Pregnant with her third child, Gisele Bündchen, 44, has already confessed that she hasn’t always had a balanced diet, especially when she was suffering from panic and depression in her youth. That’s why she received a medical warning.
I only ate junk food until I was 23. I started on this journey because of my health problems… My doctor said to me: Gisele, do you want to live? You’re going to have to change everything you’re doing.
Gisele mentions that she had an unregulated routine and didn’t worry about healthy habits. “I drank coffee every day, I started the morning with a giant coffee.
I smoked at the time. I drank alcohol every night – because I’d be drinking coffee all day, then come the evening […], I’d have a glass of wine so I could rest and switch off.
In her book “Nutrir: receitas simples para corpo e alma” (Nourish: simple recipes for body and soul), the model shows recipes she uses on a daily basis and offers advice for those who want to change the way they relate to food.
Today, she rules out restrictive diets – in the past, she was a vegetarian and had a crudivorous period – only eating raw food or food heated up to 40ºC. “I think our food has to give us energy, not take it away from us […]. I don’t believe in diets. I think a diet is something that’s not sustainable, it’s not something you can stick to for a long time.”
In a June post on her Instagram account, Gisele called food “one of the most powerful tools” for boosting the immune system. “I really believe in the old saying: ‘Let food be your medicine’, because I felt a big difference in my life when I started making better food choices. When we eat live (and unprocessed) food, its nutrients and vitamins keep us healthier.”
She shared some of her favorite herbs and spices with her 23 million followers:
ginger;
parsley;
rosemary;
turmeric;
basil;
black pepper;
coriander;
oregano;
cinnamon.
Other foods that Gisele consumes:
Water with lemon on an empty stomach, a powerful mixture in nutritional terms;
Lots of organic vegetables at every meal;
Fresh fruit (strawberries, blueberries, kiwi), eggs, avocado, gluten-free bread, herbal tea, soup, açaí, coconut butter. On weekends, oat pancakes;
No white flour or sugar. She prefers whole grains, quinoa, corn, brown rice, beans and granola. She sweetens what she needs with honey, maple syrup and dates;
Wild salmon and leaner meats such as organic duck and chicken.
Source: UOL
