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  • #21
    Well, it certainly ain't what I used to eat when I was racing 12 - 15 head. Back then, I started the day with bacon and eggs, had a full meal at noon and another after the races, with helpings of coffee and junk food inbetween. I am now reduced to mostly stuff that can be nuked (at least in summer) or steamed to reduce fats and eat healthier in my dotage, well on my way there anyway. Nuked veg, the odd nuked tater, very little rice or bread, but the problem is trying to find meat that nukes nicely - tonight's experiment is extra lean Italian sausage as I figure it will work nuked as pork sausage works well that way. I also eat a lot of fresh fruit, and, honest, I DO try to curb my chocolate habit. All bets are off for winter, however, as far as meat goes - nothing tastes quite as good as a fried pork chop after being out in -40 weather for a couple of hours.
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    • #22
      Originally posted by HOOF123 View Post
      what is your diet.
      Feral children.
      Brothers and sisters, I bid you beware
      Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.
      -Rudyard Kipling

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      • #23
        Eating to maintain a healthy weight is the same for horse people as for anyone else. To quote Michael Pollard, "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." Hopping on a horse for fun or profit does not require a special diet.

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        • #24
          No crap in the house, and my major vice is coffee and good beer (yes, I am a beer snob). We do a lot of chicken, fish and eat in moderation. I also have 3 meals & 2 snacks throughout the day. Most mornings consist of a low fat milk and protein smoothie, and we work in a lot of fresh veggies and fruits. I'm not the healthiest of shape, but I'm working on getting better.

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          • #25
            m welll today it consisted of 6 cups ofcoffee, followed by 4 cans of throw back pepsi with 2 small bags of chips... NormallyI eat a bit better but not a lot better...
            WIll eat almost anything that doesnt have mushrooms ( allergic) or sea food of any kind.. cant stand the stuff had way way way to much of it growing up with a scuba diver father who thiought the family would love what ever he drug out of the ocean that week/end... Tomany lobsters, abaloni(sp), mussels, scallops, etc growing up now I just retch seeing them in the store...
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            • #26
              Originally posted by JSwan View Post
              Feral children.

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              • #27
                Oh, and to all the Diet Coke junkies.....when I kicked my DC habit I lost ten pounds without changing anything else. Go figure since it doesn't have any calories.

                I also happily lost my daily headaches. Soda is eeeeevil.

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                • #28
                  Gosh some of you make me feel like I eat like a whale or something!

                  I tend to get really dizzy without eating every couple of hours so idk how on earth you people eat breakfast and then nothing till dinner!
                  I have either an everything bagel with cream cheese, or a bowl of Raisin Bran cereal for breakfast. With a big ole mug of coffee.

                  And then I snack on fruit and yoghurt till lunch, which is bratwurst with sauerkraut and mustard on a whole wheat hotdog bun (mmm!) or leftovers.

                  Then I snack on more fruit and usually throw in a granola bar before I head to the barn.

                  Dinner's always something different, can't really say we "always" have this or that. Tonight we're having lemon garlic grilled chicken with baked potatoes and edamame (yeah weird I know). But I cook a LOT of Asian food, mostly with chicken b/c the big frozen bags of it is cheap . And I make sure to include lots of veggies. I do eat a lot of whole wheats but some whites sneak in there in the form of white rice or bread crumbs.

                  All of that with a heck of a lot of water, and some Coke Zero...gah, I love my Coke Zero.
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                  • #29
                    Originally posted by JSwan View Post
                    Feral children.
                    With a side of baby gizzards.
                    Thus do we growl that our big toes have, at this moment, been thrown up from below!

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                    • #30
                      If anyone is interested, the Italian sausage nuked very nicely.
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                      • #31
                        Dad Said Not To, I think you mean Michael Pollan. If anyone is interested he is a journalist who set out to find what really happens with our food in "The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals" and followed up with "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto". If you ever want to change your diet, "In Defense of Food" offers a plan, such as stay to the outsides of the grocery (produce, meats, dairy, bakery). "The Omnivore's Dilemma" offers reason to change. They are both good reads and super informative. He also preaches local food and sustainability, so be prepared, though he isn't crazy about it.

                        As for me, a college kid constantly on the run and in no way your stick thin eq rider, I eat a lot of yogurt, fruits and veggies, and grilled chicken. I also drink lots of tea. The water in Lexington doesn't taste the greatest (so heads up for you all attending the WEG) so I switched to unsweetened tea to mask the taste. Sweet tea is like soda to me so I do have that on special occasions.

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                        • #32
                          It's easy to keep the weight off when you have spent all your money taking care of your horse and have nothing left for groceries. Works like a charm...
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                          • #33
                            I feel guilty now, too. But the fact is I hate vegetables, for the most part, and almost all fruits that aren't citrus. (I'll eat plums, peaches, and pears if they're not too ripe. And raspberries or blackberries in season. Otherwise, anything else I'm just forcing because it's "good for me" and some I won't at all. NO tropical fruit, it's all nasty, and bananas are horrible, I won't even be in the same room with them.) Vegetables have to be either cooked and spiced and salted beyond recognition, or be naturally on the flavorless side. Or pickled. I eat the recommended servings, but I don't like it. (Well, not the fruit. One serving of something inoffensive that's in season.)

