MY WEEK ON A PLATE
Olympic skeleton gold medallist Amy Williams OBE
MON
7.30am
Muesli and bran flakes with strawberries and raspberries. Coffee
12pm
Vegetable soup, slice of linseed bread
3pm
Greek-style natural yoghurt
6pm
Sausages, sweet potato, broccoli, mangetout and gravy. Mixed berries
9.30pm
Ovaltine drink When I was a professional athlete, I trained for six hours a day, six days a week, and healthy eating was crucial. Now, I have more freedom and I love eating hearty food. TUE
8am
Scrambled eggs and avocado on linseed toast. Coffee
12pm
Chicken salad with avocado, beetroot and pomegranate seeds
3.15pm
Hot cross bun with honey. Herbal tea
7.30pm
Courgette and aubergine risotto with salmon
8.30pm
Mint tea I tend to bloat, so I drink mint tea to help with my digestion. I like to choose linseed bread at breakfast as a source of fibre, and I cook with lots of fruit and veg, as I did for tonight’s dinner. WED
7.15am
Porridge with raspberries and blueberries. Coffee
12.45pm
Tomato soup with soft cheese on toast and a banana
5.45pm
Burger and a salad
6.30pm
Mint tea I’m studying to be a personal trainer and I exercise four or five times a week, doing a combination of HIIT classes, running and walking. Today, I went for an 8km jog with a friend. I’ve had four knee ops, so I make sure to stretch afterwards and treat myself to a hot bath. THU
8am
Porridge with raspberries and blueberries. Coffee
10am
Slice of banana malt loaf
1pm
Two rice cakes with hummus, beetroot and tuna
7.30pm
Grilled mint and halloumi salad with couscous
8.30pm
Green matcha tea After my HIIT class, I drank a litre of water with a vitamin C tablet dissolved in it. I grabbed one of my 18month-old son Oscar’s malt loaf snacks before racing to his swimming class. FRI
7.45am
Muesli and bran flakes with strawberries and raspberries. Coffee
10.30am
Nature Valley Crunchy Oats & Honey bar
1.15pm
Toasted bagel with smoked salmon, avocado and rocket
7.30pm
Roast chicken and oven-baked fries. Greek yoghurt I have a real sweet tooth. I used to go through a pot of honey a week – on rice cakes, bread, hot cross buns – but I eat less now. I get my fix by eating oat and honey bars. I discovered them while competing abroad and I still love them. SAT
8am
Scrambled eggs and avocado on linseed toast. Coffee
10.30am
Homemade banana and raisin loaf
2pm
Cheese and cucumber sandwiches, chocolate cake, popcorn
5pm
Lasagne
7.45pm
Pasta bolognese, apple crumble and ice cream At my nephew’s fourth birthday party today, I nibbled at party food, then had half a portion of lasagne. I don’t drink much alcohol, but I had a glass of red with my dinner tonight. SUN
8am
Greek yoghurt, blueberries, strawberries, pomegranate seeds and linseed
11.30am
Bacon sandwich on seeded bread. Coffee
3pm
Rice cake with peanut butter and banana
7.30pm
Chicken Kiev, baked beans, carrots. Chocolate My husband bought 500g of Dairy Milk, which quickly went – I helped him out by having a third of it. I care about what I eat, but do I care enough about being in really good shape to stop eating treats? Probably not.