If you haven’t been watching Stranger Things on Netflix , you should stop reading this article (JK JK JK), leave your place of work, or apartment, or Mom’s house, find a computer, and start watching immediately. The otherworldly thriller revolves around a small Indiana town where a young boy goes missing under mysterious and unexplainable circumstances. And then there's the wonderfully expressive, quietly mystifying, Eggo waffle-obsessed character Eleven, played by 12 year-old Los Angeles native Millie Bobby Brown. We spoke with Brown about eating cold diner food on set, Winona Ryder's thing for veggie burgers, and life as a kid with a shaved head.

The first time we meet you in the show is when you sneak into a diner and start devouring food in the kitchen.

Oh, that was the worst day in the world!

I had to stuff my face with cold fries. They were so greasy. I had like three burgers, and I’d put them in my mouth, and they were cold. I was like, are you kidding me? I had a cup beside me, and I would say “Eleven,” and then I would spit the burger into the cup and come back up. There’s a blooper take where I just spit it right out. Everyone starts laughing.

Did you get to choose what type of ice cream you got to eat?

I did. So we were on set, and they asked what flavor I wanted. I told them I prefer light vanilla, but I asked what looks better on camera. Little things like that make a difference. They said strawberry. Ugh, that is my worst flavor. I asked the question, didn’t I? So I was like OK. Fine. I ran to my trailer green. I wanted to vomit so badly.

Your character, Eleven, loves Eggo waffles. Over the course of filming, how many did you have to eat?

I’d say there were about 15 or 20 waffles. Well, not to literally eat, like not digesting the whole thing. I’d say I only actually ate one or two total.

And I’m assuming they weren’t perfect?

Ugh. I can’t even talk about it. Not fresh. The thing is that I love the brand. I think we might have actually brought them back a little too. They’re just not one of my all-time faves to eat.

The scene where you go into the supermarket and steal the waffles out of the fridge is awesome, but you don’t have much love for breakfast. What would be the food actually worthy of stealing from the grocery store?

I’d probably go for really nice ham. Really really good ham, and then I’d have bread at home, and I’d make a really good sandwich. Or, I’d run in and get chili con carne. That’s one of my favorites. Cook it on a pot on the stove, and then boom. Done.

Was there a difference between what the younger and older people ate on set? Did the kids drink coffee with the older actors in the morning?

I drink coffee. I drink lattes. People are like “It stunts your growth!” Listen, let it stunt my growth. It tastes good. It’s sure to wake me up in the morning. I have a tall vanilla latte from Starbucks. If it’s an early morning I’ll have it, but I don’t like having them during the day.

And what about to eat?

I eat salads. I have all the salads on set. I have Caeser salad. Mixed salads. There’s always such good salads on set, all the time. And then I’ll have some meat on the side, because I just love my meat.

What do the adult actors on set like to eat?

Winona [Ryder], she loves veggie burgers. That’s all she’d eat on set.

What keeps you going during the day? Is there any quick snack you have between takes?

There’s this thing; it’s called a McCod. This guy on set we call Crafty Dave makes them for me. It’s a little salad that’s jam packed with tomato, ham, avocado, and hot sriracha. It’s really really good, and I’ll have them in the middle of the set. So if I didn’t like what was being served, I would go to Crafty, and I’d get a McCod, like five of them.

Oh yeah, totally forgot to ask. How has life been with a shaved head?

It’s been great. My boy name is John. Every time I go into the supermarket, they’re like “Ohhhhh what’s your name, son?” and I go, “John, nice to meet you.” I can’t tell an old person, “Look, I’m a girl.” It’s horrible. I love old people. I can’t say no to them, so I just say my name’s John.

You can watch Millie use her special powers, steal waffles from supermarkets, and eat cold cheeseburgers by streaming Season 1 of Stranger Things on Netflix now.

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