- What's up Eli?
Thought I'd throw down with one of your meal plans.
- You know, my dad would eat this.
- I can't wait when this (bleep)'s over with.
(Latin music)
- I am swapping diets with my dad!
My dad is a health freak.
He focus on diet, nutrition, works out all the time.
He also owns his own nutritional cafe and gym.
I'm running around like crazy.
I'm a filmmaker, entrepreneur, making digital content
in these streets, so I'm a grab-and-go kind of eater.
I thought it would be a good idea,
not only for us to share experiences together,
but also I know you all are fans of my dad.
Little too big of fans.
I see your comments,
you nasties.
So let's give him a call!
(phone ringing)
What's up dad?
I'm calling you, because as you know we will be doing
the ultimate diet swap where you will be what I'm eating
every day, all day, and I'll be eating what you eat.
- (laughing) Oh my god.
- I think you think I eat very unhealthy,
but I actually, I'm decent enough with my diet.
- I think you found out that I upped my life insurance.
When I die, you get more money.
So me eating your food,
is gonna give me an early heart attack.
(laughter)
- What is your diet like?
What should I expect going into this week?
- I think it's pretty simple.
Eating five to seven times a day.
- Five to seven?
How is five to seven times simple?
What are you talking about?
- If you are going to eat at night,
eat three hours before you go to bed.
It's gonna get you energetic,
you're gonna wake up easier,
you're gonna go to sleep easier,
but the thing that I tell people too,
I do eat a burger, I do eat pizzas.
I don't cheat - I treat.
- My diet contains of like, a healthy overnight oats,
lunch could be anything from just salmon, broccoli,
all the way to carne asada fries.
But I want you to go have the Hooters experience.
The 10 piece wings, the fries, and the IPA.
- That's gonna hurt man.
I have drank coffee since '96.
- Good god.
- For me to do this, man, I love you a lot, sir.
- That's sweet.
All right, Dad.
Well, I love you!
Good luck.
We are grocery shopping right now
for my dad's crazy ass diet plan.
And I gotta say, me and my dad's are pretty similar.
So it's not so much about what I'm eating,
it's moreso about the timing and the portion,
and the everything else.
Meal number one, I have my dad's Herbalife pump up formula
that I'm making.
The whole energy aloe tea, so he starts his mornings
with the shakes.
It's pretty good.
Apparently it's supposed to give me energy
and aloe will clear me out,
flush me out clean.
This is the shake.
Pretty good, not bad.
- Today we are getting one of the options
that are on your meal plan,
which is broccoli and salmon.
Right here, man.
I'm hyped up for this one.
I'm not hyped up for the other stuff.
The good news is of today's lunch
is that I can eat meat and greens
- Shake number two.
(crowd talking)
It's Day One, I'm already struggling.
The shakes are making me nauseous.
He doesn't snack.
I have to have some peanuts
because I'm dying over here.
So it's Day Two,
and I had to drive past
a Chick-Fil-A today, and it broke my heart.
- I got your Doritos.
One of your meal plans?
You eat this (bleep) every single day.
You got a grown man eating field trip food.
(crunching)
- The shakes are actually pretty good.
It's just the teas that make me feel nauseous.
Kind of looks like pee.
- That looks really gross.
I was about to ask you what the (bleep) was that?
- My dad drinks a whole gallon of water,
and I know I have to eat three more times,
I have to drink two more shakes.
It's definitely a struggle.
Dinner time and I got sushi.
I don't have time to make dinner.
Whatever, I'm so sick of drinking my food!
This week's gonna be a challenge.
I just finished up dinner,
and one thing my dad said is I have to eat three hours
before I go to bed.
Because of this rule, I will be up now till midnight.
So it's Day Three, and I was supposed to be up
three hours after I ate, but I immediately fell asleep
right after I did that vlog.
- All right, Son, I'm drinking black coffee.
Like I said, I haven't had coffee since 1996.
Here goes.
That shit's nasty.
This is my breakfast.
Kimmy is over here tempting me.
(laughter)
- Eat it, eat it!
- You're one a diet, so if you eat it, I'll eat it.
- You can't do that to me.
(buzzer)
- Okay, Eli, I'm having one of your snacks.
Almonds, good source of protein.
Feel like a squirrel.
- Updates on the meals and shakes.
The shake is actually good,
and the nausea is down on this thing.
I think I'm just getting used to it,
but I haven't really pooped at all,
so that's kind of a problem.
