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Scottish Sun
16-05-2025
- Health
- Scottish Sun
Inside mad diet of World's Strongest Man competitor with £12,000 food bill, ‘Monster Mash' meal and NEVER drinking water
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) STRONGMAN Mitchell Hooper claims that he NEVER drinks water as part of the crazy diet that costs him over £12,000 every year. Hooper, 29, was the World's Strongest Man in 2023 and finished second in last year's competition - and his bonkers diet helps him remain one of the best strongman competitors in the sport. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 10 Strongman Mitchell Hooper spends a fortune on food to keep his World's Strongest Man physique Credit: Instagram @mitchellhooper 10 Hooper easts almost three times the daily recommended calories Credit: World's Strongest Man/Joe Martinez Candian Hooper, nicknamed 'The Moose', eats almost THREE times the daily recommended calories for an adult male in the UK on a daily basis. And his diet is made up of his special "Monster Mash" meals and "Creamsicle" drinks to drive up his protein intake and get him in the best shape possible for competition by eating over 6,200 CALORIES. On an average day Hooper consumes around 440g of protein, which is EIGHT times more than the recommended protein intake for a male in the UK, according to the British Heart Foundation. Breakfast is either six eggs, a protein shake, avocado and banana or a giant bowl of Reese's Puffs cereal with protein shake poured over the top instead of milk, with protein balls and raisin bread. However, whatever breakfast he chooses it will always be accompanied by his drink of choice - the 'Creamsicle'. His own invention, the Creamsicle is a full glass of orange juice mixed with 3/4 of a cup of Greek yoghurt to boost his protein intake. On his YouTube channel, where he boasts 428,000 subscribers, Hooper said: "It's as much plain Greek yoghurt as I can get diluted into the orange juice. "I aim to eat one tub of Greek yoghurt every day. It's really good for your gut health, really good macronutrients and it gets your protein in". 10 Hooper mixes yoghurt and orange juice together to make his 'Creamsicle' drink Credit: YouTube/Mitchell Hooper 10 Hooper sinks a Creamsicle drink with his breakfast and his lunch Credit: Youtube/mitchell hooper 10 The extra protein helps him to build muscle for competition Credit: World's Strongest Man/Joe Martinez Most people would move on to lunch after their breakfast, but Hooper moves onto his FIRST lunch of two. That would normally be his "Monster Mash", a mix of ground beef, white rice and beef broth. The less you can chew the less full you're going to feel Mitchell Hooper Wesley Derwinsky shows his strength with the moving medley at the Magnus Classic It's not the easiest task to keep down beef and rice every single day, so Hooper adds broth to help things go down a little better. He explained: "The Monster Mash is really good with the beef broth because it just makes the food a little bit moist. "The less you can chew the less full you're going to feel. There's processes in the body that means that chewing can make you feel full. "Also, the faster you eat the less full you'll feel and this helps get the food down relatively quickly". Hooper chows down on an astonishing amount of meat during his weekly intake, eating one steak and 450g of ground beef every day. Which means the reigning Arnold Strongman Classic champion is stomaching a whopping 3.2kg of ground beef and seven steaks every single week. Over the course of a year, that equates to roughly AN ENTIRE COW'S worth of beef, with Hooper admitting that even he gets sick of ground beef from time to time. Both lunches will of course be accompanied by a Creamsicle drink. 10 Hooper eats ground beef, white rice and beef broth for lunch - twice Credit: Youtube/mitchell hooper 10 He eats the equivalent of an adult cow per year in beef Credit: World's Strongest Man/Joe Martinez Throughout the day Hooper snacks on rice cakes to make sure he's taking in low-fat high-carb food, explaining that finding that balance is "one of the hardest things" for him to do. Dinner will depend on what's being made at home by Hooper and wife Ashley, but generally pasta, chicken and tomato sauce will bring his meals for the day to an end. I don't drink water, ever. Mitchell Hooper Unbelievably, Hooper revealed that alongside all those foods, he NEVER drinks water. He said: "I don't drink water, ever. Diet Coke, milk and orange juice - that's it". Hooper also makes sure he necks a protein shake every day too. While he also has a weakness for ice cream , and admitted he will often eat TWO TUBS in one night. Hooper said: "Four tubs won't last a whole week, but I pretend I'm not going to eat ice cream every day, and then I usually eat two