A normal person's diet can be seen by examining the food pyramid as it shows the right amounts of food in order to lead a healthy lifestyle. Diet doesn't always matter when it comes to a healthy lifestyle, exercise counts as well. In order to sustain a healthy diet, people must have regular exercises to assist with the dieting.
A healthy diet will definitely contain healthy foods, some of these foods are listed below in the table
| Type of Food | Food | Calories | Why its healthy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy | Yogurt | 59 | Can help boost your immune system and help your digestive tract |
| Carbohydrates | Bread | 289 | Provides nutrients such as fiber |
| Vitamins & Minerals | Fruits and Vegetables | 12-180 | Can protect you from certain diseases and/or cancer |
| Proteins | Fish | 208 | Provides a range of healthy benefits and has 'good fats' |
| Protein | Eggs | 155 | Eggs are loaded with high-quality proteins, vitamins, minerals, good fats and various trace nutrients |
Although athletes are human just like we all are, but they have almost above human average abilities. Because of these abilities, an atlete's diet will differ from a normal persons diet as their diet is not aimed towards healthiness, but towards competition reasons. An example of an athlete's diet is Michael Phelps' diet. He consumes at least 12,000 calories a day, but he isn't fat, he's fit. He eats a lot because he trains a lot per day in order to stay competitive. His diet will not suit a normal person as it is too much for someone to consume and burn off on the same day.
