On September 8 the world lost an icon.
Queen Elizabeth II was the world’s longest-reining British monarch.
She didn’t achieve that feat without having some serious healthy habits, with a few treats thrown in.
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They presented her with a menu from which to choose her daily menu.
Ah, it was good to be the Queen!
In England, cookies or crackers are called biscuits.
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A piece inHello!revealed that her all-time favorite biscuits wereChocolate Bath Oliverswhich are crunchy cookies enrobed in chocolate.
These treats are kind of a pre-breakfast.
Eggs were a rarity.
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Lunch
Lunch was simple and followed a high-protein, low-carb pattern.
McGrady toldThe Telegraphthat grilled Dover sole or Scottish salmon served with spinach and zucchini was one of her favorites.
She was also known to enjoy a simple salad with grilled chicken.
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The crusts were then cut off and the sandwich was cut into two-bite portions.
More grilled or poached fish was on the menu with salad and vegetables.
“That’s it.
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That’s all she has,” Grady said toCNN.
“She’s very disciplined like that.
Dessert
As healthy as she was, sometimes dessert was on the menu.
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But, he said, “It has to be the dark chocolate, the darker the better.
She wasn’t keen on milk chocolate or white chocolate.”
She occasionallyindulged in a homemade chocolate dessertas well.
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Here’s the actual recipe for herfavorite chocolate biscuit cake.
“The Queen doesn’t like garlic,” said McGrady on hisYouTubechannel.
She also preferred her beef well done, so steak tartar would never be on the menu either.
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“When you’ve got 20 chefs in the kitchen, why would you?”
“You just call down to the kitchen and order whatever food you want.”
A previous version of this article was originally published on April 29, 2022.
