Warren Buffett, the seventh richest person on the planet, turns 94 years old today. Hailed as one of the most successful investors of all time, Buffett made his first stock purchase at just 11 years old in Omaha, Nebraska, and now boasts a net worth of over $148 billion , according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Buffett’s acclaim is well-deserved as the chair of Berkshire Hathaway , which just two days ago became the first non-tech U.
S. company to join the $1 trillion club . One might expect that someone leading such a massive conglomerate since 1970 would adhere to a healthy diet to maintain his vitality.
Surprisingly, many would consider Buffett’s eating habits quite the opposite. “I eat like a six-year-old,” the CEO famously told Fortune in 2015, describing his love for “Utz” potato sticks and daily intake of five 12-ounce Coca Cola’s. “If I eat 2,700 calories a day, a quarter of that is Coca-Cola .
I do it every day.” In a 2017 HBO documentary called Becoming Warren Buffett , the billionaire revealed he stops at McDonald’s every day for a $3.17 breakfast made up of one of three items: two sausage patties, a sausage, egg and cheese, or a bacon, egg and cheese.
Which he, of course, enjoys with a Coke. For lunch , the business tycoon often stops by Dairy Queen for a chili-cheese dog and an ice cream sundae with cherry syrup and chopped nuts, and frequently snacks on See’s Candies. Buffett is also known for his excessive use of salt, so much so tha.