Fruits, vegetables, and protein snacks are recommended
for in-between meals. Sweets should be avoided, as you
will soon feel hungry again.
Suggested Eating Plans
Kem has his three main meals daily at 9:30 a.m., 1 p.m.,
and 7 p.m. He eats predominantly Thai food with lots of
vegetables and likes papaya salad. He eats nearly no
sweets and drinks a minimum of two quarts of water. It is
well known that Kem drinks a Pepsi thirty minutes before
a fight. If the beverage is not available, he won’t compete.
Saiyok, on the other hand, has only two meals a day:
one at 11 a.m. and one at 8 p.m. He eats predominantly
Thai food and lots of vegetables. He accumulates the
necessary amount of protein by eating plenty of ɹsh and
two or three eggs every day. He drinks milk, a little water,
and no alcohol. He also advises other athletes not to
smoke.
Saiyok and Kem use electrolyte drinks, but they don’t