Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kicked off what he called a “national BBQ tour” Thursday with a stop in Austin.
“First stop on my national BBQ tour, I visited Terry Black’s to EAT REAL FOOD,” Kennedy wrote in a post including photos of a piled-up barbecue spread at Terry Black’s Barbecue.
First stop on my national BBQ tour, I visited Terry Black’s to EAT REAL FOOD. pic.twitter.com/AYmIPmMAz3
— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) February 26, 2026
The visit corresponds Kennedy’s long-running pitch that America’s health problems start in the grocery aisle and that “real food” should replace what he and his allies describe as an ultra-processed, additive-heavy diet. Since taking the job in the Trump administration, Kennedy has elevated that idea into a broader “Make America Healthy Again” push that targets ultra-processed foods and additives as drivers of chronic disease…