Selena Gomez’s eating habits became a hot topic after Benny Blanco told Gwyneth Paltrow that his wife has the “diet of a 5-year-old” during a Goop podcast taping in West Hollywood on Tuesday. Blanco said that Gomez starts some mornings with fast food, doesn’t care much about fruits or vegetables, and often ends up with “what’s bad for your nutrition,” leaving Paltrow visibly shocked.
Selena Gomez Diet Details by Benny Blanco
According to the Daily Mail, the 38-year-old record producer told Paltrow, 53, that Gomez had been eating Jack in the Box earlier that day. “I walked in this morning and he was eating Jack in the Box at 6:45 in the morning,” Blanco said.He named “burgers and fries” as Gomez’s two favorites. Paltrow fumed and responded, “This is NOT endorsed by Goop!”Blanco made it clear that Gomez, 33, still enjoys Paltrow’s brand of healthy foods. She said the ‘Only Murders in the Building’ star “eats up” the Goop Kitchen options. But he added that his usual taste tends toward “what’s bad for your nutrition.”The music producer also said that Gomez “doesn’t really like fruits or vegetables.”
Gwyneth Paltrow reacts to Selena Gomez’s eating habits
Paltrow has long been mindful of her food choices. He had previously followed what he called a “hard macrobiotic” diet with “lots of fish, vegetables, rice and milk”. [and] without sugar”.By April 2025, the “Shakespeare In Love” star said she was “going back to eating bread, cheese.” [and] … some pasta”.Gomez has been open to learning her way around the kitchen. She launched ‘Selena + Chef’ in 2020 after calling it a “total disaster” in the kitchen. The show paired him with professional chefs and ran for four seasons.In 2022, Gomez told People that she’s still having her “moments,” but said she’s come a “long way.” She rated her cooking skill “five out of 10”.She later continued the series with ‘Selena + Restaurant’ in 2024. Later that year, Gomez told “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” that Blanco was a “very good” cook. Most of the time “see[ed] and encourage[d]”, when they hosted a Thanksgiving together. Gomez and Blanco began dating in 2023, years after they first worked together in music. He proposed in December 2024 with a Taco Bell spread, and the couple married in September 2025.
