In 2023, Donna Kelce offered a glimpse into the appetite that helped fuel Travis and Jason Kelce’s journeys to NFL stardom. Raising two future Super Bowl champions meant preparing for more than the usual family dinner. The brothers could polish off astonishing amounts of food, leaving their mother to keep the refrigerator stocked and find ways to meet their growing nutritional needs. From whole chickens and steaks to pancakes and peanut butter sandwiches, Donna’s memories reveal how food became an important part of raising two ambitious athletes. Her account also highlights the demands of their busy schedules and the practical ways she supported their sporting dreams.
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“They ate a lot,” Donna told PEOPLE exclusively of her sons, who currently play for the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. “milk was completely gone,” she said, explaining that the family needed to buy more every day. “It was terrible, but you had to get from game to game to game,” she explained.
“They could sit down and eat an entire chicken in high school each — not together; each one of them could finish a chicken. Leftovers were equally short-lived, even when someone labelled them or tried to keep them aside. “We had to go to the store or go through a drive-through. That’s all the time we had. “There wasn’t any kind of energy stuff or whatever to give them an extra boost in the second half of a game, so I did that. Years later, Donna’s own travel habits still reflect those lessons. Donna also explained that she continues to carry snacks while travelling, especially when busy schedules make regular meals difficult. Her story shows that behind two successful NFL careers was a mother who understood the importance of being prepared, even when that meant buying groceries almost every day.