I’m YouTuber Natalie Wynn From ContraPoints and This Is How I Eat
Natalie Wynn has been named “Oscar Wilde on YouTube” for the sexy, visually decadent and insanely entertaining videos she makes for her ContraPoints channel. In these videos, Wynn discusses a wide range of hot topics, including the alternative right, climate change, incels and trans issues, but instead of feeling challenged, she is often seduced. So it’s no surprise that this hedonistic sensibility seeps into Wynn’s daily life, affecting her lifestyle and, of course, the way she eats. Without fear of controversy, Wynn was kind enough to share her thoughts on breakfast at McDonald’s, pineapple on pizza, and what makes the perfect piece of ice cream.
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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Are you having breakfast?
I guess so. My food is difficult to classify according to traditional Western norms. I eat when I wake up, so I guess it could be called breakfast.
What do you usually eat?
First, a statement that anyone hoping to get any ethical advice from me when it comes to dieting will be very disappointed because chaos and evil alternate here. And as soon as I could afford to stop cooking, I stopped. I usually don’t eat anything other than UberEats.
I also have a bad habit of using UberEats.
For me, it’s about twice a day. I’m fine today! I drink smoothies. I’m trying to get better, but to be honest, my props are usually the sucker and cream cheese bagel that I love. This is actually my favorite breakfast. So I have a lot of this from the local cafe and I am no taller than a sausage egg and McMuffin cheese either.
What’s in your smoothie if you mind if I ask?
This is Smoothie King’s Greek Yogurt Smoothie. These are chobani and blueberries, strawberries, some kind of protein boost. It contains probiotics and fruits. This is pretty good, especially if you are used to the McMuffin route.
Do you drink coffee or tea?
Yes, both. Lately though, I’ve started to rely more on energy drinks due to concerns about my teeth. I just had my teeth whitened, so I’m trying to keep up the good work. I’d rather drink coffee than, say, sugar-free Monster Energy drinks, but at least for the next couple of months I try to avoid coffee for dental reasons.
How do you usually drink coffee?
With milk or cream, no sugar. I also love iced lattes and the like.
Do you drink them in winter?
Yes, I totally believe.
When you get Egg McMuffin, do you usually get fritters?
Yes. I do. Breakfast at McDonald’s is really, in my opinion, the best McDonald’s has.
When they added an afternoon breakfast, it was very “healthy”.
It changed my life. Well, it didn’t change my life . This changed my attitude towards McDonald’s. This made me a regular customer. God, they completely control me.
Meanwhile, UberEats – I don’t have a car, so I didn’t eat McDonald’s, and then suddenly I was eating too many McDonald’s.
You can shower and get dressed – in my case – maybe put on makeup, leave the house, take a walk or go somewhere, or you can just stay in bed. It is quite difficult to refuse this.
The choice is obvious. Do you usually have lunch or snacks during the day?
What exactly should you do ? I think I have three meals a day. When I wake up, there is one, which usually happens around 11:00 am for these places is pretty typical. Then I will have something like lunch at about 15:00, and dinner at 10 or 11.
Well, it’s just European.
Yes, that’s what we tell ourselves.
Can we take a look at your refrigerator?
What do you usually eat for lunch or is there a “common” one?
On a day when I just need to feed my face as quickly as possible, I’ll buy a Subway. I don’t really like Subway – it’s not McDonald’s, but it’s fast and I get a whole wheat bun and I feel good and that’s okay. But usually, if I want to eat something delicious , I really love Indian food. There are many good places in Baltimore. Sometimes I get it, and then I just divide it between lunch and dinner, and I get the same thing twice, because I’m a savage.
No, I do that. Sometimes, if I get Indian food the night before, I eat it cold for breakfast the next day.
And sometimes you don’t want to eat a giant piece of rice and tikka masala in one sitting .
Do you understand naan?
I don’t usually do this. I don’t know why, when it comes down to it, I suddenly like “ carbohydrates! “I don’t know why this is a line. I just don’t usually feel the need for it. So much rice already. I’ll order naan if I’m with someone else because everyone else likes naan.
