I don’t, because I think the insanity of my life and traveling as much as I do and jumping time zones makes it tough to stick to a certain meal plan. Basically when I wake up in the morning, I try to crush a bottle of water or two, hydrate, and then I get an Americano, either hot or iced, depending on the weather.
My breakfast is pretty much the same every day. Some version of scrambled eggs, maybe a little Turkey shredded in there, whole wheat toast, avocado, and another Americano. And, depending on how my glucose is, I’ll sometimes have an orange juice.
For lunch, I like to stick to something a bit leaner, get some greens in there as well. So usually a salad of some kind, or when I’m traveling and I don’t have a ton of options, you can always pretty much rely on getting a grilled salmon or grilled chicken somewhere, some rice—you got to fuel up and make sure that you’re sustained for the day with some good carbs, starch, and all the rest.
And then for dinner, just depending on where I am and what I want to eat or if I’m home, there’s probably six places that we cycle out. One’s a great Italian spot. We obviously eat a lot of Indian food in our house, given my wife is Indian. We love spice, so Thai, Ethiopian, there’s a whole list, Japanese food. And for me, as long as there’s always a really solid protein, getting some good greens in there. The occasional leisurely indulgent thing is always fun too. So we obviously love our pasta and pizza and things like that, but we try to limit that, and that’s my daily diet.
What’s that favorite Italian spot for you?
It’s called Osteria La Buca. It’s in The Valley. It’s really delicious and I try to eat there every time I’m back home in LA.
Do you have a favorite dish?
Yeah, they have a carbonara bucatini and it’s delicious. It’s got an egg in there as well that you can break up and it adds a lot of texture and flavor to the pasta. And then their chicken parm is exceptional. And they have, weirdly, this salad that I’m obsessed with, and it’s just a really good Dijon dressing, really simple but it’s amazing.
What else is in the salad?
It’s literally nothing, it’s called Farm Lettuces and it’s just really well-dressed lettuce.
I’ve never heard of a salad that’s just lettuce and dressing. It must be really good dressing.
It’s phenomenal.
And really good lettuce?
The best.
What are the snacks you’re into right now? You’ve got a whole spread here.
We got Rob’s Backstage Popcorn. We got some fruit snacks, which I have because I eat them when I’m low—my glucose is low. Dark chocolate as a little snack. And then my favorite snack, which we have on our rider everywhere we go, is ants on a log. It’s like a kid’s treat.
