Jennifer Aniston, 55, says she keeps her diet in check with the '80/20' rule
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- Jennifer Aniston, 55, exercises regularly and keeps her diet in check with the 80/20 rule.
- The 80/20 rule involves eating healthily 80% of the time and being more lenient during the other 20%.
- "I give myself days where I can have whatever I want. I don't deprive myself," Aniston told Today.
Jennifer Aniston, 55, maintains a well-rounded health and wellness regimen.
In an interview with Today, the "Friends" star spoke about her workout routine and diet.
"I do 80/20. I give myself days where I can have whatever I want. I don't deprive myself," Aniston told Today. The 80/20 rule involves eating healthily 80% of the time and being more flexible for the remaining 20%.
She tries to have nutrient-dense meals 80% of the time, which involves eating lots of protein and salad and drinking "tons of water," she said.
Aniston also avoids extra salt or salad dressing and instead uses ingredients like vinegar to season her dishes.
"Stuff like that will create a taste that that is so delicious, where you're not just dousing everything with salt and butter or olive oil to make it taste good," she said.
Aniston said she's more lenient with what she eats the other 20% of the time: "It would be a cheeseburger and fries or Mexican food, pasta, pizza — all the stuff that's savory," she said.
Aniston also aims to exercise at least three to four times a week.
Aniston isn't the only celebrity who has spoken about using a version of the 80/20 rule to guide their diet.
Former NFL player Tom Brady also follows a variation of the 80/20 rule: He fills 80% of his plate with plant-based foods while the other 20% is lean protein.
The 80/20 rule can make it easier to stick to a healthy diet, since restrictive eating can sometimes result in obsessiveness and bingeing, Nichola Ludlam-Raine, a dietician, previously told Business Insider.
She added that no food's inherently "good" or "bad," and having a healthy diet also involves factors such as portion size and how often you eat certain foods.
"I eat chocolate every single day," Ludlam-Raine told BI. "Just not a family-sized bar."
A representative for Aniston did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by BI outside regular hours.