Is it any surprise that the man who spent the years after his presidency traveling Africa on an extended hunting trip loved to eat wild game and steak with bread and gravy? I don't think so. One of the reasons for his weight was his obsession with steak and potatoes. While some presidents like complicated or foreign foods, President Wilson liked to keep it simple and heart healthy.
Chicken salad was his favorite comfort food. For some reason, I think a lot of the health-conscious readers will relate to him more than George W. Bush or Bill Clinton. Harding's presidency might have been full of scandals, but his appetite wasn't.
During his administration, President Harding found comfort in chicken pot pie. I think everyone has heard of apple pie , but did you know you could make it with a pork filling? President Coolidge did, and he loved it. President Hoover loved sweet potatoes with toasted marshmallows more than anything else. Clearly, he liked to keep the Thanksgiving vibe around all year long.
During FDR's administration , his favorite go-to snack was really gooey grilled cheese. Now that's a presidential stomach worth voting for. Truman had an interesting take on steaks. He once said that "only coyotes and predatory animals eat raw beef. Very well-done. If you are Truman's food soulmate, maybe don't tell Gordon Ramsay. Many people don't know that President Eisenhower was actually a very good cook, often whipping up treats for his family and for foreign dignitaries.
This fudge soon become one of Ike's go-to snacks. It's no surprise that native-Bostonian John F. Kennedy loved New England fish chowder. The hard-hitting President from Texas loved to eat tapioca pudding. He also had an unmatched love for Fresca. President Nixon loved the odd combination of cottage cheese and ketchup. God only knows how he discovered that unique pairing I'm not judging if Nixon is your food soulmate As the sitting President, Gerald Ford loved to eat waffles with strawberries and sour cream.
Definitely a huge improvement from his predecessor. The peanut farmer turned President loved grits. The southern staple food was commonplace in the Carter Administration.
If you love Jelly Beans , then the Gipper is your presidential food soulmate. However, President Reagan may have taken his love for Jelly Beans too far, placing a standard order for , Jelly Beans per month to be distributed throughout the White House and other federal buildings. But then again, if you have a Reagan-sized love for Jelly Beans, there probably isn't such a thing as too many. Bush loved pork rinds with Tabasco so much that pork rind sales actually increased 11 percent during his presidency.
That is power of the presidency in a nutshell. Bush might be your food soulmate as well. Music Issue. Best Things to Do In St. Louis Events. Today Tomorrow This Weekend. Louis - Central West End St. Louis - Downtown St. Louis - Forest Park St. Louis - Grand Center St. Louis - Lafayette Square St. Louis - Midtown St. Louis - North Downtown St. Louis - Riverfront St. Louis - Washington Avenue ST.
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Louis - Soulard St. Louis - South City St. Louis - South Grand St. Cleveland was a bachelor when he entered the White House in and told a friend he wished he could pass up the luxurious meals for "a pickled herring, a Swiss cheese, and a chop instead of the French stuff. Harrison's beginnings in Ohio and Indiana put him in the middle of the country's main corn production region and shaped his favorite foods for years to come.
It was written that McKinley and his wife were simple but hearty eaters, and " liked plain food , in substantial quantities.
Roosevelt was an adventurous eater and ate as one would expect a hunter would, counting wild game and steak among his favorites. Taft, who came to be known as the heaviest US president in history, was a hearty and classic eater, relying on favorite staples of steak and potatoes. Wilson was a simple eater, and the only stand-out favorite a former housekeeper could recall beyond classic breakfast foods was chicken salad.
Harding's rollercoaster presidency might have pushed him toward the comfort-food favorite of a chicken pot pie that points back to his roots in the Midwest. Coolidge was a casual but adventurous eater, counting Vermont country pickles, Mrs.
Coolidge's Chicken Chop Suey, chicken chow mein, and apple pie made with pork among his favorite recipes. Hoover's favorite has stood the test of time, as sweet potatoes topped with marshmallows can still be found on dinner tables across the country come Thanksgiving. According to Henrietta Nesbitt , Roosevelt's White House housekeeper, FDR loved grilled cheese sandwiches in addition to other classic American foods, including scrambled eggs, fish chowder, hot dogs, and fruitcake.
Truman was specific that his steak was to be cooked well-done. Though Eisenhower liked cooking as a stress-reliever, he didn't mind Mamie's Million Dollar Fudge made for him with chocolate, marshmallow, and nuts. Kennedy ate like a true New Englander, preferring the creamy clam chowder to Manhattan-style tomato based. In addition to Mexican food, corn bread, and grits, Texan Johnson tucked into hearty chicken-fried steak.
Nixon's unusual favorite of cottage cheese and ketchup would raise eyebrows any time of day, but the president especially liked it for breakfast. Ford would follow his classic American dinner of choice with butter pecan ice cream. Though he was known for his background in farming peanuts, Carter stuck to the Southern favorite , which also served as the family dog's name.
Reagan was obsessed with the colorful snack, and at one point reportedly ordered more than , to be placed around the Capitol, White House, and other federal buildings each month. The president reportedly caused sales of the snack to skyrocket while he was on the campaign trail and identified them as his favorite, particularly when they were topped with Tabasco. Clinton chased his favorite fast foods including jalapeno cheeseburgers, chicken enchiladas, barbecue, cinnamon rolls, and pies on the presidential campaign trail, years before he would experiment with veganism for his health.
Former White House Chef Cristeta Comerford told reporters after the president left office that Bush loved what staff called "home-made 'cheeseburger pizzas' because every ingredient of a cheeseburger is on top of a margherita pizza. The former president told comedian Jerry Seinfeld that nachos were one of his greatest vices.
Trump has a well-documented affection for fast food. From serving it in the White House to getting it delivered to his private plane, the president has said Burger King and McDonald's are among his favorites because they promise a standard of cleanliness that's hard to verify at other restaurants. For you. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options.
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From squirrel stew to cheeseburger pizza, these commanders in chief didn't let their time at America's most famous address change their tastes.
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