United Kingdom, April 3 -- Tom Brady has relaxed his diet since retiring from the NFL.

The seven-time Super Bowl winner famously stuck to a rigid diet during his gridiron career but explained that he has relented in retirement because of the "reality of life".

Tom - who has son Jack, 18, with his former partner Bridget Moynahan, as well as children Benjamin, 16, and Vivian, 13, from his marriage to supermodel Gisele Bundchen - told CNBC: "I think it's moderation in all things, and I think there's probably been, people have kinda gone overboard with the rigidity of my lifestyle or diet.

"I have kids and I have Halloweens and birthday parties and we're like a normal family, so I try to make really healthy choices as often as possible. Bu...