Jennifer Lopez isn’t one to cheat on her eating regimen! Chef Kelvin Fernandez, who has labored for the “On the Ground” singer and her fiancé Alex Rodriguez for about two years, mentioned she’s “intense” on the subject of her consuming routine, particularly when she’s making ready for an enormous occasion.
Fernandez, 33, cooked for Lopez, 50, for a whole month earlier than she took the stage on the Tremendous Bowl LIV halftime present in February. “The cool factor about it was is, that girl, when she has a objective, she has a objective. It’s time to say, ‘Kelvin, right here’s the eating regimen plan. Listed below are the issues that I need to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner,’” he advised Us Weekly completely final month.
That strict pre-Tremendous Bowl meal schedule meant intermittently slicing out issues like carbohydrates and sugar. “It was a type of issues the place she was consuming nearly the identical factor each single day. There have been easy carbs and complicated carbs and several types of carbs that we needed to implicate into the breakfast, lunch and dinner construction,” Fernandez recalled. “I’ve by no means had breakfast greens earlier than, however this girl was having egg white scramble with greens three other ways and each single day.”
Given the Grammy nominee’s dedication to her eating regimen, it’s no shock that slipups aren’t tolerated, even when they arrive with good intentions. “If I mess up as soon as I'll hear it and she or he deserves to place me on my level,” Fernandez added. “One time I attempted to be good and I’m like, ‘Alright the girl’s labored arduous. She deserves it. Let me do dinner family-style.’”
He continued: “The subsequent day she’s like, ‘Kelvin, you served me rice.’ And I’m like, ‘No, no, no, no, no, there was hen, there was salad. You grabbed the rice!’”
Although the culinary professional defined that Lopez was in a position to “joke round” in regards to the carbs, the incident modified the best way he ready meals for her and Rodriguez, 44. “From that second I mentioned, ‘Alright, Jennifer. I’m going to serve you each single plate individually. Don't have a look at anybody else’s plate. Don't have a look at what anybody else has.’”
The tweak paid off and Fernandez has caught to a largely nutritious diet for the star ever since. “She’s such a tough employee. When she places her thoughts to one thing, it’s unimaginable how a lot might be completed,” he advised Us. “When she desires one thing wholesome, she’ll keep on with it.”
Fernandez even famous that whereas the “Dance Once more” songstress does have a candy tooth, she isn’t one to get tempted by meals he’s whipping up for the remainder of the household. “She’s very disciplined,” he mentioned, calling her eating regimen “intense.”
Dietary requests apart, Fernandez advised Us the couple are a pleasure to work for, particularly after they push him to develop his ability set. “They hardly ever ever are within the temper for something, however the cool factor about it's when they're, that’s after I get challenged,” he defined, noting that he as soon as ready a whole home made sushi dinner for the pair.
“I've the free reign of what to prepare dinner, so within the morning for breakfast I get loopy with the children,” he added, referring to Lopez’s 12-year-old twins Max and Emme and Rodriguez’s daughters, Natasha, 15, and Ella, 12. “I’ll do Captain Crunch-crusted french toast and eggs Benedict. Alex’s women love my bacon, egg and cheese waffle sandwich.”
For recipes from Fernandez, observe him on Instagram and YouTube.
With reporting by Carly Sloane
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