Top 20 most bizarre celebrity food habits

Taylor Swift in Blank Space | Image Source: Taylor Swift via YouTube
Taylor Swift in Blank Space | Image Source: Taylor Swift via YouTube

Fans are always locked in discussions with regards to their favorite celebrities and their lavish lifestyles as well as food habits. Talking specifically about food habits, most celebrities are quite odd in their cravings, while others just like weird stuff; such quirky eating habits provide a fascinating window into the world of stars. From Tom Cruise's donut cake tradition to Shailene Woodley's clay drinks or Tim Tebow's avocado ice cream, these celebrities' weird food choices will leave you speechless. This is our top list of the 20 bizarre celebrity food habits, which explores the strange, yet personal approaches these stars take toward their diet. It reminds us that even fabulously wealthy and renowned people have their quirks.

1) Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise | Image Source Prime: Jimmy Kimmel Live via YouTube
Tom Cruise | Image Source Prime: Jimmy Kimmel Live via YouTube

Tom Cruise plays his cheat meals in a very unusual way. Although known for his strict diet, Tom Cruise's cheat meals are donut cakes, which he orders to be delivered to his co-stars and crew members. This is no dessert—he dubs it the "Cruise Cake." Instead of devouring these, Cruise supposedly relishes handing out the cakes as treats to others, choosing only the best recipe for his legendary baked goods.

2) Flo Rida

Flo Rida in What A Night | Image Source: Flo Rida via YouTube
Flo Rida in What A Night | Image Source: Flo Rida via YouTube

Flo Rida could be a surprise when it comes to his pre-show meal. He insists on a green smoothie made with all raw veggies. Well, at least now we know where he brings all that energy from on stage during his performances. The astonishing part of it all is that he strictly sticks to this blend, no matter where he's performing at, despite whatever is available locally. It is almost as if the smoothie is key to the rapper's energy and performance on-stage.

3) Kate Hudson

Kate Hudson in Voices Carry | Image Source: Kate Hudson via YouTube
Kate Hudson in Voices Carry | Image Source: Kate Hudson via YouTube

Kate Hudson owes her incredible body to a "bulletproof coffee" ritual every morning. It is nothing but coffee mixed up with MCT oil and grass-fed butter to provide mental clarity and bodily energy. While it's an excellent hot drink, Hudson takes it to the next level, using the hot beverage as a full breakfast. Butter in coffee might be weird to some, but it is a keto-friendly practice Kate follows.

4) Chrissy Teigen

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Chrissy Teigen | Image Source: Chrissy Teigen via YouTube

The most unorthodox snacking Chrissy Teigen does in the dead of night is that of cold McDonald's fries. Being passionate about cooking sometimes makes her opt for relatively simple, fast-food kind of habits that make her surprisingly relatable. Teigen's bizarre food habit is her liking towards cold fries as a comfort food, with no heating requirement. This is the truest, most unpretentious love for cold fries you'll ever see.

5) Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift in Blank Space | Image Source: Taylor Swift via YouTube
Taylor Swift in Blank Space | Image Source: Taylor Swift via YouTube

Fall flavors are something that Taylor Swift can never get enough of all year round, especially pumpkin spice. Should that seasonal craving strike, she often sprinkles pumpkin spice over baked goods and morning coffee. This food habit is quirky and out-of-season: Swift tunes into her "pumpkin spice season" by making her own whenever she wants instead of waiting for autumn.

6) Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba | Image Source: Conon O'Brien via YouTube
Jessica Alba | Image Source: Conon O'Brien via YouTube

Jessica Alba does not mind healthy habits. She drinks "chlorophyll water" every day. "Chlorophyll water" is a drink infused with chlorophyll, the emerald-green pigment found in plants. This pigment photosynthesizes in plants, enabling them to absorb sunlight. Alba believes it is good for the skin and gives her energy. Some of her friends and family to have been convinced of the same and occasionally take a sip or two at her behest.

