Even if you’ve taken up residence under a rock, you know that Kelly Ripa is inincredibleshape.
A lot of that has to do with astrict workout routine.
“I’ve been training Kelly for three years.
She works out four to five days per week for 90 minutes per session,” Kaiser explained.
After Ripa tweeted a photo of herself with her rock hard-abs, everyone wanted to know her secret.
Kaiser explained that you could’t just start doing crunches and expect results.
“If you want to see your abs, you have to lose fat,” she clarified.
Naturally, being in shape involves more than just exercise.
Ripa is also health-conscious and strives to stick to abalanced diet.
Keep reading to find out what Ripa typically eats each day.
In an interview withBon Appetit, Ripa shared some details about her routine.
Each morning, her husband, Mark Consuelos, prepares “a beautiful cappuccino with half-and-half” for Ripa.
After having her morning cup of joe, Ripa heads to the kitchen to prepare her kids’breakfasts.
Her children’s tastes are more diverse.
“They’ll say, ‘Can I have scrambled eggs and a side order of pancakes?’
Sometimes I look at them like, ‘This is not Denny’s!'”
To be fair, eggs and pancakesdosound better than a plain English muffin.
Despite preparing fairly time-consuming morning meals for her children, she doesn’t actually eat along with them.
“I never eat breakfast until after the show.
I can’t seem to focus my mind if my stomach is digesting,” she toldBon Appetit.
The more you know, right?
After all,Live with Kelly and Ryanis, well, live.
That’s not just there for decoration.
Instead, it’s more liquid fuel.
After the show wraps up is when Ripa finally has her breakfast.
Different from her kids’ breakfast preferences, Ripa prefers to keep it both super simple and healthy.
On the weekends, however, she changes it up.
“On Sunday, it’s a full hot breakfast,” she explained.
She even makes her hubby breakfast in bed.
She whips up some scrambled eggs, with cream and cheese, for the whole family.
“They’re not fat free, but they’re delicious,” said Ripa.
She eats super clean
For the most part, Ripa sticks to a very clean diet.
She toldShapemagazine about her love of Fage Greek yogurt with fresh blueberries or pistachios.
“I also like to make my own lavender honey,” she told the publication.
Ripa is also a believer of always having fresh produce in the home as snacks especially for her children.
Likewise, follows a similar a clean eating plan for dinner.
She admitted she’s not a fan of drenching food in various sauces.
“I just want the taste of the food,” she said.
Of course, it also entails cutting back on the amount of processed products and junk food you consume.
“If that’s the secret, then that’s the secret!”
Her greatest weakness is not exactly candy, but Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers.
“It’s a wonderful snack that I’m addicted to,” she admitted toShape Magazine.
The little golden fishies aren’t the only snacks she eats, though.
Ripa toldBon Appetitthat snacking is her vice.
“I give up snacking for lent every year,” she said.
That means no goldfish, no chips, and everything of the like.
That’s all that matters.
What’s a sandwich without cheese?
In an interview withShape, Ripa said she tried it once, but found it quite difficult.
Who wants a turkey sandwich without cheese?'"
She’s since decided that cheese is the one food she can’t live without.
ConsideringPepperidge Farm goldfish crackers are made with cheese, it’s no wonder they’re her favorite.
Ripa has been able to find a balance.
She admitted that she really does try “not to have too much cheese.”
Don’t we all, Kelly?
Don’t we all.
“You’re not hungry [on the diet],” she confessed.
and consume morealkaline-rich foods(kale, sprouts, cabbage, etc.).
But does it actually work?
The best answer: meh.
That’s not something you could do," she reasoned.
Pizza and French fries?
It’s evident that Ripa places a high value on her health.
Ripa does, however, value moderation.
Instead of totally eliminating unhealthy foods from her diet, she simply cuts back.
“I give a shot to limit those treats to once a week,” she explained.
No doubt that’s great, and reasonable, advice.
We won’t tell if you won’t.
If you’ve ever tried a juice cleanse, you know the struggle is real.
Seacrest urged his cohost to stick with it, but she was not too sure.
She joked, “I could go at any time.”
As one concerned about stomach noises, “going” on live TV would beinfinitelymore embarrassing for sure.
