Michael Phelps' Olympian Menu - a Gold Medal Diet

While kids the world over are dying of starvation, US swimming sensation Michael Phelps has a very unusual and unhealthy diet, which amounts to 12,000 calories + per day! Phelps single-mouthedly enjoys the killer diet that could feed five average men for a day. The menu is reportedly all in a training day's eating. "Eat, sleep and swim, that's all I can do," said the US swimmer, after winning his 11th Olympic gold.

I'm just amazed at his world record smashing swims. Phelps, who weighs around 85kg (187lbs), and measures six-foot four-inches (1.93m) tall, with a muscle-intensive physique, has a very high metabolism rate. He definitely needs to top up his carbohydrate count and go for the golds. But his diet - designed for endurance and power - looks like a recipe awaiting health related problems in the future. His diet is mostly eggs, bread, pasta, pizza, and energy drinks. He doesn't seem to enjoy eating fruits or vegetables.

Warning: Don't try this at home!

Breakfast (4000 calories):

1. Three fried egg sandwiches with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise
2. A five-egg omelet
3. Bowl of grits
4. Three sugar-coated slices of French toast
5. Three chocolate-chip pancakes
6. Two cups of coffee

Lunch (4000 calories):

1. Half-kilogram (one pound) of enriched Pasta with tomato sauce
2. Two large ham and cheese sandwiches with mayonnaise on white bread
3. Energy drinks

Dinner (4000 calories):

1. Half-kilogram of pasta, with carbonara or tomato sauce
2. Six to Eight Pizza slices
3. Energy drinks

This is what Phelps eats in a day