7) Kristin Cavallari

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Kristin Cavallari | Image Source: E! News via YouTube

Kristin Cavallari swears to eat kilograms of coconut oil for health benefits; several daily scoops are included into her diet as a substitute for oils and butter. While coconut oil is the latest rage in skin and hair, Cavallari takes it to the end: she drinks it straight from the source in it's purest form. She's almost obsessed with coconut oil and confessed to adding it to everything, from her smoothies to salads, and it can be seen from her health.

8) Tori Spelling

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Tori Spelling | Image Source: Entertainment Tonight via YouTube

Tori Spelling has an unlikely affinity for pickle juice, which she drinks straight from the jar. According to her, it's just a taste and a health habit that she has continued to adopt as a norm for herself. Tori believes the salty, tangy liquid is the best pick-me-up because it provides energy at a faster rate. While some folks use pickle juice to alleviate cramps or hydrate after a workout, Spelling's adoration for pickle juice makes this strange celebrity habit.

9) Danica Patrick

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Danica Patrick | Image Source: Danica Patrick via YouTube

Racecar driver Danica Patrick takes her health obsession to another level by chomping down on bee pollen, which she calls a "superfood" in its supposed nutritional benefits. This peculiar eating habit stands out because of the spicy, slightly bitter taste of bee pollen and because she thinks it boosts her immunity. Every day, Patrick mixes it with smoothies and salads, considering it is one of her essentials in this diet. Her eccentric approach defines her motivation for high performance—on and off the track.

10) Jennifer Lopez

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Jennifer Lopez | Image Source: Vogue via YouTube

Jennifer Lopez reportedly sticks to a healthy diet, but she does have one goofy quirk - a problem with caffeine, or rather, she avoids it altogether. This is funny, considering how much coffee is preferred in the industry as a whole. Her life without caffeine is especially ironic, given that her performances are remembered for being hyper-vibrant. Well, now you know, the magic of JLo happens with just water and natural energy. Where many considered caffeine as an absolute necessity in their fast-paced lives, Lopez decided to eliminate it in completely from her life, a rather strange display of self-control, but definitely a unique way to stay healthy,

11) Shailene Woodley

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Shailene Woodley | Image Source: British Vogue via YouTube

Shailene Woodley has been an oddball when it comes to diet, especially with her propensity to eat clay. For Woodley, edible clay purifies the body by binding to toxins. She's been observed kneading clay with water to make the thickest, most murky drink—shrink. She consumes this solution in order to cleanse herself. This tradition runs deep in some societies, but Western diets don't have much of a call for it, so Woodley is in a class of her own. Fans love her earthiness, but some can't stomach the vile taste and texture of clay.

12) Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez in Lose You To Love Me | Image Source: Selena Gomez via YouTube
Selena Gomez in Lose You To Love Me | Image Source: Selena Gomez via YouTube

A riff on a classic: pickles. She loves them so much that she is known to add pickle juice to everything: popcorn and snacks. Some of Gomez's unusual flavor combinations may differ from everyone's tastes, but they reflect her playful and adventurous attitude toward food. The tart-salty combination has almost become a trademark for her; it's a distinctive twist added to her snacks, and fans either love it or question it. This simple food becomes a quirky signature with her devotion to pickles.

13) Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage | Image Source: Conon O'Brien via YouTube
Nicolas Cage | Image Source: Conon O'Brien via YouTube

Nicolas Cage is claimed to have one of the most bizarre animal-based food habits around. He eats only animals he thinks have had "dignified" mating habits. According to Cage, he does not eat some animals because their mating practices are unacceptable. He likes to eat fish and poultry, among others. This strange way of deciding what he wants to eat gives deeper philosophical nuance to his eating habits, showing his particular view of life and food. Cage has a habit that stands out as among the most quirky ways of deciding on a meal.

