Food for fuel: Olympian Phelps' unusual diet
As US swimming sensation Michael Phelps sets his sights on more gold medal wins at the Beijing Olympics this weekend, the BBC's Michael Hirst examines the part an extraordinary diet has played in the sportsman's remarkable success.
Breakfast:
Three fried egg sandwiches
cheese; tomatoes; lettuce; fried onions; mayonnaise
three chocolate-chip pancakes
five-egg omelette
three sugar-coated slices of French toast
bowl of grits
two cups of coffee
Lunch:
Half-kilogram (one pound) of enriched pasta
two large ham and cheese sandwiches with mayonnaise on white bread
energy drinks
Dinner:
Half-kilogram of pasta
with carbonara sauce
large pizza
energy drinks
And the guy only weighs 85kg's!!! Amazing
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As US swimming sensation Michael Phelps sets his sights on more gold medal wins at the Beijing Olympics this weekend, the BBC's Michael Hirst examines the part an extraordinary diet has played in the sportsman's remarkable success.
Breakfast:
Three fried egg sandwiches
cheese; tomatoes; lettuce; fried onions; mayonnaise
three chocolate-chip pancakes
five-egg omelette
three sugar-coated slices of French toast
bowl of grits
two cups of coffee
Lunch:
Half-kilogram (one pound) of enriched pasta
two large ham and cheese sandwiches with mayonnaise on white bread
energy drinks
Dinner:
Half-kilogram of pasta
with carbonara sauce
large pizza
energy drinks
And the guy only weighs 85kg's!!! Amazing
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