The existence of competitive eaters has always blown my mind, and they are a major hit at food festivals and fairs. These foodies are so deeply serious about their food that previously a man even died fulfilling his ultimate foodie dream at an all-you-can-eat taco contest. And then there are legends who eat bizarre food combos like ‘strawberry pizza’ and ‘chai-pasta’ which kill my appetite, but that’s another topic for another day.
As per a report in Times Now, a 22-year old UK competitive food eater named Kyle Gibson recently finished all the meals in the fast-food chain Five Guys’ menu in just 61 minutes to raise money for charity. He raised £400 (Rs. 39,000 approx.) for Newcastle West End Foodbank and donated food worth £100 (Rs. 9700 approx.) towards charity.
Kyle, who already holds the top spot in the British Eating League, binged on a total of 13,000 calories as he chomped down on 8 burgers, 4 hot dogs, 2 orders of fries, 2 veggie sandwiches, 1 grilled cheese sandwich, 1 BLT sandwich, 2 milkshakes, and 2 refill drinks in this particular challenge.
He mentions that this was “one of the craziest things” he has ever done, despite having taken part in numerous other Man vs Food style challenges in the past.
Kyle tells Chronicle Live, “I love doing crazy stuff like this but I do realize that there are people out there who really can’t afford food, who are in bad situations and generally need help and rely on places like food banks in order to feed their families. This is why I’m donating money and food to the Newcastle West End Foodbank.”
He continues, “I do take part in contests like this but I make sure I keep myself healthy during the other days of the week.” He reportedly maintains a healthy lifestyle which includes going to the gym regularly and eating plenty of fruits and vegetables to balance out on the high-calorie junk food that he eats in professional competitions and challenges like these.
You can watch the challenge he undertook in this 11-minute video titled ‘KyleVFood’ here:-
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