What Michael Phelps Eats for Breakfast

By Angela Carone / Cultural Enterprise Reporter, Culture Lust by Angela Carone

Published August 15, 2008 at 5:39 PM PDT

This story was published more than 16 years ago.

Three fried-egg sandwiches.

An omelet.

A bowl of grits.

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Three slices of French toast.

Three chocolate chip pancakes.

Two cups of coffee.

Phelps burns 900-1100 calories per hour in a training session.

Breakfast of arts blogger:

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Three cups of coffee.

Power bar.

Calories burned while blogging: & 10-15, depending on topic.

Angela Carone

Angela Carone covered arts and culture for KPBS and was the author of Culture Lust. Angela has produced public radio programs focused on the arts for the Atlanta and San Diego markets. In this role, she has covered topics ranging from books, film, theater, music, visual arts and pop culture. She also has more than 15 years experience in print media, having been published in various newspapers, alternative weeklies, and exhibition catalogs. Angela has degrees in political science from Pennsylvania State University and in English literature from Georgia State University. She is also a published photographer.

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