Diets definitely change over time, and presidents' diets have kept up with the times. All the presidents menus gives us a glimpse of the foods our presidents have enjoyed and provides not only an historic perspective but a giggle or two.
Here's a very abbreviated list:
George Washington: Sliced tongue and toast for breakfast.
John Adams: Baptist cakes, syllabubs, and copious amounts of cider.
Andrew Jackson: Tenderloin with jezebel sauce, hoppin’ John, and leather britches (that's a bean dish).
Millard Fillmore: Pigeon, and larded sweet breads.
James Buchanan: Confederate pudding and Jeff Davis pie.
James Garfield: Squirrel soup and parsnips.
Dwight D. Eisenhower: Breast of veal and oxtail soup.
Jimmy Carter: Ham with redeye gravy.
George H.W. Bush: Pork rinds and popcorn.
Bill Clinton: Egg McMuffins, and Kool-Aid.
Barack Obama: Chili, burgers, trail mix and Nicorette.
Nicorette?!!!
This was just a taste with lots of omissions. See the whole menu. Nicorette anyone?
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