tubs". Incredible cost The Ontario-born Strongman admitted that cookie dough is another one of his vices. But explained that keeping weight on is only going to benefit him when it comes to competition. He said: "I need to maintain my energy and fat stores because, in the end, being heavier helps you move more weight." The crazy amount of food would bring Hooper's average weekly shop - just for himself - to around £230. Which means he spends about £12,000 on food every single year - almost a third of the average UK salary. Even he admitted that being a strongman isn't particularly profitable when you talk into account the cash splashed on simply maintaining the right physique. He said: "Strongman isn't the most profitable thing in the world, so if you want to become a strongman maybe think twice about the cost that it's going to be to feed you". 10 10 Hooper has a weakness for ice cream Credit: Instagram @mitchellhooper
The Irish Sun
16-05-2025
- Health
- The Irish Sun
Inside mad diet of World's Strongest Man competitor with £12,000 food bill, ‘Monster Mash' meal and NEVER drinking water
STRONGMAN Mitchell Hooper claims that he NEVER drinks water as part of the crazy diet that costs him over £12,000 every year. Hooper, 29, was the 10 Strongman Mitchell Hooper spends a fortune on food to keep his World's Strongest Man physique Credit: Instagram @mitchellhooper 10 Hooper easts almost three times the daily recommended calories Credit: World's Strongest Man/Joe Martinez Candian Hooper, nicknamed 'The Moose', eats almost THREE times the daily recommended calories for an adult male in the UK on a daily basis. And his diet is made up of his special "Monster Mash" meals and "Creamsicle" drinks to drive up his protein intake and get him in the best shape possible for competition by eating over 6,200 CALORIES . On an average day Hooper consumes around 440g of protein, which is EIGHT times more than the recommended protein intake for a male in the UK, according to the British Heart Foundation. Breakfast is either six eggs, a protein shake, avocado and banana or a giant bowl of Reese's Puffs cereal with protein shake poured over the top instead of milk, with protein balls and raisin bread. READ MORE ON STRONGEST MAN However, whatever breakfast he chooses it will always be accompanied by his drink of choice - the 'Creamsicle'. His own invention, the Creamsicle is a full glass of orange juice mixed with 3/4 of a cup of Greek yoghurt to boost his protein intake. On "I aim to eat one tub of Greek yoghurt every day. It's really good for your gut health, really good macronutrients and it gets your protein in". Most read in Other Sports 10 Hooper mixes yoghurt and orange juice together to make his 'Creamsicle' drink Credit: YouTube/Mitchell Hooper 10 Hooper sinks a Creamsicle drink with his breakfast and his lunch Credit: Youtube/mitchell hooper 10 The extra protein helps him to build muscle for competition Credit: World's Strongest Man/Joe Martinez Most people would move on to lunch after their breakfast, but Hooper moves onto his FIRST lunch of two. That would normally be his "Monster Mash", a mix of ground beef, white rice and beef broth. The less you can chew the less full you're going to feel Mitchell Hooper Wesley Derwinsky shows his strength with the moving medley at the Magnus Classic It's not the easiest task to keep down beef and rice every single day, so Hooper adds broth to help things go down a little better. He explained: "The Monster Mash is really good with the beef broth because it just makes the food a little bit moist. "The less you can chew the less full you're going to feel. There's processes in the body that means that chewing can make you feel full. "Also, the faster you eat the less full you'll feel and this helps get the food down relatively quickly". Hooper chows down on an astonishing amount of meat during his weekly intake, eating one steak and 450g of ground beef every day. Which means the reigning Arnold Strongman Classic champion is stomaching a whopping 3.2kg of ground beef and seven steaks every single week. Over the course of a year, that equates to roughly AN ENTIRE COW'S worth of beef, with Hooper admitting that even he gets sick of ground beef from time to time. Both lunches will of course be accompanied by a Creamsicle drink. 