"I thought they were bad": Danica Patrick shares her renewed take on eggs as former NASCAR driver promotes Dr. James Dinicolantonio's advice

Former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick has shared her renewed take on eggs. The 2013 Daytona 500 pole sitter reposted a story on Instagram from internationally known pharmacist Dr. James Dinicolantonio about eggs.

Dinicolantonio posted the various benefits of consuming eggs. He wrote that doing so boosts one's mood, makes one smarter, keeps one full, and helps one in losing fat. He claimed that having 3-6 eggs a day "keeps the doctor away" as he urged everyone to eat eggs.

Responding to that on her Instagram story, Danica Patrick revealed her previous opinion on eggs as she mentioned the topmost priority for a healthy diet and mindset.

"I thought they were bad for me after a couple food sensitivity tests. I didn't eat them for about 7-8 years. Even though I never felt bad. How you feel is THE best indicator. Same goes for plant based food and mostly fish... never felt satiated or energetic," Patrick wrote.

Danica Patrick shares her take on eggs

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What was Danica Patrick's diet like during her NASCAR days?

In 2018, ahead of her retirement from NASCAR, Dancia Patrick had released her book, 'Pretty Intense', which mentioned her 90-day mind, body and food plan.

Speaking about that plan on a Good Morning America appearance, she emphasized the importance of figuring out the why before the what.

"What I’m hoping is that people really realize that this is a lifestyle. I want them to develop a good relationship with food and exercise to not be a reward or punishment but a way of life and something that makes you feel good and something that makes you a better you every single day," Patrick said as per ABC.

She mentioned that a person creates their life day by day with their thoughts, so they must think positive and have self belief. Patrick urged everyone to have "great reasons" behind what they're doing as she pointed to the importance of eating well.

"Eat good food because food is medicine. You’re either adding to your well-being or reducing your well-being," she added.

As for what her diet consists of, during a 2016 interview in Delish, Danica Patrick revealed that her lunchtime meal was a green smothie and spinach-rich salads. Her first meal at that time was homemade chia pudding, which was at times substituted with sweet potatoes, apples and lean ground beef or turkey.

Danica Patrick would have a protein-heavy dinner with lots of vegetables along with chicken, salmon or bison. She revealed how she tried her hand at bison burgers, and, for her, they were "a hit." She added that ,at night, she gets more creative with her cooking.