The Teenaged Acrobat
Cao Xiaoli: Shanghai, China
Cao Xiaoli, an acrobat since she was young, performs with Shanghai Circus World, Shanghai, China. She and the troupe perform 7 nights a week and eat in the employee cafeteria. On weekends off, the acrobat's mother feeds her home cooking and fast food fare.
From the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.
Age: 16
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Height: 5'2"
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Weight: 99 pounds
ONE DAY’S FOOD in June
CALORIES 1700
BREAKFAST
Yipin Xuan cake, 5.5 oz
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Danone yogurt, kiwi, 3.5 oz
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Apple, 7.2 oz
LUNCH IN SHANGHAI CIRCUS WORLD EMPLOYEE CAFETERIA
Zha paigu (pork ribs, breaded and deep-fried), 2.8 oz; with rice flour noodles, 3.5 oz; and stir-fried cucumber, 5.4 oz • Tea egg (hard-boiled egg stewed in salted tea), 1.7 oz • Salty vegetable broth with green onion, 9.8 oz • White rice, 5.9 oz
THROUGHOUT THE DAY
Uni-President bottled green tea, unsweetened, 16.9 fl oz • Boiled water, 23.7 fl oz
