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What do Michigan Wolverines eat? Try 12,000 lbs. of chicken and lots of eggs

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ANN ARBOR -- What do Wolverines eat?

Last year alone, 12,458 pounds of chicken, 39,452 bananas, 9,257 pounds of spinach, and 9,210 gallons of milk, for starters.

And when it comes to the football team, eggs -- lots of eggs.

"When I came here coach (Jim) Harbaugh was like, 'How do you feel about a mandatory breakfast? Most important meal of the day!'" said team dietitian Abigail O'Connor, adding the football team itself now consumes an average of 80 pounds of eggs at breakfast.

Michigan has a staff of dietitians who help make sure the school's nearly 1,000 varsity athletes are fueling to compete at the highest level.