Shiva Purana
रक्तं मांसं वसा शुक्रं क्रमादन्नात्प्रवर्धते ॥ शुक्राद्भवंति भूतानि तस्मादन्नमयं जगत् ॥ १९ ॥
Food gives blood, flesh, fat and semen and out of semen living beings are born. Hence the universe is identical with food.
english translation
raktaM mAMsaM vasA zukraM kramAdannAtpravardhate ॥ zukrAdbhavaMti bhUtAni tasmAdannamayaM jagat ॥ 19 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript