‘A soy latte with honey’: How CEO Charlotte Blakeney starts her day

Charlotte Blakeney is the CEO of jewellery label By Charlotte. The 52-year-old shares her day on a plate.

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6.15am A vanilla smoothie with banana, watermelon, berries, a protein supplement and collagen powder to fuel my morning mega reformer workout.

9am A soy latte with honey on the way to work, then a banana when I arrive.

12pm My go-to Uber Eats lunch order is Japanese miso soup and teriyaki salmon sushi.

4pm Before my last meeting, I snag a chocolate cookie from our office cookie jar.

7pm A classic roast chicken dinner with roast potatoes and an array of sautéed vegetables, including broccolini and sweet potato.

8pm I put my daughter Estelle to bed, which usually involves reading some of her favourite stories. I do this while sipping on chamomile tea with ginger and honey.

Dr Joanna McMillan says:

Top marks for… Your dinner, the only meal with vegetables. The broccolini is especially good as cruciferous vegies are associated with a lower risk of colon cancer, amid other benefits. Japanese food is generally a terrific takeout choice as sushi is low GI (the carbs from the rice are slowly absorbed) and the salmon adds protein and omega-3s.

If you keep eating like this you’ll… Fall short on calcium – crucial in your 50s, when bone density drops significantly. Your protein powder has many nutrients added but not calcium and you have very few calcium-containing foods. You need at least three dairy foods or calcium-rich alternatives daily to meet your needs.

Why don’t you try… Ensuring your soy milk is fortified with calcium and adding a serve to your smoothie. Add a salad with tofu to your lunch. Swap the cookie for a handful of almonds and a yoghurt with berries.

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