Zara Tindall's one breakfast habit that's proven to lower cholesterol

Edinburgh Live

04-05-2025

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Royal equestrian Zara Tindall has shared her eating habits that help her maintain peak fitness for her sporting events, revealing that her breakfast often includes Greek yoghurt—a food known to aid in keeping cholesterol levels low.
The accomplished daughter of Princess Anne, who took up eventing after university, clinched a silver medal at the London 2012 Olympics in the equestrian team event aboard High Kingdom.
Despite the glare of public attention following her marriage to former England rugby player Mike Tindall in 2011 and her Olympic success, the 43 year old hasn't returned to the Games but continues to compete at high levels, necessitating a healthy lifestyle.
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In a discussion about her dietary routine, Tindall highlighted her typical morning meal during an interview with The Sunday Times Magazine back in 2015.
"For breakfast, I'll eat something like Greek yoghurt with honey, a piece of fruit, or toast," she explained, reports Surrey Live.
"Lunch is quick and simple, like soup and a sandwich or eggs and toast. I don't diet, but I try to eat well and not to eat too many carbohydrates or sugary things."
The British Heart Foundation notes that Greek yoghurt is not only higher in protein compared to regular plain yoghurt and milk but also a beneficial dairy product for a healthy diet.
Notably, it is a rich source of protein and calcium, with research indicating that the combination of nutrients in such dairy products may help lower the risk of heart and circulatory diseases.
Opting for low-fat Greek yoghurt is believed to help maintain healthy cholesterol levels, as it contains fewer saturated fats compared to full-fat yoghurt.
In line with Tindall's avoidance of sugary foods, the NHS advises reducing consumption of food and drinks high in free sugars, such as fizzy drinks, cakes, sweets, and biscuits, for a balanced diet.
In addition to a healthy diet, Tindall follows a regular exercise routine that enables her to perform as a rider. However, after the birth of her first child, Mia, she openly discussed the challenges of regaining her physical fitness.
"It is hard getting your body back when you've been riding for 25 years, then your body is just completely not doing that, and your muscles are doing nothing," Tindall shared on her husband Mike's YouTube series, 'Mike Drop'.
"But it's just completely different, trying to get your body back to where it was was quite... I found hard work," the Olympic medallist continued.
"I found it hard getting myself back to it," she confessed. "Mentally, you feel guilty as a mother leaving your child to go and do something else."