By Molly Goddard
12:07am PDT, Mar 12, 2025
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says President
Donald Trump is all for knowing exactly what's in his food.
The Health and Human Services Secretary sat down with Fox News host
Sean Hannity at a Florida Steak 'n Shake on Monday, March 10, to discuss how the chain restaurant stopped using seed oils in its recipes. During the interview, Kennedy emphasized that the
commander-in-chief is highly concerned about ensuring nutrition for the entire country despite his notorious love of junk food.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Sean Hannity chowed down on burgers, fries and soda at the fast-food restaurant as they spoke about how Donald Trump and his
administration are prioritizing health in the United States.
"President Trump wants us to have radical transparency and to incentivize companies like [Steak 'n Shake] to switch to traditional ingredients," Kennedy explained.
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"We're going to inform Americans about what's been making them sick," Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said. "We want to do everything that we can to
incentivize these companies to be transparent, to switch over from ultra-processed food and to be part of this movement to make America healthier."
The environmental lawyer applauded the casual dining chain for changing up their ingredients to make their food better for consumers. "Steak 'n Shake just switched out and people are raving about these French fries," Kennedy told Sean Hannity.
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"It's a completely different experience," Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said of Steak 'n Shake's new way of cooking with beef tallow instead of vegetable oil.
"The customers are raving about it," he added of the
change. "Steak 'n Shake has been great. We're very grateful to them for RFK-ing the french fries."
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Despite seemingly eating a plate of food that many would consider unhealthy, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. emphasized that the products the dishes are made with affect people the most.
"Seed oil is one of the components of processed foods and all the science indicates that ultra-processed foods are the principal culprit in this extraordinary
explosion — the epidemic we have of chronic disease," he said.
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Although Robert F. Kennedy Jr. doesn't approve of seed oils in foods, he pointed out how he isn't supportive of banning them from the entire
country. "I have a libertarian outlook," he said.
"People should be able to make their own choices. If you want to eat a donut, or seed oils, you should be able to," he continued. "You should be able to exercise informed choice. You should know what that product is, what's in your food and what the health impacts are. That's all we're going to do."
