Sergio Perera

Avengers eat game: A day on Chris Hemsworth's plate

When you’re rolling straight out of bed into a workout, you don’t want a heavy stomach weighing you down. But you do need a kick of carbohydrates to deliver energy to your muscles. This smoothie bowl is perfect for the job. And the choc-berry mix is a Chris favorite.

Breakfast:

This breakfast sits somewhere between sensible porridge and treat-yourself bacon and eggs. When Chris has already knocked off one workout and there’s still a long day ahead, this is the kind of wholefood fuel he needs.

Lunch:

Hearty salad is Chris’s go-to lunch, with a mix of raw and roasted or grilled vegetables and a piece of lean chicken. When his goal is to add more muscle, we incorporate small amounts of grains (such as steamed rice), potato, bread or, in this case, quinoa.

Post-workout snack:

When Chris is filming, you never know where he’ll end up on location or what his schedule will look like. That’s where smoothies come into their own as a reliable source of nutrition and protein. Chris will have several green smoothies a day and this one’s a staple – plenty of protein for recovery, plus the refreshing kick of lime juice, coconut water and apple.

Dinner:

While we do increase Chris’s intake of meat when he’s preparing to play Thor, we stick with fish at dinner as it requires less energy to digest, helping him to rest and recover overnight. This Almond-Crusted Fish is a great example of how eating ‘clean’ doesn’t have to mean depriving your tastebuds!