But, there is one secret thathas always perplexed fans.
With the cameras nearly always rolling,whydo we never see anyone eating?
Even on dinner dates, you’d be lucky to catch a contestant chewing.
So, what’s the deal?
And you might be surprised to learn just what it is they consume during their time on the show.
Here’s everything you gotta know about the best kept secret inThe Bachelorhistory.
For one, being on the show meant sharing a communal refrigerator.
“There was spinach everywhere,” Caridi recalled.
Instead, the bachelorettes make a grocery list and a show handler does the shopping.
And Nutella because how could you not?
Luckily for the bachelorettes, though, junk food is abundant.
Olivia Caridi told the publication that she “went througha lotof Oreos” as did Lauren Bushnell.
In addition to eating their weight in Oreos, Caridi said peanut butter became popular food to snack on.
“There is always stuff to snack on in the house,” she confirmed toRefinery29.
That’s right, the bachelorettes have to whip up whatever it is they want to eat.
For most women, that means sticking to a fairly simple diet.
Ashley Iaconetti toldDelishthat she often made avocado toast while Olivia Caridi said she made and ate omelets.
“I gained weight through the process,” she revealed.
“There’s a lot of food and alcohol at your disposal, which is hard.”
“You get 30 minutes, which is pretty short,” she explained.
“Oh my god, there’s so much food,” she revealed to the site.
“The pantry, fridge, freezer, etc.
No diet was excluded.
“I recall eating so so so many M&Ms,” she told the site.
If they don’t get eliminated first, that is.
Jaclyn Swartz toldRefinery29that traveling doesn’t mean getting being able to taste the local cuisine.
“When you’re at hotels, it’s hotel food all day, all night.
That doesn’t mean it’s all that glamorous though.
However, former contestants toldDelishthat the ceremonies can actually take hours to film.
And, because of that, its one of the only times meals are provided.
Plus, they must be thankful it’s a meal they don’t have to prepare for themselves.
Because, really, who wants to cook after the stress of making it through a rose ceremony?
No one, that’s who.
Ashley Iaconetti toldDelishwhat the scene is like as soon as the Bachelor finishes handing out roses.
That sounds about right.
However, former bachelorette Jaclyn Swartz explained why this happens when speaking toRefinery29.
She continued, saying, “No one wants to watch people stuffing their face on a date.
If you’re eating, you aren’t talking.”
Swartz said the women actually eat before their date, usually while they’re getting ready.
This is another time when the ladies don’t have to do their own cooking.
Nevertheless, there seems to be even more alcohol off-screen.
Katie Levans confirmed toCollege Candythat there’s “so much” alcohol available.
Those who don’t want to, don’t and those who do, well, obviously do.
Food, it seems, does not have the same effect.
