Podcast HackWhat Olympians EatBy The Food Chain, Ruth Alexander
In a Nutshell
In this July 2024 episode of The Food Chain podcast, host Ruth Alexander looks at the carefully curated diets of Olympic athletes, exploring how food gives them a competitive edge.
Favorite Quote
Nutrition can be mentally fatiguing to think about all the time; to constantly have to make decisions on your food choices that are performance-focused. It does take a toll.
Alicia Glass, Team USA Senior Dietician
Introduction
Ahead of the Paris Olympics, a catering team prepared a food shopping list that included 25,000 loaves of bread, 232 tonnes of potatoes, 82 tonnes of seafood, 31 tonnes of poultry, and much more.
Feeding an Olympic village is quite a feat because Olympians have highly specialized diets designed to help them perform their best.
Ruth Alexander dives into exactly what an Olympian eats in this July 2024 episode of The Food Chain podcast, speaking to catering professionals, athletes, dieticians, and reporters to understand what's on Olympians' plates and why.
BBC World Service produces The Food Chain podcast, which explores the cultural significance of food.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
- 1.Olympic athletes must be extremely specific with their diets before competition time
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