That Jessica Alba, she's just like us—managing a billion-dollar company, serving as a brand ambassador for ZICO Coconut Water, making cameos in Taylor Swift music videos, and looking outrageously pulled together every step of the way.

Okay, maybe her life doesn't exactly parallel ours, but when it comes to food, she is all of us: No time to cook elaborate meals, snacking throughout the day, and dousing everything with sriracha. We got the tastemaker to dish on her favorite meals—and the thing that's always, always in her fridge.

"She wanted Cream of Wheat, pancakes, and my husband makes fried salami—not bacon, but fried salami, so they're like salami chips—and she wanted hot chocolate with lots of whipped cream, plus extra whipped cream. She knew exactly what she wanted."

"Nachos." Alba says she'll put just about anything on them, but her favorite toppings are homemade black beans and jalapeno-almond cheese. "I've been trying to use alternatives to dairy ... and Whole Foods sells an almond cheese that melts surprisingly well, but you have to grate it. You can't do slices."