Eat Like a King... er, President

Well, not just any president. Specifically, Barack Obama, whose vegetable garden is probably the most famous garden in the world. As the Obamas attract attention to everything they do and wear -- from Barack's basketball game to Michelle's dresses to Sasha and Malia's schedule of chores -- so, too, does the first family's diet.


Aside from the president's occasional smoking habit and his public support of everyman-type restaurants like Ben's Chili Bowl in Washington D.C., the Obamas have developed a reputation for being a very healthy family. And if the popularity of the blog Obama Foodorama, "a daily diary of the Obama foodscape, one bipartisan byte at a time," is any indication, which it most certainly is, a great many Americans are inspired to follow suit. Politico did a little probing on what goes on at the Obama dinner table, and produced this report:


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