New Delhi: Athletes in Paris won’t be able to savour some delicious food items including chicken nuggets neither will Mcdonald’s be available for the sports stars and officials that have descended to the French capital for the Olympic Games. The food menu is part of a concerted effort of the Games’ organisers to make the Paris Olympics a beacon of healthy Games.
Even if it means depriving the athletes of access to McDonald’s. Chicken nuggets, a popular snack won’t be available for athletes. Instead, athletes have to make do with a soya-based nugget option, which will be on the menu as its replacement.
What makes the move even more interesting is the fact that McDonald’s was the only thing on Usain Bolt’s gold medal-winning menu at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Olympics icon Bolt revealed that he ate thousands of chicken nuggets while in China during his gold-laden performance.
Usain Bolt of Jamaica reacts as he wins the Olympic mens 200m final in a new world record time in the Birds Nest stadium, Beijing on August 20th 2008 in Beijing, China (Photo by Tom Jenkins/Getty Images). An image from the book “In The Moment” published June 2012
Bolt’s chicken-heavy diet might have fuelled his extraordinary performance, but athletes in Paris will have to make specific requests to four Michelin-starred chefs.
A ‘healthier’ Olympics
Athletes can enjoy their meals in a newly built 3,500-seat restaurant, which will serve meals from all across the globe. Buffet counters have also been installed, where athletes can choose from a variety of snacks, a bakery and signature dishes from Michelin-starred chefs.
Philipp Wurz, the head of food and beverages at the Games, told the Guardian and the Telegraph about the specially engineered food menu for the athletes.
He said that almost 1,200 Michelin-starred meals will be served a day and that 30 per cent of the menu at the Games Village would be plant-based.
“It’s a much healthier menu now,” he said.
“With no McDonald’s, no chicken nuggets, and more healthy food,” Wurz told the Guardian.
The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics officially kicks off with a one-of-a-kind opening ceremony.
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