- Hi everybody, I'm Kalen Allen,
and this is everything I eat in a day.
(bright music)
Actually, I am really, really bad at eating.
I have terrible eating habits,
and people often at times have to remind me to eat,
but I'm just gonna start at the beginning.
We're just gonna walk through the whole day, okay?
Or what would be a good day of me eating.
So, in the morning I wake up every single day at 6:30 AM.
I know that's crazy early,
but I'm just an early bird,
and I like to be up, and I like to be refreshed,
I like to get my day started.
I like to ease into things, okay?
I wake up at 6:30 and I...
Actually, the first thing I do is I feed Carter.
So, actually, it's more so what does Carter eat today,
'cause he the first one to be fed, okay?
He gets up, I feed him, and then as soon as he's done,
then I take him on a walk.
We go walk around the block, and then we come back,
and then once we get back,
you would think that that would be the moment that I eat,
but that's actually not.
I probably drink an energy drink, you know,
real thing to get me all ready for my day,
then I run upstairs and I get on my bike, get on the bike.
I do that for about 30 minutes,
and then I come downstairs and now, this is when I cook.
Now, I eat about the same thing every single day.
So, the main base of my breakfast will be eggs
and turkey bacon, okay.
Now, the eggs are very specific,
'cause I prepare the eggs first.
Actually, I scramble my eggs in a mug first.
I take the mug, and I take the egg,
and I crack the egg,
usually, I'll do two eggs,
and then I actually salt them already.
I put salt, sea salt, and I do cracked pepper.
Now, that is the only thing that you will ever hear me say
that I only season with salt and pepper.
Eggs are the only things that I ever do that with.
And so, then I whisk it all together.
I did not cook the Turkey bacon first,.
'cause I think the bacon, listen,
this is a tip and this is the trick.
If you want some good eggs, you got to cook your meat first,
and then you add the eggs.
Baby, that flavor mixed up together, unlike anything else.
Okay, thank me later.
So, then I make my bacon.
Once my bacon is done, I take about a tablespoon of butter,
I throw it up in that skillet, and I put my eggs,
and then I scramble it on up,
and I add more salt and pepper,
because sometimes, the salt and pepper
still has to get into the egg,
and you lose a little bit of the flavor.
And then I take that, and then I put that on my plate, okay.
Now, that's usually what it is.
Now, if I'm feeling like I got a little bit more time
and I don't have as much to do, or if it's a weekend,
then I may make me a cute little apple cinnamon
vanilla pancake,
or some brioche French toast with a little berry compote.
I love that.
Or sometimes, I love to throw in some hash browns in there.
The only reason why I get a little apprehensive
about the hash Browns is 'cause when they frozen,
it's hard to cook them and they'd be popping you,
and I'll be trying to get burnt every morning.
So, I don't always make the hash Browns on a regular basis,
but you know, if I'm feeling good about my life
and I'm feeling like I should treat myself,
then I'll make some hash browns,
but that's usually the breakfast,
and if I'm really lazy, then I'll make me some oatmeal.
Listen, I love me apples and cinnamon,
and peaches and cream?
Baby, life-changing, okay, period.
Now, let's go about what do I do after that?
I usually start working then.
So, I start going through all my emails,
and I make sure that I give responses to everybody
that is in need and trying to reach me.
And then after that, I eat lunch
around I guess 12 or one o'clock.
Now, this is where it gets complicated.
Now, I'm good at dinner, but lunch I'd be like, well,
what the hell am I supposed to eat right now?
So, for lunch, I will try...
Most of the times I will order out.
I'll order a sweet green,
give me a hot honey chicken or something like that.
You know, I like a little rice pilaf or something.
Sometimes, I'll do a taquitos,
that's what they call it, right?
Taquitos?
The tortilla with the chicken inside,
the taquitos?
Maybe not.
I don't know.
Don't quote me on that.
Or a corn dog, or a sausage.
I've been doing a lot better on my vegetables,
yeah, I did a thing with Tabitha Brown.
Y'all probably know her,
and she taught me how to do vegetables,
so, I'm getting better at that.
I may do it a cute little salad, but okay,
maybe this is just me,
or does anybody else feel like
when you make a salad at home,
it don't feel the same when you buy a salad
from somebody else?
