Full stomach, empty pockets: What is costs to eat like Michael Phelps for a day



BREAKFAST

Three fried-egg sandwiches ...

10 large eggs, £2.10

White bread, extra-thick sliced, £1.24

Olive oil, 500ml, £2.20

... accompanied by cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise

Cheddar, 600g, £4.99

Round lettuce, 47p

Plum tomatoes, 500g, £1.29

Onions, 1kg, 95p

Olive oil, see above

Mayonnaise, 400g, £1.79

Two cups of coffee

Instant coffee, 100g, £2.14

Omelette with five eggs

Eggs, see above

Porridge

Porridge oats, 1kg, 69p

Three chocolate-chip pancakes

Plain pancakes, pack of six, 99p

Chocolate chips, 100g, 64p

Three slices of French toast

White bread, see above

Milk, two pints, 80p

Butter, 250g, £1

Maple syrup, 330g, £3.96

White sugar, 1kg, 94p



LUNCH

Pasta

Pasta, 500g, 79p

Two ham and cheese sandwiches

Bread, see above

Ham, 140g, £2.26

Cheese, see above

Mayonnaise, see above

1,000 calories of energy drink (approx seven bottles of Lucozade Sport)

Two packs of four, 500ml each, £5



DINNER

Pasta

Pasta, 500g, 79p

Pizza

Cheese feast with stuffed crust, 465g, £3.29

1,000 calories of energy drink (approx seven bottles of Lucozade Sport)

Two packs of four, £5

Total cost £40.03

All prices from Sainsbury's