--- description: Tom Brady the New England Patriots Quarterback is on a strict diet, his personal chef told Boston magazine. title: Tom Brady's Personal Chef Dishes on the Quarterback's Super Strict Food Rules image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt740ac7d45517b900/6988779e196cf49dc8039b12/tom-brady-gisele-diet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Tom Brady's Personal Chef Dishes on the Quarterback's Super Strict Food Rules  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Updated: Jan 24, 2024 1:12 PM CUTPublished: Jan 5, 2016 7:52 PM CUT  Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots warms up before the game against the Miami Dolphins at Sun Life Stadium on January 3, 2016, in Miami Gardens, Florida. Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots warms up before the game against the Miami Dolphins at Sun Life Stadium on January 3, 2016, in Miami Gardens, Florida.Mike Ehrmann—Getty Images  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Updated: Jan 24, 2024 1:12 PM CUTPublished: Jan 5, 2016 7:52 PM CUT Ever wonder what it would be like to live with Tom Brady? It wouldn’t be terribly satisfying, so it seems. The athlete’s personal chef Allen Campbell, served up some choice details about what the New England Patriots quarterback will and will not eat in an interview with [Boston.com](http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/2016/01/04/meet-the-chef-who-decides-what-tom-brady-eats-and-what-definitely-doesn/gERAd0pkpmuELDZztIA56K/story.html "undefined"). Campbell says he mostly cooks vegetarian meals for the football player, his wife, longtime fashion model [Gisele Bundchen](http://time.com/3824243/gisele-bundchen-retire-model/ "undefined"), and their children. “\[I buy\] the freshest vegetables. If it’s not organic, I don’t use it,” he said. When meat is involved in a meal, Campbell will make them “grass-fed organic steak,” duck, and chicken — wild salmon if fish is on the menu — but certain ingredients are completely off-limits: --- > “” --- --- > “” --- If that doesn’t deflate your idea of a tasty diet, it’s unclear what will. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4168022/tom-brady-diet-personal-chef-gisele-bundchen/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4168022/tom-brady-diet-personal-chef-gisele-bundchen/"},"headline":"Tom Brady's Personal Chef Dishes on the Quarterback's Super Strict Food Rules","datePublished":"2016-01-05T19:52:55.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-24T13:12:02.000Z","description":"It's a seriously deflated diet","url":"https://time.com/4168022/tom-brady-diet-personal-chef-gisele-bundchen/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt740ac7d45517b900/6988779e196cf49dc8039b12/tom-brady-gisele-diet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt740ac7d45517b900/6988779e196cf49dc8039b12/tom-brady-gisele-diet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"New England Patriots v Miami Dolphins","caption":"New England Patriots v Miami Dolphins","creditText":"Mike Ehrmann—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4168022/tom-brady-diet-personal-chef-gisele-bundchen/","name":"Tom Brady's Personal Chef Dishes on the Quarterback's Super Strict Food Rules"}}]}] ```