This Is What The First Lady Actually Eats

What the First Lady of the United States eats is usually a pretty big deal. She tends to set the "culinary tone" of not only the White House, but the entire country while she serves as FLOTUS, according to NPR. Michelle Obama, for example, famously encouraged the country to eat healthy and to exercise through the Let's Move and My Plate initiatives.
Other First Ladies before her also made culinary statements, usually set in accordance with the political climate during their husbands' time in office — Eleanor Roosevelt served during the Great Depression and kept things simple and plain, and Jackie Kennedy brought sophistication, fine dining  and French cuisine to the White House.


Melania Trump is notoriously reclusive, though, and we don't know very much yet about how much of an impact her food habits will have, if any. Here's everything we know so far about what the First Lady eats.

Smoothies

It probably won't come as a big surprise that the First Lady likes to keep her breakfast pretty light and healthy, often having a green smoothie as her first meal of the day. In 2013, she shared what she calls her "every day delicious & healthy breakfast," with her followers on Facebook, after apparently receiving many fan requests for the recipe. The former model says she uses only fresh and organic fruits and veggies, and this particular recipe calls for spinach, celery, carrots, blueberries, and apples. She mixes all that with fat-free yogurt, as well as apple juice and orange juice, and then tops it off with olive oil, flax seeds, Omega-3 supplements, and vitamin D for even more nutrients. No word on whether she still does her own blending now that she's FLOTUS — or whether she's switched up her ingredients to include produce from the White House garden.

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