US EditionRFK Jr. suggests buying liver or ‘cheap cuts’ instead of steak
Kennedy urged consumers to choose nutrient-dense, inexpensive meat cuts like liver to manage rising grocery bills amid ongoing inflation, sparking debate on food affordability.
- On Thursday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urged Americans at the Eat Real Food rally in Austin, Texas, to choose liver and other cheap cuts of meat instead of pricier steaks.
- Rising costs driven by inflation and supply-chain problems have pushed beef prices sharply higher in recent years, fueling America's food affordability crisis amid stretched households facing multiple expenses.
- A clip posted on X yesterday, February 27, 2026, showed Kennedy's remarks sparking thousands of responses as supporters praised thrift and critics called the suggestion reductive.
- The remarks provoked a fierce argument about food affordability as supporters praised thrift but critics said it oversimplified economic struggles, impacting politicians' sensitivity to poverty.
- Historically, organ meats were common and remain cheaper, but modern American eating habits reject offal, raising tensions between adapting expectations and addressing broader cost-of-living debate.
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US Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., at a Texas food policy conference titled "Eat Healthy Food," recommended that compatriots who find beef too expensive eat liver and cuts of meat, which are inexpensive, instead, according to US media reports.
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The Independent (US)RFK Jr. mocked after suggesting Americans eat liver over beef to save on groceries
‘You can buy liver or the cheaper cuts of steak that are very, very affordable,’ the Health and Human Services secretary said at a MAHA event
Kennedy Jr. argues that the most suitable alternative to facing price increases in the US is to stop buying steak and feed on liver
RFK Jr. Faces Backlash After Suggesting Eating Liver Instead of Beef to Cut Grocery Costs
A single comment about eating liver instead of beef has placed Robert F Kennedy Jr at the centre of a heated cost-of-living debate in the US. Kennedy sparked controversy after suggesting that struggling families could cut their grocery bills by opting for cheaper cuts of meat, including liver, rather than pricier beef. His remarks, shared widely online, have prompted a fierce argument about food affordability and whether such advice reflects the…
RFK sparks firestorm with new advice for broke Americans to eat 'peasant food'
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy took to the stage at an "Eat Real Food" rally in Austin, Texas, this week, where he delivered advice for cash-strapped Americans: skip the fancy cuts."There's a lot of good food in grocery stores that goes to waste. Most of the cheap cuts of meat...
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