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Marita Moloney

Leo Varadkar reveals what's in his fridge with candid snap as he shares insight into eating habits

Leo Varadkar has revealed the contents of his fridge by sharing a snap from his kitchen on Instagram.

The Tanaiste shared the image with his 199,000 followers on Instagram Stories on Monday morning ahead of a new week in the Dail.

The image shows several lunch boxes filled with meals prepared for the days ahead.

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The organised Fine Gael leader revealed how he makes his lunches well in advance to keep healthy during the busy work week.

He said: "Monday morning. Lunches all ready for the week ahead. Also the Kylemore cheese I picked up at our conference on Saturday."

Mr Varadkar has previously opened up about adopting a healthier lifestyle after being unhappy with his eating habits.

Leo Varadkar shared a picture of his fridge contents on Instagram. (Leo Varadkar/Instagram)

“I used to be very overweight, I was 114 kilos with a 40-inch waist once upon a time and have managed to improve that over the years," he said in 2019.

“I’ve also given up alcohol for Lent which I think will help because obviously alcohol is full of sugar.

“After you drink a few glasses of wine, you’re much more likely to have the dessert, eat something you shouldn’t eat, but yeah and I probably do, during the day, snack on crisps and sweets.

“You convince yourself you’re not having a lot of them but... if I were to put them all on the one plate during the day, it would be a lot.”

He also shared how he used to end up snacking on unhealthy foods despite his best intentions.

He said: “In theory I follow a low carb, high protein diet. In reality that’s not what happens. Largely because I’m out and about a lot. I’m not really eating at home very much.”

Mr Varadkar said he trains four times a week, which he says is his ‘time-out’ which includes weights and high intensity training.

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