Who’s hungry?
I’m Mr. Beat, and I actually am kind of hungry right
now. Hey, does anyone have some food? Reegan: Here you go! (throws banana) Thanks! I love bananas! I’m sorry
to go bananas there for a banana, and I’m sorry I just said.
(starts eating bananas) So anyway, American Presidents get hungry,
too. In this video, we’re going to look at the favorite food of every President in American
history. We’ll go chronological again because I know some of you want to skip ahead to
Teddy Roosevelt because of course you do. That’s right. This will be the most
important video I’ve ever made. George Washington
The first President and still my favorite President loved roasted meats and apparently
only foods that began with the letter “H.” Hazelnuts, hot chocolate, honey, and hoecakes.
Reegan: Daddy you said a bad word. No hoecakes are like pancakes.
Fried cornbread basically! Now, Washington apparently also
really loved cherries. Overall, though, he preferred simple
meals over big fancy ones. John Adams
Adams also preferred simple meals over fancy ones. Being from New England, Adams preferred New
England foods, of course. In particular, codfish cakes and apple pan dowdy. Yeah, I had
to Google them, too, and they both look amazing. Thomas Jefferson
Mac and Cheese. No joke. Jefferson apparently found out about macaroni when he traveled around
Europe and, because he used to have it served to dinner guests when he was President,
helped popularize it in the United States. I gotta say, I eat me some Mac
and Cheese literally every week. Jefferson also loved fried potatoes,
turnip greens and Virginia ham, of course. James Madison
Well we don’t really know his favorite food actually.
He was a pretty private dude. However, his much less private wife, Dolley Madison, did
popularize ice cream when she was First Lady, so sure let’s go with ice cream
as James Madison’s favorite food! Oh, and specifically OYSTER ice cream,
apparently. I didn’t even know THAT was a thing. James Monroe
Monroe was known for having elegant dinners, but dessert was his
favorite! His favorite food apparently was spoon bread, which is similar to bread pudding.
Oh you don’t know what bread pudding is either? Well, imagine everything that tastes good but
is bad for you and mix it with bread in a pan. That’s bread pudding. John Quincy Adams
Apparently Adams didn’t show much interest in food. Meh, he had more important
things to worry about than eating. That said, Adams loved fresh fruit so much that he planted
a bunch of fruit trees in the White House yard. Andrew Jackson
Well ya know, since Jackson was so opposite of Adams, he loved food, of course.
He served lots of it at parties. Famously, one time he served a 1,400 pound wheel of cheese at a
White House shindig. Jackson loved to eat leather britches. No, not literal leather britches. I
guess that’s a name of a dish containing green beans cooked with bacon. For dessert, he loved
blancmange, a concoction of cornstarch and milk. Martin Van Buren
Apples! Van Buren loved him some good apples, but
not bad ones. And anything with apples in it. Apple doughnuts and apple cake,
in particular. He also loved oysters, and pretty much any kind of meat in existence.
Uh, I don’t think he was a cannibal, though. William Henry Harrison
Well obviously Harrison loved squirrel stew. Don’t be all weird. People
used to eat squirrels all the time. And they still do in certain parts of the world.
Like Alabama. And apparently Harrison’s mom never had to force him to eat his vegetables growing up
since he actually quite enjoyed fresh vegetables. John Tyler
Puddin.’ Tyler loved him some pudding, pretty much every
kind. And sugar pie. In fact, he served sugar pie so much to guests that the treat
eventually became known as “Tyler’s Pudding Pie.” James Polk
Not to sound all corny, but James Polk loved cornbread. And if
Cracker Barrel existed when he was alive, he would love pretty much everything
on it's menu. For dessert, he loved vinegar pie, which sounds nasty to
me but I’m sure it tastes just fine. Zachary Taylor
Taylor loved both Southern and Creole food. Specifically,
he was a big fan of rice calas, which I’ve never had but look amazing. Like
John Quincy Adams, he was also a big fruit guy. In particular, cherries, which he apparently
ate lots of right before he died in office. Millard Fillmore
The more boring of a food it was, the more Fillmore was attracted to it.
