HERE'S EVERYTHING CARRIE UNDERWOOD EATS IN A DAY AT 41—INCLUDING THE HEALTHY HACKS FROM HER OWN BACKYARD
Carrie Underwood certainly has a lot going on. In addition to raising two children, the singer is currently putting on a Las Vegas residency, curating her own SiriusXM channel Carrie's Country, and even embarking on her first shows in Hawaii.
So, to make all of this possible, Carrie, 41, fuels her busy days with a nutritious diet.
"I just try to have good balance," she told Women's Health. "If I have something coming up, I'll be a little more strict than if I'm just living life. I just try to keep food as simple as possible."
Previously, the Oklahoma native told WH she turned into a "wannabe vegan" thanks to her upbringing on a cattle farm. When she was 13 years old, she saw the calves she’d grown up with getting neutered. From that moment on, she vowed to stop eating beef.
Although Carrie says she's "tried" a vegan lifestyle, she says she is no longer a vegan. She and her husband, former NHL player Mike Fisher, keep bees and chickens in their backyard, which she said are "well-taken care of."
"There's a lot of benefits to those things that I've kind of learned I need in my life," she says, pointing to the theory that consuming local honey will alleviate allergy symptoms. "And cheese!"
Carrie, who is the founder of nutrition and fitness app Fit52, says she keeps tabs on her health. This means she tracks her macros, a.k.a. macronutrients—protein, carbohydrates, and fat—to keep her energy high. In 2020, she told WH that her happy place was 45 percent carbs, 30 percent fat, and 25 percent protein.
Another key part of Carrie's lifestyle? Hydration. Carrie, who chatted with WH about her partnership with sports drink brand BODYARMOR, said she carries their FLASH I.V. Electrolyte Sticks in her purse for an on-the-go drink.
"One thing that I feel is so neglected in our lives is staying hydrated," she says. "It seems so simple," she says. "If you find yourself cranky... you need to drink more water! My husband will complain about a headache sometimes and I'm like, you need to drink more water."
Below, Carrie breaks down her diet, including quick meals she turns to on a busy day.
Breakfast
The singer begins her day with breakfast before breaking a sweat at her home gym. (She tries to work out every day when she can.) For Carrie, breakfast includes a tofu or egg-white scramble, Ezekiel toast, berries, and coffee.
Plus, Carrie always makes sure to keep water or a BODYARMOR drink near her, so she can stay hydrated anytime before or after her workout. "Always having something on me is the most important thing, whether it's BODYARMOR LYTE or the [FLASH I.V.] sticks in my purse. They make healthy choices convenient."
Lunch
For her mid-day meal, Carrie will usually make a veggie-packed, vegan sandwich. Hers includes healthy ingredients like Tofurky, tomato, avocado, red onion, spinach, and mustard.
The singer shares that she grows "as much of my own food as possible" so she knows exactly what's in it. But, if she doesn't have time to cook, she'll also turn to canned food and soups for a quick and easy meal.
Snacks
In the afternoon, Carrie might then grab a protein bar or whip up a green smoothie. Having nutritious choices available makes all the difference. "If you have healthy snacks in your house, then you're going to eat healthy snacks," she says. "So just keeping those things around you, you're going to be more apt to utilize those things."
Dinner
For her final meal of the day, Carrie says she'll make a tofu stir-fry, or roasted veggies and a piece of vegan chicken. When she's on tour, she prefers packaged foods—like vegetarian burritos—over take-out. "I carry my own food with me everywhere," she told WH in 2020. "I'm always going to the grocery store, just so I'm prepared."
Dessert
Although she indulges in the occasional square of dark chocolate, Carrie says that sweets aren't really her thing. “I do have my vice,” Carrie said in 2020, “and it’s red wine. It’s good for my heart, right?!”
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