Inside the San Francisco 49ers’ cafeteria

There's been a lot of talk about weight gains and losses during training camp for the San Francisco 49ers. Ahmad Brooks came in leaner and meaner and Aaron Lynch says he's on a strict diet that apparently Jim Tomsula did not put him on. So what do the 49ers eat? (I'm not talking about the Mike Davis funded RB dinner at Michael Mina's either.) Everyday during training camp, the members of the media covering the 49ers are allowed to eat in the team cafeteria, after the players have finished eating and gone into their afternoon meetings. (What I would give to see the quantities of food they actually eat, I honestly want to know how much flank steak a 300 lb. lineman consumes on a daily basis.)

There's nothing revolutionary about the the cafeteria, but what I found interesting were the nutritional suggestions hanging over the buffet style serving stations.

Good to know that the 49ers are eating grass fed beef. None of that grain fed stuff here. We need muscle recovery and increased muscle mass for beating people at the line of scrimmage. There are always chicken, beef and fish choices.

Vegetables are good for you. There were big trays of delicious grilled cauliflower and broccoli under this sign. Again we need muscles and please no broken bones. More Popeye spinach for the guys please!

More talk about muscles. We are building an army. There are no deep fried foods anywhere in sight. I think we are talking about the salad dressing now, of which there are several varieties, all unlabeled. You must choose visually and wisely.

Honestly, the most unhealthy item in the room is probably the soda. There are the usual suspects here, water, iced tea and lemonade and in the corner there were bins of empty protein shakers on their way to be cleaned. Don't tell Chip Kelly that there may be smoothies somewhere other than in Philadelphia.