What Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady really eat in a day
Spoiler: The list of what they don't eat is a lot longer.
If you're thinking Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady are one of those couples that have ah-mazing bodies, yet swear they eat like, burgers and crap? Yeah, no. Think again. The genetically gifted couple's chef, Allen Campebell, opened up about what the couple actually eats in a day. And he's not sugar-coating anything—literally and figuratively.
Curious what it takes to get bodies that rocking? Check out the main staples making up the power couple's organic, 80 percent vegetable, 20 percent lean meat diet. But it might be what the duo doesn't eat that's most shocking.
Vegetable soup
If you thought we were kidding about Gisele and Tom putting away 80 percent vegetables, think again. And you better believe those veggies are organic because, according to Campbell, "If it's not organic, I don't use it."
Campbell even designs his menu for the week and places it on the counter so that the couple can see what's on deck.
Fresh fruit
OK, so this is where it gets complicated. Gisele and the kiddos eat fruit, but Tom? Not so much. According to Campbell "he will eat bananas in a smoothie. But otherwise, he prefers not to eat fruits." Apparently Tom prefers vegetables.
Fresh vegetables
But only certain veggies make the cut for Brady. Since Campbell claims that nightshades are not anti-inflammatory, he won't serve the quarterback tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms, or eggplants.
"Tomatoes trickle in every now and then, but maybe just once a month," Campbell says. "I'm very cautious about tomatoes. They cause inflammation."
The chef is dedicated to getting the freshest produce possible, sometimes shopping twice a day for groceries.
Green juice
Gisele helps out a bit in the kitchen, making lunches for her son Benny to take to school. "She packs that herself," Campbell says. But she's also a green juice fanatic, whipping up fruit-and-vegetable drinks for herself—and apparently her little ones, too—before posting them to Instagram.
Quinoa
When you think of comfort food, fried chicken or chilli might come to mind, but for Gisele and Tom. Comfort food for these guys is quinoa, brown rice, and other whole grains.
"I'm all about serving meals in bowls. I just did this quinoa dish with wilted greens. I use kale or Swiss chard or beet greens. I add garlic, toasted in coconut oil. And then some toasted almonds, or this cashew sauce with lime curry, lemongrass, and a little bit of ginger. That's just comfort food for them," Campell said.
He's also served them raw lasagna. We're not sure what exactly that entails, but we'd like to see the recipe.
Warm water with lemon
According to Gisele's Instagram posts, she starts every morning with a glass of warm water with lemon. So even her hydrating routine is miles ahead of ours.
Lean meat
The couple sticks to lean meats, but only eats them 20 percent of the time. Campbell's picks include grass-fed organic steak, duck (albeit rarely), chicken, and wild salmon.
Granola
For snacks, the couples reach for small bites handmade by Campbell—like dehydrated fruit and fruit leather, raw granola, and raw granola chocolate-chip cookies. Sounds ... cardboard-y.
Coconut water
Gisele is kind of obsessed with coconut water straight from the fruit, posting multiple selfies on Instagram with straw-tapped Brazilian coconuts. If she's not drinking a green juice, she's sipping from one of these all-natural beauties.
What they DON'T eat
Hide your Pop-Tarts. According to Campbell, "sugar is the death of people." (Maybe inducing fear is one of his diet tactics?)
Other big no-nos for the the Brady-Bündchen family are: white flour, MSG, iodized salt, tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, eggplant, caffeine, and dairy. So basically, everything at home in my kitchen right now. Solid!
Sienna is a Deputy Editor at Hearst, where she oversees coverage of style, beauty, lifestyle, and more. She lives in California with her husband and two littles.
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