It’s always garlic naan.
And you see, I love the Kashmir naan , which has fruits and nuts. I like this one better. But I eat it like a little dessert or something.
Do you like spicy food?
Love it. Yeah. I can’t get people to make it sharp enough. So that’s where I am macho. [Laughs] My favorite is the goat milk curry. There are a lot of Nepalese Indian establishments in Baltimore , and they have this dish – khasi ko maasu . And this is goat bone curry – just like in a traditional meat delicacy. I will order this and the ordering instructions will say “please be especially keen” and interpretations of this vary. He arrived with a bunch of chopped serrano peppers. I like it.
I love meat on the bone.
Yeah. This is delicious. I don’t know why I love a goat, but it’s true. This is not what I ate. But it is clear that it is in many ways healthier than other red meat. I think that in America, goats are not bred in industrial plants. Don’t tell me if I’m wrong.
I haven’t researched this, so I can’t comment, but it seems to be correct. Besides Indian food, is there any other spicy food you love?
Yes. So, Mexican, obviously. I like to cook tacos with them and everything else with hot sauce. Sometimes tacos are just a hot sauce carrier to me.
Do you have a favorite brand of hot sauce?
Let’s see. My favorite very hot sauce that I have tried is Tabasco Scorpion Sauce . This is really good. In fact, I really like Tabasco. I love the Tabasco Chipotle Sauce . It’s not that spicy, but flavorful and interesting. What else do I like? I like Valentina Extra Hot . And I said that I am a macho – in fact, it is not that macho. Because I hate the hot sauce culture, like “give me the most, the hottest.” I hate this. It makes no sense to me, and a lot of these really very hot sauces – they taste like nothing. It’s just a chemical burn that you add to food. What I love about the Scorpion sauce is that it has mangoes, like most habanero hot sauces, and that mango sweetness adds something beyond warmth. Or Chipotle Tabasco is very smoky and vinegary and adds that to food .
I know this is not Mexican food, but I have to ask because I am trash. Have you ever eaten at Taco Bell?
Actually, no. For some reason I don’t like Taco Bell. I just never got into it.
Because you are a good person.
Probably. However, I am clearly becoming a bad person. You know, it’s just a random virtue.
How is Mexican food in Baltimore?
There are good places. When I go outside there is a place called Clavel , which is really very nice. This is the best place in Baltimore that I know. I think Mexican food is not as good as in many other cities. I used to live in Chicago. I miss good Mexican food and good pho in Chicago. At the Argyle stop on the red line is Little Vietnam, which has all these Vietnamese establishments and pho establishments and they are really good.
Do you live in Chicago and have a fondness for pizza for them?
No, I do not know. I think I ate a deep dish there twice and I love it, but that’s not exactly what I think of pizza. This is good , but I don’t know. For me, if I want pizza, I usually want a more traditional flat pizza.
Is there a pizza style in Baltimore?
Not that I’m in the know. I do not think so.
I don’t think so either, but I didn’t know there was pizza in Connecticut until I started dating a man from Connecticut.
I didn’t know there was anything in Connecticut!
They have clam pizza I’ve never heard of and he was so offended.
Is this clam pizza?
Yeah. It’s like white cake. I don’t think it has cheese on it.
Yes, I don’t know about that. In this case, you can stay in New York.
What toppings do you like in pizza?
So I realize that I am entering some very controversial territory again, but actually Hawaiian pizza is good. I especially love Hawaiian jalapeno because of my spice. So you have ham, pineapple, jalapenos – amazing.
I am very much a supporter of pineapple on pizza.
Well, that’s objectively correct. Especially with jerky, such as ham. Sweet and salty are good. It’s like wrapping a melon in slices of ham. I love this as a snack. Salty-sweet-salty combination. Ouch! It is very good.
If you had to choose between savory snacks and sugary snacks, would you definitely prefer one of them?
Definitely salty. But I try not to snack too much. I know it sounds like I’m on a super calorie diet. This is where I come up with the difference. I’m not the type to eat chips or anything else during the day. Do I ever eat snacks? If I’m just living fine, I’m kind of not. I just don’t have them in the house.