His favorite two foods were apparently soup and stew. As it so happens, those
are two of my least favorite foods. I should add that historians credit Fillmore
for modernizing the White House kitchen. Franklin Pierce
Pierce loved food, but he didn’t host many dinner parties so we have
to speculate about what his favorite foods were. Likely, they were New England classics like
clam chowder, fried clams, and apple pie. James Buchanan
Buchanan DID have many dinner parties with extravagant meals. That
said, his two favorite foods I sure as heck didn’t see coming. Butter, especially from
Philadelphia, and…wait for it…cabbage. Ugh. Abraham Lincoln
I smell bacon. While he didn’t eat much, the great Abraham Lincoln definitely developed an appetite
for bacon. But also chicken fricassee, which is basically chicken simmered in some sauce. He also
dug cornbread and gingerbread cookies for dessert. Andrew Johnson
He also loved Southern food, often what we call today “comfort food,” so yes he would also
love Cracker Barrel. Specifically, he loved a dish called Hoppin’ John, which is a rice and pea-based
concoction. All these foods I’ve never heard of. Ulysses Grant Grant was a simple man who had simple
tastes. His number one food? Rice pudding. He actually had his own special
recipe for a lemon-flavored variety of it. Rutherford Hayes Speaking of special recipes, Hayes loved
to eat, more than anything, his wife Lucy’s cornmeal pancakes. Hayes was a disciplined
eater, though, who never ate or drank too much. James Garfield
Garfield had a difficult time being able to eat ANYTHING, but
when he did eat, he usually ate squirrel soup. That’s right, the favorite food of not just
one, but TWO American Presidents, was squirrel. Chester Arthur
No joke, Arthur’s favorite food matched his facial hair. Mutton chops!
He had a single chop for dinner most nights. Grover Cleveland
Oh Cleveland was all about extravagant meals, and he’d eat
most of what was in front of him. However, his favorite foods were corned beef and
cabbage, and pickled herring apparently? Well that’s kind of gross. But we have our first
seafood President though so that’s exciting. Benjamin Harrison
Harrison was another corny President. Although we don't know
many details about his eating habits, he loved corn and anything associated with
it really. His family often did enjoy huge feasts while they lived in the White House.
At one feast, they served…uh…turtle. Yeah. William McKinley
If it was an animal, McKinley probably liked to eat it. Again, there is no evidence that he was a cannibal. In
addition to meat, he was a big breakfast guy. And so am I. In fact, I eat breakfast for dinner,
which I call brinner. You got a problem with that? Anyway, McKinley even became known for
serving big breakfasts at the White House, and a special kind of egg casserole that
became known as the “Mckinley Omelet.” Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt also loved meat, but especially steak and fried chicken. He supposedly was known
to be able to take down more than a whole chicken in a single sitting. The Colonel would be proud.
And I came across his 42nd birthday dinner. First Course: Bluepoint Oysters
Second Course: Green Turtle Soup, Clear Celery Olives Sweet Sherry
Third Course: Timbale of Peanut Ham Fourth Course: Crab Flake la Newberg
Fifth Course: Fillet of Beef, Dickinson Green Peas Fresh Mushrooms
sous (soo) Cloche (kloash) (under glass) Sixth Course: Quail & Bread
Sauce Salad Roman Punch Dessert Cakes Confectionary Biscuit Tortoni
Coffee Appropriate Wines with each Course I’ve decided that I would like the exact same
preparations made for my 42nd birthday dinner. William Taft
Steak and potatoes, baby. Those are staples. Taft would apparently
eat a 12-ounce steak with breakfast, lunch, and dinner each day, and sometimes
he’d have two with dinner. Right on. Woodrow Wilson Like Ulysses Grant, Wilson had simple tastes
and he mostly ate the same type of stuff. Due to ongoing health issues during his
Presidency, he ate two raw eggs and drank a glass of grape juice for breakfast every
morning. He also liked to eat chicken salad. Warren Harding
Another probable Cracker Barrel boy, Harding loved what we often call “comfort
food.” In particular, he dug chicken pot pie and knockwurst and sauerkraut. Come to think of it, he
was more of a pub-style finger food type of fella. Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge was a unique dude, and probably had more unique ideas about food than any
other President. First of all, he called all meals “supper.” Second, he would eat at weird times of
the day, often sneaking bites of whatever he could grab at meetings, especially pickles. Third, he
mixed random food together that…uh…should not be mixed together. Fourth, he was one of the earliest
American adopters of eating Chinese food. I could go on, but that’s a little sample there of his
quirks. In addition to pickles, his favorite foods were his wife Grace’s Chicken Chop Suey,
chicken chow mein and apple pie made with pork. Herbert Hoover
Hoover loved a Thanksgiving favorite, sweet potatoes topped with marshmallows. He
even had his own special recipe. He often served elegant meals at the White House, at least before
the economy went to crap during his Presidency. Franklin Roosevelt
FDR loved the same food as most American kids, apparently.
