Barry Zito Has a Weird Diet

From rocking out to Jamiroquai, to carrying pink pillows on the road, to meditating and practicing zen and yoga, we've heard that Giants pitcher Barry Zito was one weird cat. But man, never did I expect to hear that he had such a strange food regimen. The San Jose Mercury News says Zito's on a nutrition program regulated by Precision Food Works, a company founded by a Nasa consultant.

Every other day this spring, Zito arrives at Scottsdale Stadium to find a large cardboard box at his locker. It says "refrigerate upon opening" in large block letters under the next-day air label.
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Inside are frozen, vacuum-sealed containers of everything from blackberry custard to spinach flour pasta to mandarin danish toast. Every ingredient of every preservative-free dish is weighed to the gram. The meals contain a balance of vitamins, nutrients, fat, protein and carbohydrates customized to Zito's specific body chemistry.

Apparently Zito also gets his levels tested like he's Ivan Drago

After some bloodwork and other tests, Talley designed a computerized menu with the dual goals of optimizing overall health and minimizing recovery time. Every week or two, Zito gets his body fat measured and his meals are adjusted accordingly.

I guess $126 million can do some crazy things to a man's mind. Either that -- or Hilary Duff has a weird Hollywood influence on him.

The question is -- is Zito ahead of the curve, or just as insane as we thought?

(Chest Bump Ben Maller)