Jill Biden is perhaps the most groundedFirst Ladyto grace theWhite House.

Nevertheless, behind the scenes, Dr. Biden is the real deal: loving, warm, and nurturing.

For Biden, staying well and feeling balanced starts with a healthy diet and moderate exercise.

Jill Biden smiling

Despite her many obligations, these lifestyle choices are non-negotiable constants in her day-to-day dealings.

“I make it a priority in my life,” she toldSelf.

What’s more, there will bepastaand red sauce.

Healthy foods on a white table

Want to know what Dr. Jill Biden typically eats in a day?

Read on for all the tasty nuggets and nutritious tidbits.

Rather, her demeanor appears calm, kind, and forgiving.

Potato chips and a soft drink on a wooden table

Biden’s diet befits this approachable benevolence, and what’s more her kitchen style does too.

“Sometimes he’ll come in and say, ‘Oh, what are you doing?

Let me help you.’

A bowl of almonds on burlap and wood

Can you picture it?

She toldSelfthat as a child, they rarely had unhealthy cookies or snacks available in their home.

“My mother never bought soda…

Chicken parm on a whilte plate

I think that has sort of carried through,” she explained.

“My children aren’t junk food eaters, they eat pretty healthy.

But if they want things like chips or whatever, I think everything in moderation.

French fries wrapped in paper with condiments

I don’t think you should cut it out completely, I don’t think that’s practical.”

“It’s all in choices parents make for their children,” she continued.

“We have to start that responsibility and then pass on those good eating habits.

The inside of a fridge with fruit and vegetables

And I’ve tried very hard to do that.”

“I take almonds with me, I hydrate, I attempt to exercise.”

No wonder she carried a snack with so much of a punch!

A pot of red sauce on a cutting board

Additionally, Biden regularly serves this decadent dish with rigatoni and a green salad.

She can, of course, ask the White House Executive Chef to make it for her.

Magazine, the First Lady is responsible for hiring and potentially even firing this all-important culinary role.

Ice cream scoops arranged artfully

In other words, whatever Biden wants, Biden gets; bring on the chicken parm.

“I love French fries,” she exclaimed in an interview withParade.

But if she is going to imbibe, she’s more likely to have some vino instead.

Oatmeal cookies stacked on a board

Of course, her husband, on the other hand, is notably a non-drinker.

According toParade, Dr. Biden always keeps lots of fresh fruits and vegetables on hand.

“He’s pretty much a basic eater,” Biden revealed.

Spaghetti and marinara with basil in a white bowl

Additionally, Biden appreciates a “sturdy turner” to make her famous fried-egg sandwiches.

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Notably, she remembered her epic afternoons nursing a giant simmering pot of marinara with her grandmother.

Jill Biden having a meal with family

“Her cooking was the best the red sauce and the meatballs and the pasta,” she recalled.

“It was fun!”

She said in her memoir that she “could never get enough of the tastes and smells.”

A set table at a restaurant

Fortunately for Dr. Biden, her husband has a seemingly insatiable appetite for pasta and sauce.

So there’s never a shortage of red sauce when the Bidens are around.

Some people bake cookies, others enjoy a Buche de Noel.

Joe and Jill Biden, hugging

They indulge in a make your own ice cream sundae bar.

She then re-freezes them so they look perfect for an after-dinner presentation.

He likes chocolate chips.”

“Then when you get it, you feel special,” she added.

Talk about going the extra mile!

Of course, she was just the delivery person and not the actual pasty chef.

Yes, Biden is an avid runner and athlete.

She toldRunner’s Worldabout her training regimen and love of the sport.

“And I’ve been pretty consistent with it…

But she’s not really in it for the pasta.

“Running creates a sense of balance in my life,” she continued.

“And it really calms me down.

It’s a great feeling to just get out and lose myself in a run.

Of course, 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic threw a monkey wrench in that plan.

The Bidens, instead, had a much quieter and more low-key celebration at their home in Delaware.

Nevertheless, Dr. Biden said that “there’s still so much to be thankful for.”

Joe and Jill were spotted at Italian restaurant Masseria in 2018, perPolitico.

Those Bidens really do love their pasta, after all.

Additionally, restaurant workers in Delaware laud the Bidens as “good tippers and gracious guests.”

So what does Jill order when she’s eating out?

When the couple went to Bardea Food & Drink in Wilmington, Dr. Biden ordered the spicy branzino.

Jill Biden has said that food is love

Jill Biden toldParadethat “food is love.”

“It was an important part of establishing my relationship with them.”

In a video she made in partnership withTasty, Biden recounted the hustle.

“I had all my kids at home, I was teaching full time,” she revealed.

Still, Jill talked about how children like the routine that comes with sitting around the dinner table.