Yep, he loved grilled cheese sandwiches, hot dogs, and scrambled eggs more than anything,
but he also regularly ate fish chowder. Harry Truman
More than anything, Truman loved his mom’s fried chicken, and
I have to agree, my mom is the best cook ever. Truman also loved well-done steak and
Meatloaf, no not THAT Meatloaf rest in peace. Yes, Truman liked THAT meatloaf, AS
LONG AS IT DIDN’T HAVE ONIONS DAD GOMIT! Dwight Eisenhower
Not only was Eisenhower a food connoisseur, he was also a pretty darn good cook. Eisenhower
and his wife, Mamie, may have been the first in the White House to regularly eat their meals on
TV trays while checking out the tube. Speaking of Mamie, Dwight’s favorite dessert was her Million
Dollar Fudge. He also enjoyed corn pudding. John Kennedy
Like any REAL New Englander, JFK loved clam chowder. I mean “chowdah.” Kennedy always loved seafood
for dinner, but similar to Abraham Lincoln, apparently never ate that much. There I go again
with all those Lincoln and Kennedy Coincidences! Lyndon Johnson
LBJ loved some of that extra-spicy deer sausage, heck yeah. But really, if it
was anything spicy, he probably liked it. He also loved barbecue, chicken fried steak
with mashed potatoes and gravy, corn bread, grits, and pretty much all Mexican
food. Dang I’m getting hungry now. Richard Nixon
Nixon famously had a weird habit of eating cottage cheese and ketchup for
breakfast. And of course, there was also Nixon’s secret Meatloaf. THE Meatloaf. No, not that
Meatloaf. (rest in peace) Yes, that meatloaf. Gerald Ford Ford’s favorite dinner was
pot roast with red cabbage, followed by his favorite dessert of butter pecan
ice cream. He also enjoyed English Muffins. Jimmy Carter
Like LBJ before him, Carter loves grits and has eaten them nearly
every day of his entire 97 years on this earth. Carter even had a dog named Grits, born
on the same day he was elected President. Ronald Reagan
Reagan famously loved jelly beans. Specifically, Jelly Bellies, which
he always had a jar of on his desk. In fact, three and a half tons of red, white, and blue
Jelly Bellies were shipped to Washington, D.C. for his 1981 inauguration festivities.
At one point during his Presidency, more than 300,000 jelly beans were bought each
month to be placed all over the White House, Capitol building, and other federal
buildings. And that’s it. He only liked jelly beans. Ok he liked other food,
too, but jelly beans got all the attention. George H.W. Bush
We know that Bush Sr. loved pork rinds and, similar to Reagan
increasing the popularity of Jellie Bellies, Bush helped increase the popularity of pork
rinds. Apparently Bush was MORE vocal, however, about his LEAST favorite food. Uh yeah, it’s
quite well known that Bush HATED broccoli, once saying “I am the President of the United States
and I am not going to eat any more broccoli!” Bill Clinton
Clinton famously loves cheeseburgers, or at least he used to. Specifically, he has
been a fan of McDonald’s cheeseburgers and even went there when he was President. He also
loves their Egg McMuffin breakfast sandwich. George W. Bush
Cheeseburgers? How about cheeseburger pizza? That’d be a favorite of
George Bush Jr. Yep, while in the White House his favorite request for dinner was a simple
margherita pizza topped with beef, bacon, tomatoes, cheese, pickles, ketchup, and mustard.
Bush also loves Tex-Mex food, as he should. Barack Obama
While Bush Sr. hated broccoli, apparently Obama LOVES broccoli. But he also loves cheeseburgers,
too. That said, he prefers the more sophisticated, higher quality burgers over McDonald’s
burgers. And nachos. Obama loves nachos, too. Donald Trump
Well let’s keep this burger trend going. Trump not only loves burgers,
but fast food in general. He digs the Big Mac and Filet-O-Fish at McDonald’s, in particular.
But no fries. No fries. Here is one of my favorite pictures of him, by the way. Oh, and
here he is with a wonderful bucket of chicken. Joe Biden
Finally, it’s well-known that our current President loves his ice cream
.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHHLXKVORJI. But apparently he likes fast food
just as much as his predecessor. So that’s it. That was every President’s favorite
food. And perfect timing because I just finished my banana. Hey, can I get another banana? CAN
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I’m curious. Mine is pizza, obviously. You thought I was going to say bananas?
That’s bananas. Why would I say bananas? Also, which Presidents themed video would you like
me to make next? I've been making more of these lately because they do pretty well and speaking
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