Nutritionists there weren't.

It was difficult to include all of the details in every photo, but the odd part about these eating habits were the ritual itself not necessarily the food - as in, they ate these things EVERY day without fail in order to create or because of some other quirk. The food wasn't always odd, but it was an obsessive ritual that fueled their work. David Lynch's ritual went on every day for 7 years straight. According to Proust's servant - that croissant and coffee was literally the ONLY thing he ate all day. It's fascinating to read in depth about each artist!