{"id":474374,"date":"2026-06-03T16:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/474374\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:31:09","slug":"everything-i-eat-in-a-day-catherine-zeta-jones-surprisingly-simple-meal-plan-keeping-her-healthy-at-56","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/474374\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Everything I eat in a day\u2019: Catherine Zeta Jones’ surprisingly simple meal plan keeping her healthy at 56"},"content":{"rendered":"

Catherine Zeta Jones \u2013 Hollywood film star, mum of two, wife (married to super celeb Michael Douglas, 81), Welsh icon… and out-and-proud lover of British fry-ups, Dairy Milk and cream teas. Speaking to US Harper\u2019s Bazaar, Catherine revealed her daily meal plan \u2013 and it\u2019s packed with delicious, easy-to-prep dishes that deliver on nutrition and taste. Here\u2019s the lowdown:<\/p>\n

Morning: Catherine\u2019s day starts with a freshly brewed coffee. \u2018I really can\u2019t do anything properly without my coffee<\/a>,\u2019 she says<\/a>. \u2018I usually put it into a French press because there\u2019s something very nostalgic about that.\u2019
Nutrition notes: Coffee provides antioxidants and micronutrients \u2013 and is surprisingly high in fibre.<\/p>\n

Breakfast: At 8am, the Wednesday star sits down to breakfast, which is always the same Monday to Friday… but does change with the seasons. \u2018Basically, in the winter, I\u2019m a porridge girl \u2013 I have porridge with brown sugar and banana, and I make it so the bananas are all soggy and full of brown sugar. I put some blueberries on the top and I literally have that every morning.<\/p>\n

\u2018When we spring forward I have non-fat vanilla yogurt, granola<\/a>, blueberries, and raspberries \u2013 that\u2019s my summer months go-to breakfast.\u2019 Then at the weekend? \u2018That\u2019s when we as a family do a good British fry-up. We love it \u2013 I look forward to it all week.\u2019
Nutrition notes: Porridge oats are full of fibre; banana provides potassium and blueberries and raspberries are packed with polyphenols, potent plant compounds that boost health. Yogurt is an important source of calcium.<\/p>\n

Lunch: Catherine keeps it light, with a simple two-step formula. \u2018I always have a salad with my lunch, and dinner. My favourite kind of salad would be a spinach and arugula [rocket] mix of leaves, pine nuts, tomatoes. I sometimes put on a little blue cheese… I like to throw some dried cranberries in \u2013 and my dressing! Extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar… and I sometimes put mustard in there. To accompany my salad, a little breast of chicken, grilled simply, maybe some grilled cod, sometimes a stuffed aubergine.\u2019
Nutrition notes: Built around whole foods, vegetables, healthy fats, and lean protein \u2013 balanced and sustaining.<\/p>\n

Afternoon tea: Coffee, and \u2018If I\u2019m really really good\u2019 some scones, baked earlier, with clotted cream and jam. <\/p>\n

Dinner: When Catherine\u2019s at home with Michael, dinner is always at 8pm. There\u2019s salad again \u2013 but this time with a difference. \u2018In this salad at night, I love fruit!\u2019 she says. \u2018I always chop up an apple, throw it in\u2026 of course I love avocado in a salad, too. I would put oranges in my salad, figs in my salad \u2013 I love that combo.\u2019 To accompany the salad, it\u2019s usually fish or chicken \u2013 but steak makes an appearance, too. \u2018I do love just a regular filet mignon with shiitake mushroom sauce.\u2019
Nutrition notes: A nutrient-rich meal, avocado provides heart-healthy monounsaturated fats, fibre and potassium; an apple adds extra fibre, especially pectin, vitamin C and polyphenols that support gut and heart health. For dinner, as for lunch, there\u2019s high-quality protein; for women in their 50s and beyond, research suggests that veg and protein-centred meals boost energy and muscle mass, as well as helping gut bacteria thrive. <\/p>\n

Treats: It\u2019s got to be chocolate. \u2018I\u2019m not a big snacker, except for anything chocolate,\u2019 says Catherine. \u2018For me, chocolate is a real treat. I deserve it. I like Cadbury\u2019s milk chocolate because it\u2019s a British brand I was brought up with and it\u2019s very comforting.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Catherine Zeta Jones \u2013 Hollywood film star, mum of two, wife (married to super celeb Michael Douglas, 81),…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":474375,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[635,220304,637,163,85,46,195853,636,543,220303],"class_list":["post-474374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nutrition","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-7b6fc625-60f2-4c1b-a0ce-9bdd3d882453","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-health","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-gb","tag-nutrition","tag-shorttitle-everything-i-eat-in-a-day-catherine-zeta-jones-surprisingly-simple-meal-plan-keeping-her-healthy-at-56"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=474374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474374\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/474375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=474374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=474374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=474374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}