Who Will Be The Obama White House Chef?

Toss out the Wonder bread and bring in the veggies.

The President who notoriously wouldn't eat anything "green" or "wet" is being replaced by one who loves his meals straight from the garden.

While George W. Bush spent his two terms scarfing down BLTs, white-bread grilled cheese sandwiches and burgers, President-elect Barack Obama will usher in just as big a culinary makeover as a partisan one.

"Apparently he is not into carbs," says Denver chef Daniel Young, who cooked for Obama at the Democratic National Convention. "I made lots of fresh, healthy foods."

And though the family's been dutifully sampling local specialties like cheese steaks, fried chicken and pizza for the past year on the trail, the White House fridges will be stocked with fresher fare.

"They try to limit the sweets and they include a lot of fruits, vegetables and lean meats in their meals," an Obama pal said. "Of course that isn't always possible when he has been campaigning."

Though the Obama camp says that no decisions have been made yet about who will occupy the kitchen at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., three top chefs have emerged as possible presidential cooking contenders.

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Comments

[smartcookienyc]

Blue Hill & Blue Hill Stone Barnes - Dan Barber

All-American fare emphasizing eating LOCAL, eco-friendly methods and and farm-to-table fresh.

[thepoliticalcat]

I'm so pleased that the Obama family eats right. After all those dreadful dietary habits in the WH - Presidents who wouldn't eat their vegetables and fruit, broccoli-haters, cheeseburger and hotdog eaters, I'm grateful to see a President who will set a good example for the WHOLE nation. We need to eat better, eat less, and work out more. And I'm not talking about riding a mountain bike into strangers in foreign countries.

[labman57]

I can only look back and chuckle over the early arguments that Obama was an elitist because he preferred protein bars over pork rinds. Hopefully, people will no longer regard healthful dietary habits as a bad thing.