14) Katy Perry

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Katy Perry in Bon Appetit | Image Source: Katy Perry via YouTube

Mushrooms are Katy Perry's bizarre obsession; she puts them in practically everything she eats. If that wasn't enough, she has explored and found out creative ways to include mushrooms in most of the food she consumes, from salad to smoothies. Perry is said to adore mushrooms for their earthy flavor and health benefits. What makes her food habit unusual is her dedication to such a specific ingredient across multiple meals in a day. Due to Perry's mushroom obsession, she even delved into adaptogenic varieties like reishi and chaga, thus combining distinct elements of nutrition in her approach to a healthy diet.

15) Rihanna

Rihanna in Can't Remember To Forget You | Image Source: Rihanna via YouTube
Rihanna in Can't Remember To Forget You | Image Source: Rihanna via YouTube

Riri loves snacking, but there is a peculiarity: this super singer likes Tabasco on almost everything. She always has hot sauce and uses it rather lavishly to snack foods, entrees, and even fruits. This fiery food preference demonstrates the personality that says she's not afraid to push a specific boundary in everyday life. The habit of Rihanna with hot sauce also makes a statement: she's not scared of having a little spice in her daily life.

16) Kylie Jenner

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Kylie Jenner | Image Source: Kylie Jenner via YouTube

The weird eating habit of Kylie Jenner is to eat and gush over pomegranate seeds liberally sprinkled with vast tons of sea salt. Jenner often lets her fans know that this weird salty-sweet mixture happens to be one of her favorite snacks. While many people consume the pomegranate seeds as a snack or mix them in their salad, Jenner puts a twist on it. Her liking a particular snack shows her willingness to try different tastes, even when the taste can be repulsive to others. Sour fruits combined with salty flavor is her go-to snack, and we dig it!.

17) Meghan Markle

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Meghan Markle | Image Source: TheEllenShow via YouTube

One craving Meghan Markle reported was quite unusual for acai bowls. This time, however, they were not the regular thing—they liked theirs blended with almond milk topped with what appeared to be a long list of superfoods: bee pollen, chia seeds, and spirulina, to name but a few. Her penchant for "supercharging" acai bowls reflects her relatively strong interest in nutrition and wellness. While the recipe is a favorite to health enthusiasts, Markle's extremely customized preference crams as many nutrients as possible in just one meal.

18) Jessica Biel

Jessica Biel | Image Source: Conon O'Brien via YouTube
Jessica Biel | Image Source: Conon O'Brien via YouTube

Jessica Biel has an unusual habit of consuming "leftover soup." Biel often receives leftover food and tucks it into one giant pot, creating a soup of that mixture. While others may abhor combining everything, Biel will answer that she loves the unpredictability of flavors stemming from such anomalies. It is both resourceful and weird, showing how easy it is to cook food without some traditional as well as complex recipes that others use. It is one pretty quirky method of enjoying variety while leaving as few leftovers as possible in the most creative ways possible—giving Biel's leftovers an added life.

19) Jake Owen

Jake Owen in Day of Gold | Image Source: Jake Owen via YouTube
Jake Owen in Day of Gold | Image Source: Jake Owen via YouTube

Country music singer Jake Owen, is really into beef jerky for breakfast on and off tour. While most prefer their favorite omelet cafe, bakery, or fruit stand when it is time for some good old breakfast, this country cutie needs to have some jerky in order to go about his hectic schedule, as it provides the necessary kick of protein and keeps him on the run. It's an odd habit, but a perfect one for Owen to kick-start his busy day with energy and flavor.

20) Tim Tebow

Tim Tebow | Image Source: Saturday Night Live via YouTube
Tim Tebow | Image Source: Saturday Night Live via YouTube

Tim Tebow, like his lifestyle, has peculiar eating habits. He is crazy about snacking on avocado ice cream because he avoids traditional sweets in order to maintain a keto diet. He has inspired many of his followers to do the same, but preparing a dessert with avocados is unattractive for some. For Tebow, this ice cream falls squarely within his otherwise healthy lifestyle goals, so using avocados for this dessert makes it an odd, but appropriate snack choice.

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Edited by Mudeet Arora