Do you have snacks at the cinema?
My appetizer from the cinema since I was eight is raisins. I do not know why. No one else likes them.
I like them! This is the only format in which I really like raisins.
Of course, the raisins need help.
Do you have a soda?
I drink Diet Coke a lot. I would have gotten this in a movie. I ‘ll steal small pieces of someone else’s popcorn, but I don’t usually order my own popcorn.
This is too much of a commitment.
Yes, this is a huge commitment. I love its salty taste, but it’s just a lot of fiber . It seems to work. I don’t want to work in films.
And then if you take out the oil, your hands will be greasy.
Yeah. It’s the same with Cheetos. I am inwardly against anything that leaves my hands covered with some kind of grease or powder.
For this reason, I know people who eat Cheetos and popcorn with chopsticks. This is a little extra.
Oh my God. Yes, you have to be that person. Am I going to bring a couple of metal chopsticks to the theater? I do not know! I’ve experimented with things like this. I use an umbrella in the sun. I mean, it’s on the same level.
Do you have “shameful food” or “sad food”?
Sometimes I feel like eating is a shame because I have a strong belief that I really should be vegan, or at least not eat as much meat all the time. I’ve tried and just can’t. I tasted blood and now my body needs blood. I do not know what to say. I think I also feel bad about not cooking because I feel like I have to cook and my brothers are both cooking, my mom is amazing cooking.
Well, it’s all about how you want to spend your time.
Well, sure, and I’m very busy. But shameful meals are so frequent. I would say McDonald’s is not a moment for pride, but it so often happens here that shame just doesn’t sting.
Just to give you an example of what I mean by “shame food” and to ease your shame: I did what I just put grated cheese in a small bowl and just melt it and then eat it.
Do I have something similar?
It’s okay if you don’t.
I think. I AM? Not really. See? There is some moderation here. Because while I know that in many large, regular relationships that I have to control in my diet, this is not the case. But in a sense, it’s all under control, because I don’t do that kind of thing. But I love it for you.
Many thanks. Do you like burgers?
Yeah. I love a good burger. It’s not my day-to-day business, but it’s a good hangover food for me.
Do you have a strong preference for cheese?
I would say cheddar or pepper, depending on what kind of hamburger it is.
Do you like a thinner burger or a thicker one?
Probably thicker because I like it medium rare. This doesn’t seem to be the case with thin burgers.
What about French fries?
I love sweet potatoes. I love these fries. They are my favorites.
Almost everyone says it’s McDonald’s style fast food. I appreciate the variety of answers.
Oh really? I’m not exactly a fan of McDonald’s fries. The potato pancakes are delicious, but the fries I can take or keep.
Do you ever go to diners?
In fact, it’s kind of a historical part of Baltimore culture. I love going to the diner, especially late at night or something.
Do you have an order at the diner?
It depends on the time of day. I’ll buy a burger if it’s late, but I love having breakfast at the diner. It’s my favorite. Pancakes, eggs, sausages, coffee. Yes, this is my favorite. You feel like you are in a David Lynch movie or something, sitting in a diner and drinking coffee. I just have some kind of primordial American association.
Speaking of American cuisine, do you eat hot dogs or corn dogs?
The best hot dog is a Chicago style hot dog. What is it – what do they call it? – “dragged through the garden” or some similar expression. And this is a hot dog on a poppy seed bun with chopped tomatoes, pickled cucumber, mustard, no ketchup, these things called “approximate peppers” are little green peppers. I think this is really good. Korndogs? I think I like them. It’s kind of a joke in my videos – there is avideo where I eat sixteen of them in one sitting. The only good way to have a Corn Dog is at a carnival. I’ll buy freezers as backdrop for my videos, but I’m not happy with the microwave-cooked corn dog. This is not really my atmosphere.
They don’t get crispy on the outside.
You need fresh deep-fried dough. You eat a piece of processed meat dipped in batter for a cake – that’s what I want.
