Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushes nutrition policies as food costs surge in US

U.S. grocery prices are 26% higher than five years ago, driven by tariffs, higher oil costs from the Iran war, and other factors. A House proposal would cut $141 million from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), reducing monthly fruit and vegetable allowances for breastfeeding mothers from $52 to $47 and for young children from $26 to $21.

Senior officials in President Donald Trump's administration—including Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Vice‑President JD Vance, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy—have adopted a diet centered on fermented foods such as sauerkraut and kimchi. Kennedy said he lost 20 pounds after 30 days on the regimen and has encouraged colleagues to follow suit, making the diet a frequent topic of conversation in White House meetings.