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Even casual NBA fans know who Stephen Curry is. The Golden State Warriors point guard is one of the best and most popular players in the league today. He’s won multiple championships, has been selected to several All-Star games, and is the first player in NBA history with at least 10,000 points off three-pointers alone. 

With stats like that fans are curious about his diet and what he snacks on before games. Here’s the answer to that, plus the popular treat Curry admitted he doesn’t like that surprised some of his fans.

Stephen Curry, who doesn't eat chocolate, reacts after missing a shot in the final minute of the game against the Los Angeles Lakers
Stephen Curry reacts after missing a shot in the final minute of the game against the Los Angeles Lakers | Harry How/Getty Images

Curry attended the premiere of Jordan Peele’s horror flick Nope in 2022 and during a red carpet interview revealed that he doesn’t like chocolate.

The shocked interviewer repeated, “You don’t like chocolate?!”

“That’s a big fat nope,” Curry answered.

Fans took to social media in disbelief that the two-time MVP didn’t eat chocolate. Curry does have a sweet tooth though. So what is his go-to treat?

That would be Sour Patch Kids, which are candies that his grandmother used to give him when he was a child.

Stephen Curry greets kids at the launch of Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation
Stephen Curry greets kids at the launch of Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation | Kimberly White/Getty Images for Eat. Learn. Play.

Steph Curry’s favorite thing to eat pregame

Another treat the basketball star loves is popcorn. During his YouTube series 5 Minutes From Home in 2019, Curry declared: “I have a huge popcorn addiction.”

The buttery snack is one of the things he eats pregame. He told The New York Times that he does the same thing before every game and that is “get off the bus, walk into the locker room, put my stuff down, go straight to the popcorn table.” 

The basketball star even ranked the popcorn at all the arenas he plays in and gave the Barclays Center where the Brooklyn Nets play as well as American Airlines Center where the Dallas Mavericks play high marks. When it comes to the arena that has the worst popcorn, according to Steph, it’s the Staples Center (now-Crypto.com Arena) which is the home of the Los Angeles Lakers.

“I don’t know what happened in LA but they have the worst popcorn in the league,” he said. “They gotta get better. They gotta get better.”

What the athlete’s diet consists of

Steph Curry and Ayesha Curry attend the 2023 Sundance Film Festival for Stephen Curry Underrated premiere
Steph Curry and Ayesha Curry attend the 2023 Sundance Film Festival for Stephen Curry Underrated premiere | Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images
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As for Steph Curry’s diet, most of his foods are prepared by a chef who is also his wife, Ayesha Curry.

His daily meals consist of natural, whole, and fresh foods such as eggs, rice, fruits, and lots of vegetables. He starts the day with a smoothie or avocado toast followed by a breakfast containing more vegetables, protein or a healthy starch. For lunch, Steph likes to have a sandwich with some chicken or seafood and a piece of fruit to go with it.

He then eats a balanced dinner unless it’s a game night when he loads up on popcorn before taking the court.

Curry previously revealed that one of his favorite meals to eat is Ayesha’s home-cooked chicken parmigiana.

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