It's dinner time.
I'm trying to eat earlier because I know I have to wait
three hours before I go to sleep,
so I'm trying to do my dinners at work.
And then I gotta drink another shake.
So it's Day Four, I'm starting the day off right,
I feel more energized, which is interesting.
It's the morning, I'm out on a nice run.
- Okay, Eli, I'm over here at your Chipotle
eating your chicken bowl.
Got my drink, got my queso, black beans, rice.
Looks pretty good.
I don't know if I could eat this every single day,
but it's one of the options.
- [Eli Jr.] I can't eat any of this.
- [Female] Why not?
- I'm doing a diet swap with my dad for a week.
So I did a video where I had three Puerto Rican moms
try each other's (speaking foreign language),
and I had to. (buzzer)
I know!
You know what, my dad would eat this.
So it is Friday, and I'm looking forward to my shake!
Before, I was dreading the shake.
- Hey what's up, Eli.
Six in the morning over here in San Antonio.
I'm at the gas station behind my club getting coffee.
That shit's nasty.
- Herbalife till I die! Ye-yeah!
It's Friday, and I just got off the phone with my dad.
I thought I was going to be having to eat the strict diet
on the weekends, but this guy eats worse than me!
This guy eats pizzas, he eats cheeseburgers,
he drinks beers!
If anything, I've been eating so healthy this week,
I don't want to eat bad.
I'm having my dad eat the worst things,
but I'm excited to see how he does over the weekend
going to Hooters.
It's going to be a challenge for him.
- Good morning, Son.
Day Six, drinking black coffee.
Sorry, Son, I can't do this.
(buzzer)
Everything else was all right, but the coffee, no.
I just got my cheeseburger.
There was no sundae, so I just got the shake.
- Hey what's up, Eli?
I'm over here at Hooters, got the IPA,
got the fries, and I got the wings.
I can't wait when this (bleep)'s over with.
- So I got my cheese fries,
which I turned into carne asada fries.
My double cheeseburger here, and, of course, my Corona.
It's kind of cool that I get to drink what my dad drinks
It's kind of cool that I get to emulate what he eats,
and how he experiences things.
Had a cool moment, realizing,
just by buying a simple six-pack of Corona,
it's kind of like honoring my dad.
- What's up, Eli?
Gonna throw down with one of your meal plans.
I like this option: Chinese food!
And I'm gonna wash it down with some red wine.
Hey, what's up E?
Over here, eating my brunch.
One of my favorite days is Sunday
because breakfast for brunch.
So this is what you got, man.
I like this option, man.
Also I have my slice of avocado, my mimosa.
This is good stuff, man.
- I'm at Yvonne's birthday and these all these drinks,
CoCito, wine, everything else,
and I am stuck drinking a Corona,
because, Dad, that's what you drink.
So in honor to you,
it's good!
- I'm done.
My healthy lifestyle starts tomorrow.
- It's been a week, Dad.
We swapped diets.
What did you think?
- It was terrible.
(laughter)
It was bad.
- It was terrible?
- It was not good!
What you do during the week, I do in the weekend.
(laughter)
I know you gave me those options,
but I tried to think like you.
- I'm glad you went for it though.
I was afraid you were going to cheat.
Did you drink any of your shakes at all?
- Yeah, I drank one.
- Cheated.
- Well, when I saw the Puerto Rican rice.
(laughter)
- Oh yeah, that's right.
That's true, I'll give you that, I'll give you that.
What were some of the biggest challenges for you?
- That black coffee, man.
I cannot do that.
That's why people drink coffee,
and they go use the restroom right away,
they think it's good.
That's not good because the body don't want it, that's why!
- The struggle for me in the beginning was the tea.
But, wild enough, after a couple of days,
my body started getting used to it.
I felt a lot lighter, and I felt like I had
a lot more energy.
- I feel heavier.
(laughter)
- Dad, I just want to thank you for doing this with me,
and having this fun little project.
I felt like we connected, and I did learn a lot
about you and your habits, and what you're all about,
and I felt closer to you.
I just wanted to say that.
- I learned a lot from you too, because I see that
you are trying, you're trying to live a healthy lifestyle.
Even though you're super busy, I know you're super busy.
But I'm proud of what you're doing too,
and I'm happy I ate like you for the week
by doing this (bleep).
(laughter)
- Love you too, Dad.
(music fading)
- [Child's Voice] Poro Like.