I remember reading an article about this ballerina eating microwave-baked corn dogs for breakfast.
I remember that too! And I actually started eating corn dogs because of that! Because what I saw was avideo of her talking about her diet , and it all started with stretching in the morning, eating corn dog, and I thought, “Here’s my breakfast.” Actually it’s not , because I don’t really like them, but it kind of woke me up to the idea of microwave-cooked corn dogs. I think it was like “Can you eat a corn dog for breakfast and looks like that?” I know it doesn’t make sense because I’m not a professional dancer, but I don’t know, it still had a visual impact.
Speaking of videos and stuff, what’s in your videos: do you really drink champagne?
Yes. This is my favorite drink. This is not a pretense for the video. I drink it regularly, not just as a holiday. This is still my favorite.
Do you have a favorite producer?
If we say “Let’s have a drink, because today is Thursday,” I drink Freixenet Brut every day, it’s kava, not champagne. It’s like eleven dollars. This is really good. And my favorite “special occasion” is Moët , whichever is ordinary – Imperial Brut. Since it’s roughly fifty-five dollars a bottle, I never could afford it until I played Pokémon live a few years ago and made two hundred dollars. This is the first thing I bought with Pokemon money. It wasn’t bad.
Have you tried Veuve Clicquot?
Aha! I tried this and I really like it. I know that many people like him more than Moët, but I don’t. I think because Moët is more oily or something, and Veuve is more citrusy. This is just a description of my amateur taste.
I’m not a big wine man, so I’ll just get whatever my wine snob friends get.
Oh yeah. This is how I feel about most wines, too. I have wine snob friends who I just listen to because they know more than I do, but with sparkling wine – from a pure habit of drinking so much of it – I have an opinion.
I forgot in which video you said something about drinking Prosecco “like a peasant”, but I liked it.
Oh, it was Apocalypse where I had one character, just a lazy, horrible person who denies climate change, in a bathtub drinking from a bottle of Moët.
I had a lot to do with this character.
I am also related to her. The only way I can think of to create a character character is to find something in myself and put it in isolation or exaggeration. I totally don’t understand people who say, “Well, science is somehow wrong,” but what I do understand is laziness and hedonism . I can understand that I absolutely do not want to do anything about climate change, industrial agriculture or anything else. I totally understand that. So this is the only way I can think of to evoke something sympathetic in this character, because this person is a big part of me.
Are you a dessert lover?
In a way, I think I eat less desserts than most people. I usually don’t buy in restaurants. However, I love everything chocolate. Chocolate, chocolate cake, chocolate mousse, chocolate – whatever – I just love chocolate.
Do you like dark chocolate or milk chocolate?
Dark chocolate is the best.
I like any chocolate with salt.
I like it.
I’ll take a bar of chocolate, take Maldon and just …
Salting the chocolate … that’s a great idea.
Or ice cream. The salt on the ice cream is really good.
Oh yeah. I try not to eat that much ice cream because, again, for some reason this is one of the few areas where I lose my leg and say, “Eh! Calories! “But I recently had facial surgery and had surgery on my jaw, so it was swollen and I couldn’t eat solid food normally for two weeks. And getting enough calories suddenly became a problem, so I ate a bunch of ice cream and I got into the ice cream habit. Now that I was used to it, it was hard to refuse.
Do you have a favorite scent or brand?
Ben and Jerry’s is the best thing you can buy in most stores. God, I just can’t stop at Phish Food because of the marshmallows – marshmallows, chocolates and caramel. If you take a spoonful of caramel, marshmallow and chocolate, it turns into this sticky – ugh, that’s so good. There are so many different textures in one scent. I recently tried switching to Halo Top, but I just don’t see the point.
I have not tried this. How does it taste?
It doesn’t taste exactly like ice cream. It tastes like a frozen, fibrous airy snack, like ice cream. I can see myself eating it if you think, “I really need to eat ice cream now. My body requires it, but I really don’t want to eat that many calories, so I think I’ll settle for it. ” And then you kind of try to eat ice cream with no sense of pleasure. It’s like smoking CBD oil when you really want weed.