Certain foods stand out as political signifiers: You’re more likely to see Republicans at a steakhouse chowing down on a rare filet and less likely to see them at the local salad bar ordering a vegetarian greens and grains bowl. Democrats are more predisposed to their ice cream fix from Ben & Jerry’s or perhaps former President Joe Biden’s beloved Jeni’s. Post-2023, you’re less likely to see a Republican-coded figure drinking a Bud Light — unless it’s comedian Shane Gillis. 

There’s a new split emerging in the food world, and it’s one whose popularity you can credit to the “Make America Healthy Again” movement. The prominent members include “crunchy moms” and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. This political chasm may be more “uber-health conscious vs. establishment” than “Republican vs. Democrat,” but the division remains.