                            Just throw a steak on the grill, ninety seconds on each side. Or sashimi-grade yellowfin (in which case don't cook it at all!) I could probably live off a Japanese diet of rice, soy, fish, and pickled veg with some occasional red meat thrown in.

                            Well, and cakes (real cake, not cheesecake, I don't really like that) and cookies and the occasional ice cream or cheese. Basically, carbs and meat or dairy. (Except yogurt. Yuck. The commercials LIE. Adding sugar does not make it taste like dessert. Cottage cheese, on the other hand, is almost as good as ice cream.)

                            At a show (or a dance competition)? Food? What's food? For dance, coffee. For horse shows, lemonade. Solid food is almost as overrated as sleep.
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                            • #34
                              I attempt to lead an Ayurvedic lifestyle so my diet changes depending on the season and if my doshas are out of whack (oh my goodness I feel like such a hippie typing that out... ). Mostly vegetarian although when I'm craving meat I eat it because generally I feel like I'm in tune with myself enough to know when I need it. No more than once a week, though, and usually chicken or fish, although I do love the occasional green chile cheeseburger.

                              I try to eat a varied diet but I have my fall backs when I'm busy. Usually yogurt for breakfast, fruit and maybe a peanut butter sandwich or soup for lunch, and noodles or rice with veggies for dinner. I try not to keep junk food around but I do like my lemonade mix. I've used that to replace soda as a daily sweet drink. I also drink a lot of tea sweetened with honey. In the summer I'll actually brew up a liter of green tea in my Sigg bottle (I pour the hot water in and then put the tea bags in to steep) the night before, stick it in the fridge overnight then drink that throughout the day. I also take a multivitamin just to be certain I'm getting enough.

                              Weight isn't a concern for me as I ride and shoe enough and am blessed with a fast metabolism so even when I'm heavy for me, I'm still pretty slender. But I do have some health issues and they definitely worsen when I'm not eating right or exercising (more than just riding/shoeing...yoga and running seem to be very important to my health).

                              The other nice thing about this diet is it is actually very cheap as I don't really buy many packaged meals or anything. This is important as I need to balance eating right so I can work and take care of the critters with, you know, feeding them and taking care of them financially.
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                              • #35
                                Mostly vegetables and dairy products. Milk and water are my beverages, with some tea--loathe Soda--horrible stuff.

                                I must have cookies, cakes, or cereal or I get sick (wierd metabolism) I absolutely cannot eat a no fat diet, so I guess what I'm saying is it's not unusaul for me to have cake and icecream for breakfast--so good.
                                I LOVE my Chickens!

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                                • #36
                                  Horse treats.

                                  Seriously. My mare is a picky princess. I'm not, and I'll be damned if the money I spent on another type of rejected treat goes to waste.
                                  I think they're high in fiber too.
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                                  • #37
                                    A little of the grain and molasses horse feed left over from before I put ALL the horses on the high fat, low carb draft diet. Feed is just too expensive to waste. With a little milk added it - tastes almost like the sugary cereal marketed as granola whatever. Waste not- want not.

                                    No seriously, at my age, and since I no longer show- I eat just about what I want - lots of fresh vegetables, fruits, cheeses, eggs (infertile) -- not much meat, chicken or fish - maybe one serving a week of one of these. Working on not eating any flesh of any kind- infertile eggs don't count.

                                    I'm not worried about maintaining an elf-like physique any more-- I used to be short 5 ft.1 in.) and rail thin (was still just 99 lbs at age 45)- I'm still short, but but no longer thin.

                                    I drink lots and lots of water -- especially while outside working in this heat.

                                    Oh, and my vice is eating lots of ice cream, and homemade pudding - the dessert kind. I also like to drink sweetened tea and lemonade.

                                    Used to eat feral children, too - but gave that up when I started trying to go vegetarian.
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                                    • #38
                                      What do horse people eat? In my experience: anything thats not nailed down. There seem to be a lot of Smarties consumed in the barn I work at.
                                      It's psychosomatic. You need a lobotomy. I'll get a saw.

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                                      • #39
                                        I seem to mostly go for lots of lean protein, vegetables, and fruit. My biggest vice is a huge breakfast every day, 4-5 dark chocolate hershey's kisses late morning (every day!), and a handful of potato chips at night, but most of the time I tend to prefer healthy food, and luckily I'm still at a pretty good weight. Gotta give up those chips though!

                                        I also don't drink sodas or eat much fast food or baked sweets, which probably helps.
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                                        • #40
                                          Originally posted by JSwan View Post
                                          Feral children.
                                          That's what we had for dinner last night...

                                          Today I had a bag of peanut M & Ms for breakfast along with a single tall hazelnut latte (Starbucks on the run). An entire combo sub sandwich with a bag of chips for lunch. About three chocolate chip cookies that were in a bag in the tack room at the barn. Two cheddar bagels for a snack about 3:00. Two martinis when I got home, and I'm going to order delivery pizza here in a minute.

                                          The day is not over yet...

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