Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf gets by on coffee, one meal a day, and candy … lots of candy.
It’s certainly not a diet a doctor would recommend, but it’s led to early-career success as Seattle’s top wide receiver.
Metcalf revealed the bizarre diet in an interview with NBA star Kevin Garnett on his Showtime program KG Certified.
Garnett prompted Metcalf with a prompt fit for a world-class athlete.
“Talk about how important nutrition is. Nutrition’s huge,” Garnett said.
“I’m probably the worst person to ask that,” Metcalf shot back. “I’m a candy type person. I eat one meal a day, drink one coffee and eat like three full bags of candy.”
Garnett was completely baffled.
“Man, define bags of candy, man. Jelly beans?”
“Nah, see I’m a gummy type of guy. So you get lifesavers—…”
“Come on man. Stop, man. Come on. Hold on, hold on, man,” Garnett said as he cut Metcalf off. Garnett needed Metcalf to take him through the structure of his whole meal plan for the day.
“I’m gonna just take you through yesterday,” Metcalf said. “So yesterday I woke up, worked out. Worked out again. Came home, showered. I’m hungry. Run to Starbucks, get a quick coffee. That’s going to hold me ‘till 4, 5 o’clock. This 12. This gonna hold me for like four hours. Around 4:30, I order some candy and a water. Got the Skittles gummies. Then I got the Lifesaver Creations. They the same size bag so I just mix them…get the gummy, get the candy, get the water, eat that. That’s gonna hold me ‘till like 8 o’clock. I’m having dinner at 8/9. And then I eat dinner, go to sleep. … I’m a candy eater.”
With NFL Training Camp season upon us, here a reminder how wild DK Metcalf’s diet is.
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Garnett was baffled and most average people are likely blown away as well. Don’t check Metcalf’s blood sugar, but be sure to check his stats.
In 66 career games across four seasons, Metcalf has caught 306 passes for 4,218 yards and 35 touchdowns, becoming a clear No. 1 option at wideout in the process.
