I tried eating like Donald Trump and Kamala Harris for a day
Whose meal has your vote?
A food critic took a walk in the shoes of both presidential candidates, eating just as they would for a day — breakfast, lunch and dinner.
And like the views of Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris, their taste buds couldn’t be any more opposite — aside from some surprise bipartisan support shown for Doritos.
“A day of eating like Kamala Harris was confusing at times, but it all came together to leave me feeling full, happy, and well-rested,” Bennett Rea wrote for Food and Wine.
“A day of eating like Donald Trump left me feeling bludgeoned, thirsty, powerful, and strangely accomplished,” the author confessed.
Before you hit the polls, here’s what to know about the politicians’ choice of meals, which Rea demonstrated in online videos.
The Harris (meal) ticket
The California senator begins with a mellow bowl of raisin bran and some almond milk, according to Rea, who noted Harris often eats over the sink. She skips coffee and usually prefers green tea as well.
Lunch is where things get a little more interesting. Harris often enjoys Indian-style curd rice with unsweetened yogurt, some salt, pomegranate arils, and some spices. Other fixins like coriander, green chile, cashews, and coconut oil are often added in.
For dinner, the sitting vice president — known to enjoy cooking Sunday meals — reportedly prefers a more dense gumbo.