Carbon rampage: 12,000 calories per diem

Fellow-blogger (dis)engaged raised a very interesting point about Michael Phelps' diet in a comment to my recent post: So he took a bong rip? I don't see how that would help him win anything. Of course, given his diet I can not imagine his munchies.
By the way, Verdantic awards Conan O'Brien with the funniest comment about Phelps' bong debacle. “A tabloid published a picture of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps at a party taking a huge hit from a bong. I think there’s an important lesson to be learned here: Kids, never share your pot with someone who has the lung capacity of a dolphin.”
Damn funny. Okay, back to what (dis)engaged pointed out, and as we may remember from last year, Phelps' daily diet is at a staggering figure of 12,000 calories. Yes he trains hard to be the greatest Olympian athlete, but judging from the junk that he eats, (dis)engaged's imagination about Phelps' munchies may not be far from the truth.

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BREAKFAST: Three fried-egg sandwiches loaded with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise. Two cups of coffee. One five-egg omelet. One bowl of grits. Three slices of French toast topped with powdered sugar. Three chocolate-chip pancakes.
LUNCH: One pound of enriched pasta. Two large ham and cheese sandwiches with mayo on white bread. Energy drinks packing 1,000 calories.
DINNER: One pound of pasta. An entire pizza. More energy drinks.

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That's a whole lot of food that could possibly even sustain a reasonably-sized person for a week.
By now, you may be wondering why Verdantic is so obsessed over Phelps and marijuana. Just so you know, Verdantic was once a junior Olympic-hopeful in swimming and played 4 years of water polo in high school. But Phelps' actions raises a serious environmental issue that's near and dear to the heart of Verdantic. And while Phelps' diet does not necessarily consist of lamb or beef; his insatiable appetite for ham, dairy and 8+eggs that he consumes is a threat to our water, topsoil, rain forests and global climate. Aside from the livestock; transportation, non-local produce and processed foods also add to his carbon usage. Not a problem and nor is he being judged: Verdantic is happy for Phelps, his diet, achievements, bong and carbon rampage.