The football superstar has taken big steps to keep himself at peak fitness.
It’s a staple in pretty much every household across the country, but you won’t find it in the fridge of Cristiano Ronaldo. The footballer, still playing professionally at 41 years old, has credited his longevity to his dedicated fitness programme and strict lifestyle.
Best believe he’s got all the gizmos to match. From a cryotherapy chamber to a hyperbaric oxygen therapy, both of which are designed to maximise high performance levels. Most regular folk won’t have access to those, but there are some things accessible to pretty much everyone that Ronaldo steers way clear of.
Coca-Cola is one of them. The ex-Real Madrid and Manchester United ace famously removed two bottles of the drink during a Euro 2020 press conference. But it’s something much less obvious the Portugal international opts against drinking.
And that’s cow’s milk! According to his former chef, Giorgio Barone, the superstar doesn’t drink it because of a belief it isn’t designed for human consumption. That’s despite 98 per cent of households having it in their fridge at any given time, as per a AHDB study.
Speaking to Covers.com, Barone explained: “No milk. Humans are the only animals that drink the milk of other animals. No other animal drinks milk after three months.
“Calves don’t drink milk after the age of three months. Animals don’t drink the milk of other animals. It does not exist in nature. Only human beings continue to drink milk up to 30, 40, 50, 60 years and in my view it is wrong. We breastfeed from our mothers, like dogs, wolves, cows and donkeys. It is normal. After infancy it is not normal. It is against nature.”
Meanwhile, as far as food goes, the chef continued: “Cristiano Ronaldo’s diet is balanced. He eats a little bit of everything but it’s always healthy. Starting with breakfast he would have an avocado with coffee, eggs and no sugar. Absolutely no sugar.
“Lunch could be chicken, fish and always vegetables. If he needs carbohydrates, he gets them through vegetables, so doesn’t need anything made with flour. Nothing like pasta, bread and other types of food.
“In the evening, he eats light foods, usually fish or meat in the form of fillet. It’s always accompanied by vegetables.”
