Jalen Hurts Showcases His Diet — And It’s Way Better Than Tom Brady’s or Former Eagles QB Carson Wentz’s

When you’re the Super Bowl MVP and the most important athlete in Philadelphia, in order to handle that role on a daily basis, your diet must be absolutely dialed in. And for Jalen Hurts, it should come as no surprise that he takes it very seriously.

For Hurts, nutrition isn’t just about looking good in a press conference or a magazine shoot. It’s a straight up requirement if he wants to stay agile enough to escape a collapsing pocket, quick enough to rip a pass across the middle, and strong enough to truck forwards on a ‘Tush Push’.

Find out everything Jalen Hurts eats in a day

I liked how Jalen Hurts quickly dismissed the narrative around athletes being able to eat “whatever they want”. While, they do have far more leeway than the average person, due to how many calories they burn on a daily basis, it doesn’t mean they can eat poor like that consistently.

Anyways, I’ve laid out what a typical day of eating looks like for Jalen.

Breakfast: Keep it simple. Eggs. Maybe turkey bacon. Some fruit. Occasionally a carb like a potato or toast if he’s feeling it. Nothing crazy. Just fueling up without feeling like trash before the day even starts.

Lunch: Salad city, baby. Caesar or Cobb are the go-to’s — “keep it light,” he says. No gut bombs mid-practice. No slamming down greasy cheeseburgers before a two-hour film session. That’s why his body doesn’t fall apart come December.

Dinner: This is where the magic happens. Hurts sticks with the “Big 3” — fish, chicken, steak — and piles on the veggies. Depending on how heavy he’s feeling, he’ll rotate carbs in or out. Dude’s locked in 24/7. If it’s not fueling greatness, it’s not making the plate.

Honestly, it’s Tom Brady levels of discipline…minus the avocado ice cream weirdness.

The Hurts vs. Brady diet is a no contest

Look, respect to Tom Brady — seven rings, the GOAT, yadda yadda. But let’s call it what it is: Brady is built like a stick figure who spent 20 years choking down organic kale smoothies and “anti-inflammatory” cucumbers just to stay on the field. Not to mention all the plastic surgery I’m sure he’s gotten.

Meanwhile, Jalen Hurts is out here built like a Greek god, eating real food like a real man. Steak. Chicken. Fish. Vegetables like an adult. Not avoiding tomatoes because they might cause a “micro-inflammation.” Give me the guy who eats actual meals and can squat a school bus over the guy nibbling on quinoa like a damn rabbit.

With that said, it will be very interesting to see how Jalen Hurts’ game ages as well as how he manages is body. With a diet like the one he has now, I don’t see why he can’t have a long, healthy career. Obviously his play-style requires a different diet plan than Brady due to him needing to be mobile and strong.

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Jalen Hurts Eats Like a Real Man, Not a Walking Science Experiment

Another thing I love about Jalen Hurts? The man isn’t afraid to eat meat. Real, actual, red meat. Steak, chicken, fish — the stuff God put on this earth to make warriors, not frail TikTok influencers. Meanwhile, you’ve got the woke media pushing this agenda that red meat is the enemy and you should be living off tofu and fake burgers if you want to be “healthy.” Get the hell outta here.

Red meat is God’s food. It’s packed with everything you need to be strong, explosive, and durable — just look at Hurts bulldozing dudes twice a game on the Tush Push. As someone who tries to keep a relatively clean diet myself — even if I slip up here and there (because I’m human, not a robot) — it’s honestly refreshing to see a guy like Hurts stick to the basics.

None of this plant-based, soy-packed, lab-grown garbage. Just real food, real results. Compare that to Carson Wentz — remember him? Former Eagles quarterback who thought going vegan would help him stay healthy.

Thread: Why #Eagles Carson Wentz's newly adopted diet in 2019 has slowly led to his seemingly "out-of-nowhere" regression, backed by tons of historical examples. #FlyEaglesFly

— Luke (@Luke_Ryan2448) November 25, 2020

Yeah, how’d that work out? Dude’s body fell apart, and he could just never get back to what he once was. Being vegan might be trendy on Instagram, but in the real world — and especially on an NFL field — it’s a one-way ticket to being soft and injured. Hurts knows better, and I just continue to be grateful that he’s our quarterback.

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