Warren Buffett on His Fast Food, Soda, Cookies, Candy, Ice Cream Diet

• Warren Buffett may be a billionaire businessman in his 90s, but he eats like a kid.
• The investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway loves McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Dairy Queen.
• Buffett says his sumptuous diet was the key to his happiness and longevity.

Warren Buffett may be 92 years old and one of the richest people on the planet, but he still has a childlike taste for fast food, sugary sodas, and sweet treats.

The well-known investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway counts hamburgers, hot dogs and ice cream among his favorite foods.he munches McDonald’s for breakfastchugging down five cans of Coke a day and destroying cookies and chocolates.

Fittingly, Berkshire owns See’s Candies and Dairy Queen, while Coca-Cola and Kraft Heinz are among the largest holdings in its $300 billion stock portfolio.

Buffett has defended his diet and expressed his distaste for vegetables and other healthy options in interviews, annual letters to shareholders, and at Berkshire’s annual shareholder meeting.

Below are the 11 best quotes about Buffett’s diet. Lightly edited for length and clarity.

1. “I’m 92 with my 6 year old habits. So far it’s been working out. Charlie is 99 and he doesn’t eat as well as I do. By then he found everything he wanted.” Someone told me that if I only ate broccoli and a few other things for the rest of my life, I would live extra. If I say so, I will say, the end of my life, let me eat what I want.CNBC)

2. “I think happiness has a big impact on longevity, and drinking coke and eating hot fudge sundaes and hot dogs makes me happier.” (CNBC)

3. “I’m 1/4 Coca-Cola. I eat 2,700 calories a day and 1/4 of that is Coca-Cola. I drink 12 ounces at least 5 times. Drink daily.” “Day and Night 2”. (luck)

4. “I looked at the insurance tables and the lowest death rate was with 6-year-olds. So I decided to eat like a 6-year-old. It’s the safest thing I can do.”luck)

5. “I follow a very simple rule when it comes to food: If my 3-year-old won’t eat it, neither will I.” (“Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life”)

6. “Broccoli, asparagus and Brussels sprouts look like Chinese food rolling on a plate. Cauliflower makes me sick. I eat carrots reluctantly. I hate sweet potatoes. I don’t want to go near them.” veggie: green beans, corn, peas, likes spaghetti and grilled cheese sandwiches, eats meatloaf, but doesn’t order it at restaurants.” (“Snowball”)

7. “During meetings, Charlie and I each consume enough Coke, She’s Fudge, and She’s Peanut Brittle to satisfy our NFL lineman’s weekly calorie needs. Long ago, we basically I have discovered the truth. TRUE I’m hungry and want to stay.”(2015 letter)

8. “There’s a lot to be said about being happy with what you’re doing. If I’d been eating broccoli and Brussels sprouts all my life, I don’t think I’d be living that long.” I would approach every meal.I think it would be like going to jail or something.” (2015 convention)

9. “When I compare drinking Coca-Cola to what someone sells to me at Whole Foods, I don’t see a smile on the faces of Whole Foods people.” (2015 convention)

10. “I like to eat the same thing over and over again. I could have had a ham sandwich for breakfast 50 days in a row.” (“Snowball”)

11. “I don’t eat Chinese food at all. Serve rice if you want. Move it around on the plate. Then go back to your room and eat peanuts.” (“The Snowball”) (Buffett’s reaction when Bill and Melinda Gates asked him what he liked to eat before a group trip to China. During the trip, he served hamburgers, fries, and a cherry coke.)