She attributes her good health to her completely organic and local diet.
And Gisele Bündchen revealed how she gets some of her food on Friday morning as she visited a community garden with her daughter Vivian, seven.
The 40-year-old supermodel, who is wed to football star Tom Brady, shared photos on Instagram of herself picking greens and even some flowers.
Stocking up: Gisele Bundchen, 40, shared some lovely photos of herself and her daughter Vivian picking foods at a local community garden
Gisele was dressed casually in a white T-shirt that was tied off in the back, along with a pair of cut-off jeans with dangling threads.
The Brazilian beauty wore her dirty blonde hair down in waves cascading down her shoulders, and she completely her simple look with flip flops and a large black and white striped bag to carry her produce in.
Gisele also shared a sweet photo of herself and Vivian, who wore a floral-patterned dress and flip flops.
The mother–daughter duo held hands and strolled out of the community garden after getting their fill.
Mother–daughter bonding: Gisele shared a sweet photo of Vivian, who wore a floral-patterned dress and flip flops. The duo held hands and strolled out of the garden after getting their fill
Stunner: The star was dressed casually in a white T-shirt that was tied off in the back, along with a pair of cut-off jeans with dangling threads
Food as medicine: ‘Food is one of the most powerful tools we have to help boost our immune system,’ she wrote
Flower power: She stopped to pick some lovely purple flowers to add a splash of color to her day
‘Food is one of the most powerful tools we have to help boost our immune system. I truly believe in the ancient saying, “Let food be thy medicine,” as I felt a big difference in my life when I started making better food choices,’ she began her caption.
‘When we eat foods that are alive (and not processed), their nutrients and vitamins keep us healthier, and also help our bodies function better. One of my favorite things is bringing home fresh food and herbs from our community garden,’ she wrote, before urging her 16.4 million followers to share their favorite herbs and spices.
The yoga enthusiast looked proud in other shots as she showed off her bounty.
In addition to leafy greens like lettuce and kale, she stopped to pick some lovely purple flowers to add a splash of color to her day.
Gisele looked particularly proud of a pristine onion that she held aloft after digging it up.
Nice: Gisele looked particularly proud of a pristine onion that she held aloft after digging it up
Healthy choice: She got plenty of leafy greens, including lettuce and kale
Tasty: Gisele posted a closeup of her takeaway, which included some tiny tomatoes, green beans and broccoli
Dubious science: She rounded out her post with a list of her favorite spices, along with their purported health benefits
Gisele posted a closeup of her takeaway, which included some tiny tomatoes, green beans and broccoli.
She rounded out her post with a list of her favorite spices, along with their purported health benefits.
In April, Gisele opened up about her healthy diet to Marie Claire.
‘At our house, we try to eat organic foods that are in season and locally grown,’ she said. ‘We believe that by buying locally, we’ll have a better chance at getting foods that are fresh and also support local farmers. We eat mostly a plant-based diet.’
She also confessed to indulging in moderation, which seemed to be a departure from a diet her chef Allen Campbell revealed in 2016 in an interview with Boston.com.
Diet: ‘At our house, we try to eat organic foods that are in season and locally grown,’ she told Marie Claire in April; shown in May 2019
He said that ’80 percent of what they eat is vegetables,’ all of which had to be organic.
Whole grains, including brown rice, quinoa, millet and beans made up a large chunk of their food as well, with the final 20 percent comprised of ‘grass-fed organic steak, duck every now and then, and chicken,’ along with some wild salmon.
The family were more extreme in what they wouldn’t eat, which included white sugar, white flower, olive oil, canola oil, iodized salt, tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms, eggplants and anything with caffeine.
Tom also rarely ate any fruit, though his children would eat it.
Restrictive: In 2018, their chef told Boston.com that Tom rarely eats vegetables and doesn’t have processed sugar, wheat, olive oil, tomatoes, peppers or mushrooms; shown August 28