Sun, 30 Aug 1998

Guess What? Ade Rai

Aspiring hunks, take note. Asia's top body builder is keeping in shape with the soybean cake, tempeh. Ade Rai says the food we used to ignore is the perfect supplement to his large daily requirement of protein during the crisis. Since the price of eggs has soared from about Rp 2,000 a kilogram to Rp 8,000 a kilogram, Ade has reduced his diet of 40 eggs a day to a mere 20.

"I have to take in 360 grams of protein every day. An egg (white only) contains three grams. So actually I need 120 eggs a day," he said, smiling.

"I think the protein in tempeh is as good as in eggs. Tempeh isn't only high in protein but also has less fat," said the champion, who has opened his own gym at the Atrium Senen Plaza, Central Jakarta. (yan)