Barack Obama strikes the right note with his dietary intake.
The supreme commander of the US of A has historically attracted candidates who have never had more than a few inches of excess flab. There has never been a Winston Churchill. President-elect Barack Obama has, however, raised the bar a lot higher of a fit head of state with his athletic frame.
Ironically, Obama represents an electorate which is said to be statically 66 percent overweight and a shocking 32 per cent of which is obese. Among a litany of problems that face the United States, this is one which Obama along with his wife Michelle have vowed to address.
The First Lady-elect, who has turned heads with her fit body, has said while championing for reforms in the eating habits of Americans: “It is a message that we have talked about more and more in our household. The food that we put into our children’s bodies, we have seen the impact of it over the course of even a short period of time.We’ve changed how we’ve eaten.”
The food cooked in the Obama household and especially consumed by the president-elect seems to be just right. A firm believer in breakfast, Obama is said to usually eat four to six eggs, potatoes and wheat toast and occasionally fruit, bacon, and oatmeal.
Obama himself though, tends to underplay his body by claiming to be too “skinny”. He is said to be a comfort food guy who prefers food prepared by his wife, which is usually low-calorie and high in fibre. His favourite restaurant is Italian Fiesta Pizzeria, which serves handmade pizzas. Rick Bayless’ Topolobampo, a high-end Mexican joint that serves hand-crafted pastas, is another favourite. He is known to frown upon high-calorie food options and it is said that his campaign team had to do a lot of convincing to make him wolf down “doughnuts, chocolate covered with pink sprinkles” during campaigning.
A dinnertime favourite with the Obamas is their family chili. This is how Obama once described it: “We’ve been using this chili recipe since college and would bring it to any potluck. I can’t reveal all the secrets, but if you make it right, it’s just got the right amount of bite, the right amount of oomph in it and it will clear your sinuses.”
