From The Thrown: August 7th, 2012

From The Thrown:

Olympic diet: preposterously packed

So the Olympics are currently going on in London. Now the athletes or team or sponsors have to pay for hotel, transportation, and flight, and one more thing. I think this is a forgotten thing with a copious charge. Food! These athletes eat an astonishing amount. Michael Phelps, Olympic gold medalist, the Olympic legend listed on his website that eats 12,000 calories a day. Not only is the an unbelievable amount of food, but that must be a pretty high grocery bill. Also on Phelps's website, an article listed his dinner menu,
"Dinner includes another pound of pasta with sauce, a whole pizza of six or eight slices, and more energy drinks". Now Michael swims 12 miles a day, so I'm guessing he can eat whatever he wants, he could eat a whole restaurant's menu. Go Michael! Eat Eat Eat, Win, Win Win!  So we all know how much money and effort goes into the Olympics, but here's another, FOOD and it must not be cheap.

One of Michael Phelps Meals.
Courtesy:michaelpelps.net

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Sources:
"Michael Phelps Diet." Michael Phelps Diet. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Aug. 2012. http://www.michaelphelps.net/michael-phelps-diet/.

 

Michael Phelps Meal. N.d. Photograph. Michael Phelps. Web. 05 Aug. 2012. <MichaelPhelps.net>.