The controversial Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was confirmed by the Senate last month with the support of every Republican senator besides Mitch McConnell (R-KY), has made cleaning up America’s diet a focus of the department’s agenda. Unlike many of Kennedy’s more divisive positions, such as his assertion that vaccines are giving children autism en masse or his past support of hard-left climate change action and late-term abortion, the move toward healthier eating, especially trends such as avoiding seed oils, is quite popular with people Generation X and younger. 

Steak ‘n Shake is the first popular fast food chain to attempt to capitalize on this current trend, announcing in January that it would make changes to its menu. “Our fries will now be cooked in an authentic way, 100% beef tallow, in order to achieve the highest quality and best taste,” said Chris Ward, the company’s chief supply chain officer.