Gordon Ramsay’s daily diet that keeps him in shape and stops him overeating (Image: Getty Images for Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appétit)
Celebrity chef has revealed his secret to maintaining a strict and avoiding the temptation of indulging in the mouth-watering dishes he creates in his restaurants.
As many are striving to adhere to New Year’s resolutions, which often involve reducing alcohol intake and shedding weight, Ramsay will be sticking to his usual .
The television personality is known for his meticulous standards in his award-winning eateries, but he also applies this discipline to his personal life, especially his health. Now at 58 years old, his youthful appearance and fit physique belie his age.
He frequently participates in marathons, Iron Man competitions, and triathlons. Diet plays a crucial role in staying fit, and the father of six, has shared his daily eating habits that help him maintain his .
In a Men’s Health interview with Jason Fox from SAS: Who Dares Wins, Ramsay disclosed that during intensive training periods when he needs to eat clean, he resorts to “boring” food. He sought advice from the chef on how to make his diet more appealing.
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Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has revealed his secret to maintaining a strict diet (Image: Getty Images)
The chef divulges his secret to staying lean, insisting that, “good food doesn’t have to be boring food and healthy food never has to be fad food,” during a candid chat.
He shared his culinary approach to enhancing flavour: “Whether it’s having a chilli or whether it’s the most amazing spice, I’ll always make something delicious out of pretty plain, basic food,” reports .
The chef then outlined his daily diet regimen that keeps him in shape: “I love eating,” he admitted.
“Protein shake in the morning, scrambled eggs for lunch, and then something poached for dinner, whether it’s poached chicken or fish. We don’t do lots of salads but it’s finding that balance.”
Offering advice to Jason, who typically opts for boiled chicken while on a diet, he suggested adding thinly sliced vegetables to the chicken before poaching it for a tastier meal.
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Gordon Ramsay is known for his love of food and has a number of Michelin-starred restaurants (Image: Getty Images)
When asked how he avoids indulging in the tempting dishes at his own restaurants, he revealed his strict self-control routine: “I’m super disciplined”. He limits himself to sampling just two bites of a dish for quality control and no more.
“It’s painful because you sit there like the green-eyed monster, desperate to devour that whole f*****g plate,” he confessed. “I’ll discipline myself to two mouthfuls and then I get the f*** out of that plate. It pains me but I know if I eat a third, fourth, fifth, that’s it – you know, it’s game over.”
Gordon revealed that his life spiralled out of control due to his successful career. “I had no time. I was [working] seven days a week, [I had] restaurants opening all over the place, Michelin stars coming out my arse and all of a sudden my life got consumed,” he confessed.
“So I took a good look at myself and I realised I was overweight, out of control and I’d forgotten my time. I’d forgotten the most important part of my day and that was that 90-minute [exercise] session, five days a week to myself.”
He now exercises four or five times a week, combining running, rowing, swimming, cycling and weights. He increases his workouts and has longer sessions when work is quieter so he can “bank” it for the times he’s needed on new projects.
His family inspires him to maintain his healthy lifestyle. His youngest two sons wake him up at 5.30am for a workout, but he’s also driven by his father, Gordon Snr, and brother Ronnie.
His father, an alcoholic with a love for fried food, died in 1997, just before he was due to have a heart bypass. Gordon acknowledges that the same could happen to him unless he remains disciplined.
Gordon Ramsay has previously spoken about his brother, who has been battling drug addiction. The two shared a childhood together, even sharing bunk beds in their modest council home.
The star of Kitchen Nightmares recognises that he could have easily ended up living the same life as his sibling, who is only 15 months his junior.
“Ronnie could have been me and I could have been Ronnie and so I think reminding yourself constantly you know there’s a backdrop, you know there is a downside, staying on resilience and dealing with adversity [is important],” he shared.