printed in a 1949 newspaper. “It’s hard to live a full life on an empty stomach” was printed in a 1959 newspaper. “No child can live a full life on an empty stomach” was an ad for the Capital Area Community Food Bank in the Washington (DC) Post that ran in 1990.
 
“It is hard to live a full life on an empty stomach” was posted on Twitter on December 12, 2013. “you can’t live a full life on an empty stomach (snacks are important, kids)” was posted on Twitter on March 16, 2016. “You can’t live a full life on an empty stomach: was posted on Twitter by Project HEAL on April 24, 2916.
   
   
27 October 1949, Oakland (CA) Tribune, “This Is the Story of Your Town” by Jack Burroughs, pg. 39, col. 1:
That makes about as much sense to me as trying to live a full life on an empty stomach.
   
27 August 1959, Ada (OK) Weekly News, “Uncle Charley’s Epigrins,” pg. 4, col. 4:
It’s hard to live a full life on an empty stomach.
 
9 April 1990, Washington (DC) Post, pg. B3, col. 3 ad:
NO CHILD CAN LIVE A FULL LIFE ON AN EMPTY STOMACH
(The Capital Area Community Food Bank.—ed.)
     
Twitter   
Tyrazz
@raislichegsi
It is hard to live a full life on an empty stomach
4:42 AM - 12 Dec 2013
 
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Wendy
@riaslenogfac
It is hard to live a full life on an empty stomach
9:00 PM - 30 Jan 2014
   
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Kyle
@licfelito
It is hard to live a full life on an empty stomach
4:36 PM - 6 Apr 2014
   
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laura the explorer
@lauraciggy
you can’t live a full life on an empty stomach (snacks are important, kids)
9:44 PM - 16 Mar 2016
   
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@hoseokless
“You can’t live a full life on an empty stomach”.
5:30 AM - 24 Apr 2016
   
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Project HEAL
@TheProjectHEAL
You can’t live a full life on an empty stomach. http://fb.me/4FkjrUz2t
3:10 PM - 24 Apr 2016
 
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Project HEAL
April 24, 2016 ·
You can’t live a full life on an empty stomach.
 
Daily Mail (London, UK)
‘You cannot live a full life on an empty stomach’: Fitness fan candidly speaks about her eating disorder, as she reveals her transformation from eating 900 calories a day to 2,400 calories
Four years ago Steph Mcdonald, 23, from Sydney, Australia, was existing on a measly 900 calories a day while battling an eating disorder
In a recent powerful post, she explained how she fought for four years to change her relationship with food, and has come out the other side happy and healthy
By Valerie Siebert For Dailymail.com
PUBLISHED: 13:22 EDT, 2 May 2017 | UPDATED: 14:12 EDT, 2 May 2017
     
Elite Daily
23 Super Bowl Food Instagram Captions That Are As Dope As The Buffalo Chicken Dip
By Jasmine Vaughn-Hall Jan 30 2018
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22. “You can’t live a full life on an empty stomach.” — Unknown
 
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C. Lidgate Butchers
@lidgates
You can’t live a full life on an empty stomach! #foodie #Lidgates #foodforthought
9:02 AM - 25 May 2018