For some reason is never the same,
so, I don't always like to make salads from home,
but if I feel like it's absolutely necessary,
then I love to do a little summer salad.
I give me the mixed greens,
'cause I don't like romaine or iceberg lettuce.
Mm mm, it don't taste good.
I like to do a little spring mix,
then I'll throw some chicken or some turkey up in there.
I get some strawberries, some blueberries,
some grapes, some raisins,
some what's that other thing called?
Cranberries.
Yeah, toss some cranberries in there,
and then I like a little balsamic vinaigrette
or a little Italian dressing.
Oh baby, that will get you right on together.
So, yeah, I like to do a little salad.
Something small, you know, not too much.
Now, for dinner, that's when things really come out, okay?
Everybody knows the Kalen can cook, okay.
Now, I can cook a whole spread.
If you wanna do a big family dinner,
I will make it all, okay,
but for dinner, on a more personal basis,
I love to do a pasta.
I love Italian food, and now,
I'm on my way to get to be thicker than a snicker.
So, I like to only use protein pasta.
I got a whole bunch of protein pasta,
and I will take some turkey, some ground turkey,
and I'll just grill that up into the skillet
and I season it real good,
and I take my sauce, and I cook the meat
in the sauce with it,
and then I'll make my pasta.
Now, this is a tip and a trick.
I don't make my pasta in water.
I actually make my pasta in chicken broth or chicken stock
'cause it really adds some flavor to the pasta.
I do that, I drain it,
I throw it up in that sauce and I stir it up,
and sometimes, if I'm feeling like I want like a baked ziti
or something kind of that kind of flavor,
then I'll take the pasta and I'll throw it up
in the casserole dish,
and I'll actually bake the pasta again.
I'll throw some cheese on top, baby, life-changing, okay.
And y'all know what,
one time I made this ravioli and I used it with pesto sauce,
and guess where I got it from y'all?
Costco.
When I tell you that was the best ravioli
that I had ever had in my life.
It was a life-changer.
I need to go back to Costco and get me some of that.
Now, like I said, that's on a typical day,
'cause I usually don't eat.
I only eat once a day.
Like today, I only ate...
Oh snap, I ain't ate today.
I ate one thing.
Oh my God, after this, I'm gonna have to eat.
So yeah, I ate today, but I'm not a big snacker.
I don't really get hangry.
I don't know what it is with my terrible eating habits.
I think it actually stems from college.
I like what's convenient,
and I feel like food just takes a lot of time
and a lot of energy,
and I just be like, I don't have time for that, you know?
I ain't got time to make this whole dinner,
but now, since we've been in this pandemic
and coronavirus and stuff, I've had a lot of time,
so, I've been cooking a lot of stuff.
I made this chicken and dumplings y'all one time
and Chrissy Tiegen tweeted
(bird tweeting) about it, okay.
It was absolutely a momma and baby.
I put carrots and celery in it, most people don't,
and then I make a little chicken broth,
and I put my chicken in there,
and I shred it up and I get it all seasoned real well,
and then my dumplings are made from biscuits,
and I roll out the dumplings,
and then I'll put it in there.
Ooh, I need to make some chicken dumplings this week.
Put that on the docket, okay.
We gonna put that on the list.
So, yes, chicken and dumplings, sweet potato pie.
Everybody knows that I make a mean peach cobbler, okay.
Now, this peach cobbler, baby,
I use real peaches.
Now, I throw them in there and I use a cup
of Crown Royal Vanilla, life changing.
I promise you, it will change your entire life.
Lord, I'm supposed to be talking about what I eat in a day,
and I'm talking about what I just eat period,
but I guess 'cause I don't eat very well in a day...
But yeah, I think I've covered it all.
That's everything right?
That's what I eat in a day.
Do I eat anything when I go to bed?
No, mm mm, I just be starving.
I need to fix that.
Well, that's everything that I eat in a day.
Be sure to check out OMKalen on Ellentube,
and also please watch me in An American Pickle
premiering on August six on HBO Max.
Thanks, y'all!
I'll see you later, Harper's Bazaar.
(Kalen laughing)
I forgot what he's spent, but this is Harper Bazaar.
That was so unclassy, what a hook. (laughing)
Okay, anyway, that's what I'm saying.
(mouth popping)