Here's How Oprah Winfrey's Daily Diet Plan Helped Her Lose 40 Pounds

American talk show host – Oprah Winfrey has been candid about her weight loss journey in the past. She reached her heaviest weight at 237 pounds. However, she successfully shed over 40 pounds, after becoming an ambassador for WW (formerly Weight Watchers) in 2015. She consumes a daily total of 1,700 calories. Her diet consists of 20 per cent protein, 30 per cent healthy fat, and 50 per cent carbohydrates which includes whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.

These nutrient-rich food items provide essential vitamins, minerals, and fibre that are important for well-being. She also consumes calcium-enriched soy milk and yoghurt, ensuring she gets around 1,100 mg of calcium daily. Moreover, she boasts an impressive daily fibre intake of approximately 34 grams, which aids in digestion.

Let us delve into Oprah’s diet plan that keeps her fit and fabulous.

Breakfast:

Oprah starts her day with a nutritious and filling breakfast. Her morning meal typically includes bananas, calcium-enriched orange juice, berries, and a handful of almonds. She also enjoys oatmeal with blueberries, walnuts, and a chocolate-strawberry smoothie blended with a tablespoon of wheat germ. To add variety, she includes whole-grain bread toasted, a fried egg, turkey slices, and bread toast with peanut butter.

Lunch:

She opts for a fruit bowl comprising banana, apple, peach, and mango, alongside an arugula, grapefruit, and avocado salad. Her sandwich includes whole-grain bread with mayo, turkey, tomato, basil leaves, and cheddar cheese. She also enjoys ground turkey meat, vegetable kababs composed of cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, zucchini, and onions, a southwestern veggie burger supreme, and wasa crispbread topped with turkey and pepper jack cheese. And there’s more: a whole-grain bread with light mayo topped with smoked turkey, pepper jack cheese, grilled onions brushed with olive oil and avocado, tomato, and lettuce.

Dinner:

Oprah keeps her dinner wholesome. She opts for wild rice with mixed vegetables sautéed in olive oil, chicken breast cutlets grilled with a touch of olive oil, pasta with mixed veggies and chicken, wasa crispbread, and cheddar cheese, or even a bowl of cherries with banana, peach, yoghurt, walnuts, and cereal. She occasionally enjoys grilled snapper with eggplant, squash, and potatoes, one cup of brown rice, or a mixed lettuce salad.

Between her two heavier meals, usually lunch and dinner, she enjoys a variety of snacks such as pears, cheddar cheese, hard-boiled eggs, vegetables grilled in olive oil, dark chocolate, turkey breast, wheat pita, and hummus.