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Over the past week and a half, there’s been tons of talk about Michael Phelps’ performance at the Olympics; his eight gold medals, his world records, and his eating habits.  Most people wondered how in the hell Phelps could shovel down 12,000 calories a day in food without having his heart stop.  Is it humanly possible to eat that much?  Well, we put it to the test.  Rich and Kevin from Sportable and Kyle, one of our loyal readers, attempted to tackle one of Phelps’ meals in a gold medal food competition.  The results were less than world record worthy.

Kevin had breakfast, which was:
Three egg sandwiches
A five-egg omelet
A bowl of oatmeal (Phelps eats grits)
Three slices of French toast
Three chocolate chip pancakes
Two cups of coffee

Kyle had lunch:
One pound of pasta
Two ham sandwiches
One protein/energy shake

Rich had dinner:
One pound of pasta
A large supreme pizza
One protein/energy shake