Prior to his stardom, growing up during the Great Depression in the rural areas of Tueplo, MS, Elvis ate a diet of mainly vegetables with cornbread or biscuits. According to his great aunt, Annie Presley, "if we ate meat once a week, we did good." And when they did, usually it was game they hunted, such as squirrels, rabbits, opossums, and deer.
In 1948, the Presley family moved to Memphis, TN seeking better opportunities. Moving into the Lauderdale Courts housing projects, it was during this time as a young teenager, Elvis attended Humes High School, where he ate numerous meals in its cafeteria. At that time, lunch cost a mere $.25, but like most poor kids, since his family could not afford it, Elvis would hustle to make that quarter so he could eat.
It was rumored at one time that Elvis was kicked off the football team because of his long sideburns, but as Elvis historian Bill Burk pointed out, Elvis met with his coaches to proclaim that he was leaving the team because he was hungry; and the reason he was hungry is because football kept him from working after school.
Although Elvis's favorite food is often recollected as the peanut-butter and banana sandwich, truly it was the cheeseburger, as having the extra condiment was a luxury. So when Elvis became rich, despite being able to eat the finest of foods, he never lost his affinity to cheeseburgers that he had and didn't have as a child... and he would pig out on them.
As Elvis reached the zenith of his success, his rational became "the input needs to be as great as the output." Sadly his overindulgence contributed to his decline and eventual demise. Mary Jenkins, Elvis's personal cook, even stated that the only thing he got any enjoyment out of was eating, and he liked his food real rich.
Good luck on your quest for hunting the Burger and the King. You'll be looking for an ammo can in a discrete location with parking very nearby. When one has time, take a gander here to learn more of Elvis's eating legacy and the inspiration of this cache.