10 Hooper eats ground beef, white rice and beef broth for lunch - twice Credit: Youtube/mitchell hooper 10 He eats the equivalent of an adult cow per year in beef Credit: World's Strongest Man/Joe Martinez Throughout the day Hooper snacks on rice cakes to make sure he's taking in low-fat high-carb food, explaining that finding that balance is "one of the hardest things" for him to do. Dinner will depend on what's being made at home by Hooper and wife Ashley, but generally pasta, chicken and tomato sauce will bring his meals for the day to an end. I don't drink water, ever. Mitchell Hooper Unbelievably, Hooper revealed that alongside all those foods, he NEVER drinks water. He said: "I don't drink water, ever. Diet Coke, milk and orange juice - that's it". Hooper also makes sure he necks a protein shake every day too. While he also has a weakness for ice cream , and admitted he will often eat TWO TUBS in one night. Hooper said: "Four tubs won't last a whole week, but I pretend I'm not going to eat ice cream every day, and then I usually eat two tubs". Incredible cost The Ontario-born Strongman admitted that cookie dough is another one of his vices. But explained that keeping weight on is only going to benefit him when it comes to competition. He said: "I need to maintain my energy and fat stores because, in the end, being heavier helps you move more weight." The crazy amount of food would bring Hooper's average weekly shop - just for himself - to around £230. Which means he spends about £12,000 on food every single year - almost a third of the average UK salary. Even he admitted that being a strongman isn't particularly profitable when you talk into account the cash splashed on simply maintaining the right physique. He said: "Strongman isn't the most profitable thing in the world, so if you want to become a strongman maybe think twice about the cost that it's going to be to feed you". 10 10 Hooper has a weakness for ice cream Credit: Instagram @mitchellhooper 10 The strongman superstar spends around £12,000 per year on food alone Credit: Youtube/mitchell hooper
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Yahoo
Community honors fallen deputy with tributes across Walton County
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Walton County community members continue to mourn the loss of Deputy Will May. It's been one week since May was killed while responding to a call in DeFuniak Springs. Through billboards, murals, and even coffees, the community is remembering him. In Santa Rosa Beach, international street artist 'Preacher' painted a tribute mural for May. His art work has been on display several times at Helen McCall Park, but said this piece stands out from the rest. Community honors Walton County deputy killed in the line of duty 'It struck like a different emotional chord with me; it was a tragedy, his death. So it's a current relevant topic on everybody's heart. It's heavy on their hearts. I think that's why so many people were behind it,' the Preacher said. He said his inspiration for the mural was driven by his respect for May and law enforcement. 'Spray paint and police work typically aren't associated when they're on the same side, and in this instance, I would hope that shines a light on that. And that other people that are kind of resistant or apprehensive of promoting police work and police officers, I think they should come and check it out because these are some of the nicest guys I've ever met.' Preacher said. But the tributes don't stop there. In Defuniak Springs, a cafe called Caramel Cow came up with two specialty drinks inspired by May. The first drink is called 'Slick Rick'. It's an energy drink inspired by Creamsicles. The Creamsicle flavor gives the drink an orange hue, paying homage to the bright orange sunglasses May often wore. The second drink will be called 'Darling' and will be a coffee-based drink with chocolate chip cookie dough and cold foam. May was an avid video game player and the name comes from his gamertag. The drinks will be sold on April 10th. All the proceeds will go to May's family. Caramel Cow owner Elinda Soto said she hopes the day brings together the community in honor of May. 'We're hoping it's filled with May's memories. Hope that we have close friends come in and just enjoy something that will remind them of him and we hope that also it brings the community together' Soto said. Walton County deputy killed in line of duty Pizza by the Sea will also be holding a fundraiser for May later this month. If you are unable to make it to the fundraisers, you can also donate through the Florida Deputy Sheriffs Association's Lend a Hand fund. You can find a link to that here. You can also send a check to the Walton County Sheriff's Office. They ask that all checks be addressed specifically to 'Deputy May's Family. ' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBC
18-03-2025
- Science
- CBC
Nobody knows why this snowy owl is orange
