18 AMERICANWAY
FEBRUARY 15 2009
F O O D
EatThis
According to Portland Trail Blazers nutrition consultant Ruth Carey, RD, CSSD, LD, a professional basketball player
consumes 4,500 calories a day— nearly twice that of the averageAmerican. Of course, theymanage to avoidpacking on the pounds because
when they’renot playinggames or practicing, they’reweight training in thegym. Butwhat about thoseof uswhodon’t runupanddowna court
as part of our job description? Howwouldwe consume 4,500 calories in 24 hours? Here’s a possible start (and unless you own a gymnasium,
we suggest buying some pantswith a stretchwaistband).
— JackBoulware
BellGrande
Nachos from
TacoBell
770 calories
McDonald’s
Quarter
Pounderwith
Cheese
510 calories
One
porterhouse
steak
445 calories
Denny’s
All-American
Slam
Breakfast
820 calories
Extra-Long
ChiliCheese
Coney from
Sonic
660 calories
Grilled
ShrimpN
Spinach
Salad from
Applebee’s
570 calories
A sliceof
cheesecake
235 calories
RockLobster
Tail with
butter from
RedLobster
320 calories
Starbucks’
GrandeCaffé
Lattewith
wholemilk
230 calories
Total caloric intake:
4,560calories
73/4
bottles of redwine
580 calories each
10
porterhouse steaks
445 calories each
About
four andahalf
Carl’s Jr. Original Six
DollarBurgers
1,010 calories each
22 1/2
KrispyKreme
doughnuts
200 calories each
1.
My iPhone. It helps keepme close tomy family, my
teammates, and all those important tome.
2.
L.A., because of
theweather and the atmosphere in theStaples Center.
3.
The
James Chicago, because of itsmodern style.
1.
Probablymy laptop.
2.
Since I’m from theWest Coast, I’d
have to say somewhere inCalifornia.
3.
Actually, I really liked
the hotel we stayed at inUtah [theGrandAmericaHotel]. It
was nice andmy favorite so far.
—E.R.
O.J.Mayo
Guard,MemphisGrizzlies
BrookLopez
Forward-Center,New JerseyNets
WeAsked,
TheyAnswered…
18
slices of Domino’s
Classicpepperoni and
cheesepizza
240 calories each
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