Football star Alex Morgan talks about his plant-based diet and favorite pre-game meal

American football legend Alex Morgan has to be very careful with how he feeds his body, but that doesn’t mean he undresses himself when he’s not on the field.

The former Olympian and world champion talked about her mostly vegan diet and the snacks she likes to share with her two-year-old daughter, Charlie, in an interview with Yahoo Life’s new food series Extinct †.

“People think that athletes eat perfectly and it’s always fair” I am working on it “And no matter how much I think about it and I’m aware of it, if I want a cinnamon bun or a cookie, I’ll get it.”

The former Olympic and World Cup champion explained that most people assume that “athletes eat excellent food,” but likes to indulge from time to time.

Another indulgence is opening a bottle of wine to share with his professional football player friend, Servando Carrasco, which he likes to do from time to time.

Playing for San Diego Wave FC in the National Women’s Football League (NWSL), Morgan tends to follow a low-carb diet focused on protein and vegetables, but that all changes on game day.

“Preparing for a football game is different,” he explains. “It’s much richer in carbohydrates than balanced with proteins and vegetables.”

Morgan grabs a cinnamon bun or cookie when the mood is right and occasionally shares a bottle of wine with her husband, Servando Carrasco (pictured with her daughter)

Playing for San Diego Wave FC in the National Women’s Football League (NWSL), Morgan tends to follow a low-carb diet focused on protein and vegetables.

One of her favorite pre-game meals is avocado toast, which gives her enough energy to run up and down the field during a 90-minute game.

Mexican food is Morgan’s family favorites, as her husband is from Tijuana and Taco Tuesday has become a tradition for them.

“Fajita veggies, rice, beans, chips – who doesn’t love chips?” And my daughter really loves the quesadilla. [which are] It’s that easy,” he said.

Noting that her mother-in-law prepared “great vegan meals” especially for her, Morgan said, “It’s really easy to make Mexican food vegan.”

Morgan (pictured at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics) likes to eat avocado toast before games, which gives him enough energy to jog up and down the court for 90 minutes.

Morgan passes on his healthy habits to his two-year-old daughter, Charlie, who loves to eat fruit and chips with him.

Mexican food is a favorite at Morgan’s house, and her mom said her daughter loves quesadillas. [which are] super easy’

But when she’s in the kitchen, she likes to stick to easy-to-make meals like french fries and bowls of cereal.

An ambassador for the Orgain food brand, the athlete passes her healthy habits on to her daughter Charlie, who is already a huge edamame fan.

The baby loves fruit and chips as much as his mother. When not eating blackberries and bananas together, they enjoy snacking on a variety of chips, including cauliflower and lentil varieties.

“Uncle Eddy’s vegan cookies are also really good,” Morgan added, “but… [we eat] measured ones.