The following foods are often considered to contain mostly empty calories and may lead to weight gain: 1  Cake, cookies, sweets, candy, ice cream, soft drinks, fruit-flavored beverages and gelatin and other foods containing added sugars (including High-fructose corn syrup, HFCS).
Washington was concerned that the presidents of the Confederation Congress had been overwhelmed by visitors in the past. As a result, during the presidency Washington set aside the late afternoon for meetings with the public and evenings for dinner parties with invited guests.
Main articles: First inauguration of George Washington and Second inauguration of George Washington. Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States on April 30, 1789, near New York City's Wall Street, at Federal Hall. He was sworn in by Robert Livingston who administered the Presidential Oath of Office.