Julie Maggert spent four long days trying to snap the perfect picture of a snowy owl in Michigan whose unusual orange colouring has left scientists baffled. The amateur wildlife photographer was sitting in traffic, driving between scouting locations, when she finally spotted the bird, which she has nicknamed Creamsicle, perched on a utility pole. "When I first seen her up there, I was like, no way," Maggert of Mount Pleasant, Mich., told As It Happens host Nil Kӧksal. "My adrenaline was pumping and I was shaking because I was so excited. And I'm like, I have to have all my camera settings just perfect. And I got her." Maggert says the shots are her proudest photographic achievement. She's been shooting photos of snowy owls for six years, and has never seen one like this. Bird experts agree Creamsicle is rare — and potentially even unique — in its colouring. But they disagree about what's behind the orange feathers. Maybe it's born with it Karen Cleveland, wildlife biologist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, says they first started getting reports of the orange snowy owl about two months ago, and have been tracking it since. "Among the most likely explanations are genetic mutation, accidental staining, and deliberate staining," said Cleveland, wildlife biologist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, which is tracking the bird. "Deliberate staining is generally either explained by marking done for scientific research purposes or marking done by nefarious miscreants for reasons known only to themselves." The theory of genetic mutation was first proffered by Kevin McGraw, a biologist at Michigan State University who has written a book about bird colouration. He told local media outlet Michigan Live that Creamsicle's rusty plumage could be an expression of genes that are normally "downregulated," but were triggered by an environmental stressor, like pollution, heavy metal contamination or pesticides. But several other bird experts have expressed skepticism about that theory. Auburn University ornithologist Geoffrey Hill, who co-authored a book with McGraw about bird colouration, told the New York Times that if it was a genetic mutation, he would only expect to see the reddish orange on the parts of the bird that are normally black. "The pigmentation is not very symmetrical and appears on the parts of a normal snowy owl that are white," he said. Ornithologist David Bird, a retired professor at Montreal's McGill University, says McGraw is an expert and his theory makes some sense, but he also has his doubts. "There would have to be some sort of gene in the genetic makeup of snowy owls to cause that blatant orange colour, which means that we would historically have seen some snowies with a bit of orange on their plumage at some point," he said in an email. But Bird says he's never heard of another snowy owl with red or orange spots. Neither has the raptor expert that Michigan Department of Natural Resources conferred with, Cleveland said. When reached for comment by CBC, McGraw said that without getting a feather for analysis, there's simply no way to be sure. Maybe it's … de-icing fluid? Scott Weidensaul, a co-founder of Project SNOWstorm, a volunteer snowy owl research group, says his inbox has been flooded with all kinds of "far-fetched" theories about Creamsicle, including that it turned orange from eating too much shrimp, or that it intentionally preened the blood if its prey into its feathers as some kind of intimidating fashion statement. While he can't say for sure what happened to Creamsicle, he feels quite certain the bird was not born orange. "The photos make very obvious that the dye hit some feathers but that those beneath were shielded, leaving clear, sharp white 'shadows' that neatly match the shape of the coloured feathers above," he told CBC in an email. He says his group did not paint the feathers for tracking purposes, and neither have the other research organizations he's reached out to. But that doesn't necessarily mean someone vandalized the owl, he said. "It seems pretty clear that the bird got sprayed, almost certainly by accident, with something that contained dye or paint," he said. "Given the location, time of year and propensity of snowy owls to hang around airports, my Project SNOWstorm colleagues and I think the most likely cause was airport de-icing fluid, some formulations of which are red/orange." Either way, Creamsicle seems A-OK Cleveland says she suspects Project SNOWstorm is "on the right track" with its de-icing fluid theory, "but we may never know for certain." That's because the only way to find out is to get ahold of the bird and test its molted feathers. And since Creamsicle seems to be "healthy and well," they have no intention of bothering it. "This bird will likely be heading back to Canada within a couple of weeks," she said. Weidensaul agrees the owl is likely not in danger. Based on photos, he suspects Creamsicle is a juvenile male. And while being a weird colour could "put a serious crimp in its social life" when it's time to find a mate, he says the bird will likely have molted and lost all its orange by then. Maggert, meanwhile, knows she may not find out for sure what's behind Creamsicle's unusual feathers — and there's a part of her that hopes she never will.
