Warren Buffett lived to 92 on fast food and cola: 11 billionaire quotes about his strange diet

Warren Buffett is 92 and one of the richest people on the planet, but he still has a childhood craving for fast food, sugary sodas and sweets. Writes about it Business Insider.

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The renowned investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway lists hamburgers, hot dogs and ice cream as his favorite foods. For breakfast, he is satisfied with food from McDonald's, drinks five cans of Coca-Cola every day, gorges himself on cookies and chocolate.

Not surprisingly, Berkshire owns See's Candies and Dairy Queen, and Coca-Cola and Kraft Heinz are among the largest holdings in its $300 billion stock portfolio.

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Buffett has defended his eating habits and expressed his distaste for vegetables and other healthy foods during interviews, in his annual letters to stockholders, and at Berkshire's annual meetings.

Here are 11 of Buffett's best diet quotes (slightly edited for clarity).

1. “I lived to 92 with the habits of a 6 year old. Why would I bother with all this food? If someone told me that I will live an extra year if I eat only broccoli and something else all my life, I would say: this is the end of my life and let me eat what I love.

2. “I think happiness makes a huge difference in terms of longevity. And I'm happier when I drink Coke, eat fudge ice cream or hot dogs."

3. “I’m a quarter Coca-Cola. If I consume 2700 calories a day, a quarter of them come from Coca-Cola. I drink at least five drinks and do it every day, day and night.”

4. “I checked the data and found that 6 year olds had the lowest mortality rate, so I decided to eat like a 6 year old. This is the safest course I can take."

5. "When it comes to food, I follow a very simple rule: if a three-year-old child does not eat, then I do not eat."

6. “Broccoli, asparagus and Brussels sprouts seem like Chinese food crawling across my plate. Cauliflower almost makes me sick. I don't like carrots. I don't like sweet potatoes, rhubarb makes me sick. I imagine a vegetable like green beans, corn and peas. I love spaghetti and grilled cheese sandwiches. I will eat meatloaf, but I will not order it in a restaurant.”

7. “During the meeting, Charlie (Munger) and I will consume enough Coca-Cola, fudge and peanut treats to meet a week's calorie requirement. A long time ago we discovered a fundamental truth: there is nothing better than eating carrots and broccoli when you are really hungry and want to stay that way.”

8. “There is a lot to be said for being happy with what you do. If I had eaten broccoli and Brussels sprouts all my life, I don't think I would have lived that long. I would approach every meal thinking it's like a prison or something."

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9. “When I compare drinking Coca-Cola and something from Whole Foods, I look at people who buy products there and I don’t see them smiling and being happy.”

10. “I like to eat the same thing over and over again. I can eat a ham sandwich for breakfast every day for 50 days.”

11. “I don't eat Chinese food. Serve me rice if needed and I'll just put it on my plate and then go back to my room and eat some peanuts." (This was Buffett's answer when Bill and Melinda Gates asked what he eats while on holiday in China. Buffett made sure to speak up after experiencing a disastrous sushi lunch a few years earlier and being served hamburgers, french fries and cola throughout the trip.)

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