The “Breatharian” couple who went viral last week is now clarifying the specifics of their “food-free” diet, admitting that they do eat solid foods on a regular basis – just not as much as the next guy.

In an exclusive statement to The Post, Camila Castillo and Akahi Ricardo said they don’t adhere to typical eating habits but admitted that reports last week claiming they’ve sustained themselves on little more than fruit or vegetable broth since 2008 – instead living off the “universe’s energy – was overblown.

“We do eat, just not with the same frequency or intensity as the average person,” the couple said in a statement to The Post Wednesday. “When we went through the ‘Breatharian’ transition 21-day process, our intention wasn’t to stop eating, but rather to heal on a genetic level, information that gets passed through the generations and manifests in each person in different ways (like ‘hereditary’ information). The not-eating was like a side effect that we freely explored when we were a young couple, without children, and also through Camila’s pregnancy.”

During Castillo’s first pregnancy, the couple claims they consumed mostly liquids, but backed away from the previously reported assertion that Castillo did not eat during the entire term – a claim later slammed by a registered dietitian as “dangerous” since pregnant women in general need at least 300 additional calories per day.

“During that time, we enjoyed mostly liquids, eating occasionally but surprisingly (to us also) not from hunger or a feeling of necessity,” the statement continued. “So surely we were being nourished physically, but we were also aware of the very real non-physical nourishment that we receive from our breathing exercises and practices of consciousness.”

The couple, who split their time between California and Ecuador, said they prefer the term “Pranic Nourishment or Consciousness” instead of breatharianism because they realize the growing perceived connection between not eating and the practice.

“And we don’t want to nurture that belief,” according to the statement. “This is a natural state of freedom, not a diet.”

Put simply, the couple claims to extract sustenance from nature, the cosmos and other free forms of energy, leaving “physical food” as just one source of nourishment.

“We don’t have a formula as to how much we eat and when,” the couple’s statement to The Post continued. “We do it when we want to and when we don’t want to, we don’t. You have probably felt something similar in your life – it’s natural for us all to feel this freedom!”

The couple claims that when people “eat out of fear” or during emotional extremes, they’re actually negatively impacting their body and its cells, ultimately depleting the body instead of nourishing it.

“We don’t propose we have the end-all solution, but we do feel like the majority of us have power over our own lives and the opportunity to be the best versions of ourselves, and that one by one we have the capacity to create a more joy-filled humanity.”

In their eight-day programs and four-week online video courses, which cost from around $200 for a video course to more than $1,700 for an eight-day session in San Francisco, the couple claims they teach people to “increment the energy” they receive through conscious breathing techniques and other exercises.

“When the body has more energy, it’s sharper and can filter the information it receives (like thoughts, or emotions) and be self-regulating,” the couple said. “We can also self-heal through these techniques, improve our relationship to ourselves and with others, energize our cells, physically rejuvenate, improve our psychological and emotional state, and feel a greater connection to the ‘God-source,’ or universe or our higher self.”

As parents of two, the couple does not impose their system on their children, saying their 6-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter eat “fresh homemade food” three times a day.

“We just don’t force them to eat if they’re not hungry, or obligate them to finish their entire plate if they feel satisfied,” according to the couple ‘s statement. “It has to do with body autonomy and learning to care for and know oneself, which is very valuable for everyone, of every age. They are their own people, and their lives don’t need to be the same as ours. We teach them to know their bodies, to respect them and love them and take care of their beautiful temples.”

Numerous outlets, including the New York Post, picked up the couple’s story last week after an interview with The Sun in which Castillo claimed to have gone without food during her entire first pregnancy. Castillo said claims her statements were taken out of context and in some cases outright falsified.