New York Times
11-03-2025
- Science
- New York Times
Orange Alert: What Caused the Colors on This Snowy Owl?
Bill Diller, a photographer living in Huron County, Mich., had never seen a snowy owl quite like this. In January, Mr. Diller's neighbor told him about a 'red-spotted snowy owl' in the area. It's a part of Michigan known as 'the Thumb,' which becomes home to many snowy owls in the winter. People were calling the bird 'Rusty.' 'I had never heard of such a thing,' Mr. Diller said, 'so I figured either he didn't know what he was talking about or this was some kind of exotic bird from Asia.' When he soon shared pictures on Facebook of the eye-catchingly orange bird perched atop a utility pole, he helped create a feathered phenomenon. The discovery has perplexed avian experts, too, creating an enduring mystery about what might have made a white bird turn bright orange. Julie Maggert, a snowy owl enthusiast, heard of Mr. Diller's sighting and became determined to see 'Creamsicle,' as she affectionately nicknamed the bird. She made a series of visits over several days from her home in Central Michigan with her Nikon Z8 and a zoom lens. After hours of waiting at a respectful distance, she finally got the perfect shot of the tinted bird on a telephone pole. 'My adrenaline was going crazy, I was so excited!' Mrs. Maggert said. Her pictures helped make the case undeniable: The bird shared a color scheme with the planet Jupiter or a clownfish. But why? Scientists who have studied owls for years struggled to explain the bird's curious plumage. 'In over 35 years of study, we have found over 300 nests and banded over 800 chicks,' Denver Holt, director of the Owl Research Institute in Charlo, Mont., said in an email. 'We have never seen any plumage aberration, or anything like what is in the photos of the owl.' Kevin McGraw, a bird coloration expert and biologist at Michigan State University, shared a surprising hypothesis: The owl became orange as a result of a genetic mutation driven by environmental stress, such as exposure to pollution. Dr. McGraw said in an email interview that samples from the bird were needed to test that and other hypotheses. 'We'd need to get feathers from this bird to understand the nature of the unique coloring,' he said. Geoffrey Hill, an ornithologist at Auburn University and a co-author with Dr. McGraw of a book about bird coloration, shared his interpretation. 'It seems unlikely that it has spontaneously produced red pigmentation via a genetic mutation,' Dr. Hill said. He said 'the red coloration seems too red to be caused by' natural pigmentation. He added that 'the pigmentation is not very symmetrical and appears on the parts of a normal snowy owl that are white.' He surmised that if the bird had a mutation, it would have changed the owl's black patterns, or eumelanin, to orange, or pheomelanin. That is not how the bird was currently colored. He believed it looked more consistent with the external application of a dye. Scott Weidensaul, a co-founder of Project SNOWstorm, a volunteer snowy owl research group, also dismissed the mutation hypothesis. Additionally, his organization ruled out that the bird had been marked with dye from the United States Geological Survey's Bird Banding Laboratory, which studies avian movements. It had been standard practice in the 1960s, before the advent of GPS transmitters, for snowy owl researchers to use spray paint to study migratory patterns. Dr. Weidensaul offered his own suspicions about the bird's hue. 'The most likely explanation is that it was de-icing fluid at an airport, since some formulations are that red-orange color,' he wrote in an email. The closest airport to where the bird had been spotted, Huron County Memorial Airport, did not reply to a request for comment. Mrs. Maggert, who saw Rusty or Creamsicle with her own eyes, is skeptical that the owl became orange through accidental contact with a dye or spray paint. 'The way that it's on its body, I don't know how it could just accidentally rub up against paint all up on the front of her face and head and back,' she said. Unless someone comes forward and admits to pigmenting the snowy owl, there will be no effort to study the bird up close, and its rusty appearance is likely to remain a mystery. Karen Cleveland, a wildlife biologist at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, said that the state had been aware of the bird since mid-January. While the owl appears 'healthy and well,' the state agency hasn't publicized its presence to limit snowy owl chasers from potentially stressing the bird. 'The department has no plans to try to capture it for any reason,' Ms. Cleveland said, 'so we're unlikely to ever have a conclusive explanation for this coloring.'
