They are called “gray models” or models over 70 and have been a trend of beauty and elegance for years. They are women who started their careers after 40 or 50, chosen for advertising or as art models and then landed in the world of fashion.

And today we are talking about a model over 70 who has also been a dietician for 45 years.

Her name is Maye Musk , she is 72 years old and a famous face of fashion, with many admirers from all over the world. She is in fact the mother of the famous Elon Musk, very famous entrepreneur and founder of Tesla.

After her divorce from her husband, Musk found herself in poverty, with three dependent children. Being a beautiful but overweight woman, she couldn’t find work as a plus size model, so she spent many years trying to make ends meet and investing every penny in raising her children. The story has a happy ending as they are now millionaires. A story that Musk herself narrates in her memoir, ” A Woman makes a plan ” (we could translate it more effectively with ” a woman has a plan “).

It was recently discovered that Maye was a dietician by profession, and many have wondered what diet she follows to be so beautiful and fit despite the advancing years.

No sooner said than done. In an interview , Maye Musk revealed exactly her meal plan. A healthy diet that winks at the Mediterranean diet, but in a flexitarian key , that is with meat and fish only twice a week, otherwise vegetarian or vegan. In Maye’s case, a vegetarian.

DIET OF AN OVER 70 MODEL REVEALED

Maye explains that in her many years of experience as a dietician she has seen many food fads take over, but she is deeply opposed to any extravagant diet designed to lose weight.
She advises to stay away from carbohydrate-free diets and not to fast.

In fact, in his diet we find milk, dairy products, whole grains, a lot of fruit and vegetables, legumes and tubers.

Breakfast . A glass of 1% fat milk, low-sugar whole grain breakfast cereal.
Snack . A low-fat yogurt and a seasonal fruit.
Lunch . Mixed salad or vegetable dish, wholemeal bread or brown rice, a little oil. Once a week he indulges in sushi for lunch.
Snack. A glass of 1% fat milk, a seasonal fruit.
Dinner. Often based on legumes and vegetables, such as a light soup, or a vegetable dish with a baked potato and an egg or a little cheese. Once a week white meat with potatoes and vegetables. In terms of quantity, dinner is very light, while lunch is more important.

Eating a healthy diet isn’t difficult, says Maye.
The secret is the choice of raw materials, the seasonality of fruit and vegetables and creating satisfying but not complicated dishes, to enhance the flavor of the food.

For women over 50 who want to try a flexitarian diet to stay fit, here’s what I suggest.