Was This Queen Elizabeth's Longevity Diet?

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Queen Elizabeth had an impressive reign of 70 years and lived a total of 96 years before passing away of natural causes. It is well known that the Queen was a lover of horseback riding, hiking, and outings in the countryside or mountains in general.

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00:00 Queen Elizabeth II kept an impressive reign of 70 years and lived to be 96 before passing

00:06 away from natural causes.

00:09 It is well known that the Queen loved equestrianism, walking, and generally being in open fields

00:14 or mountains.

00:16 Besides her good daily habits, the Queen also kept her good health thanks to her balanced

00:21 diet and quality ingredients.

00:24 Darren McGrady, ex-cook for the Queen, shared with Mirror what her diet was composed of

00:29 and how the meals were chosen.

00:32 He explains that Her Majesty's food was picked three days prior so she could choose what

00:36 she preferred and the chefs could obtain the best ingredients.

00:41 The chefs would pick the menus and she would put a line through the ones she didn't want.

00:46 Sometimes she'd put a line through it all and put something different like if she was

00:50 having dinner with Prince Andrew, his favorite was creme brulee with sandring and oranges.

00:55 For breakfast, the Queen had a cup of earl grey tea along with cereal, yogurt, toast,

01:01 scrambled eggs, or smoked salmon.

01:04 For lunch, she preferred fish with vegetables, usually Dover sole with spinach.

01:10 She avoided carbohydrates such as pasta and potatoes if she ate alone and often drank

01:15 gin or Dubonnet with her food.

01:18 The Queen had a tea break in the evening, choosing between cucumber sandwiches, eggs,

01:23 smoked salmon, or if she felt like eating sweet, chocolate, or ginger cake.

01:28 Finally, for dinner, Darren said that they used ingredients off the estate and so if

01:33 we had salmon from Balmoral from the River Dee, she'd have that.

01:38 She did, however, eat red meats such as Gaelic steak or venison if it was available, combining

01:44 her food with gin, Dubonnet, or other German wines.

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