Olympic Athletes & Their Food: 10 Quirky Facts You Never Knew

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This British weightlifter consumed a breakfast shake with...

colostrum, the first form of milk produced by a cow that's just given birth. Yes, you read that right. Jack Oliver, who represented Team GB at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, detailed his, er—nourishing—shake in The Guardian, made with "50 grams of oats, 30 grams of whey protein, a pint of whole milk, and 10 grams of colostrum." He went on to describe it as "absolutely horrible" but also claimed "it's really good for you—it's full of antibodies and keeps you healthy. If you're training hard, your immune system is going to be weak so you take stuff like that to stay away from illness." Mmm, not so sure we'd hop on that breakfast train!