WHAT DO HORSE PEOPLE EAT?

[springer]

Wine.
and tonite, an "Amy's" frozen vegetarian thing, cookies for desert
and maybe more wine. Depends on stress level.

[CR Gorge Girl]

An eating right breakfast bar. (I HAAAATTTTEEEE breakfast, but I force myself to eat *something*)
Chicken burrito for lunch, with Tyson SW chicken, cheese, lettuce and some taco sauce
Some chips/salsa for a snack
Dinner was leftover lasagna and baby carrots..

Go me. haha, right.
This is the first time I've lived on my own and had to cook/buy food for myself (I cook some of my meals at home as well, but Dad buys the food). But I figure almost anything is better than that dorm food I ate all last year. bleck.

[Dazednconfused]

For those of you who might want to track your *horse related* workouts + eating habits, www.livestrong.com has quite a few of the former, and every possible food you can imagine.

I was quite gratified to learn that "Cleaning barn, vigorous", burns over 500 calories an hour. Grooming burns something like 400 calories an hour. Raking around 250. Pretty neat, and free too

[ponies123]

When I lived with my parents I tried to eat healthier, smaller meals throughout the day - a healthy breakfast, early lunch at school, something small when I got home from school and before the barn, and dinner. I also tried to abide by the nothing past 7-8pm rule.

Now I live on my own and this summer has been particularly hard because my boyfriend (who does most of the cooking, I'm a holy terror in the kitchen) has been gone for the past several months. I get up at 6 to let the 2 month old puppy get up and play for 30 min-an hour, bring in/feed the horses at 7, go to work at 7:30, have an hour lunch break to speed race home to let the puppy out again, speed race back to work until 6 which means I get home between 6:30 and 7 and let puppy out again while we clean stalls and feed and turnout which takes about an hour. Finally I get to shower and by that time it's 8:30 or 9:00 and I'm too beat to make a real meal, so I end up eating crap late.

I tend to eat things I can eat on the go, but I hate fast food as well, so usually it's low fat yogurt with some low fat granola and some strawberries and/or raspberries that I eat while driving with my knees on the way to work. Sometimes I don't have time to prepare that and it ends up being a nutrigrain bar which isn't bad in itself, but somedays I'm really bad and have poptarts instead. Lunch is something I can grab and go with as well, maybe ramen noodles if I have the 5 minutes to prep them, and then I eat them driving with my knees back to work. Or microwavable leftovers. Dinner I have more time but I'm usually lazy, sometimes I get the inspiration to cook in which case it's something simple from a box. Like Kraft or Hamburger Helper, neither of which are very good for me! I do snack at work sometimes, trying to keep it healthy, but more often than not it's a crackers or chips.

I start school again next week, don't know how I am going to fit that into the day too! Oh and did I mention actually trying to find time to ride...

ETA the bottom of my food pyramid is probably wine...

[Wayside]

I never used to be a breakfast eater, but now I'm on a medication that has to be taken with food twice a day, so I absolutely have to have something solid for breakfast. That took some adjusting, I always used to hate eating in the morning before I rode, because even something light felt like it was sitting like a lump in my stomach. Back then I'd usually have something like a instant breakfast shake, or a slim fast, some kind of liquid breakfast. These days liquid breakfast + medication = regurgitation

I get hungry a lot during the day, so I've been trying to add more protein to my breakfasts to see if that helps. Often I'll have whole wheat toast with peanut butter. Actually, I eat peanut butter fairly often. I'll pack a PB&J to take with me to the barn if I'm going to be there most of the day, since it can sit in the car without going bad.

If I spend the day at the barn, and don't eat while I'm there, I inhale everything in sight when I get home

Interestingly, I did way better when I lived alone than I do now. DH is a incredibly picky eater, insists on meat at every meal, and I probably cater to his tastes more than I should. Thank goodness my son isn't anywhere close to as picky as his dad.

[danceronice]

If I don't eat breakfast (and something with protein, too, even if it's just one strip of bacon or a cube of cheese) I am SO HUNGRY I get nauseus. However, I can go for hours in the middle of the day and then realize "Hey, it's six o'clock and I have a headache and my stomach hurts--oh yeah, breakfast, twelve hours ago, probably should eat again..." I can go hours without eating, but not if I don't eat something right after I wake up.

[JustABay]

Generally when it's hot out I don't want to eat and have no appetite, so often in the summer I wont eat until evening when it's a bit cooler. I'm in school, and often forget to eat lol, so I do a double disservice to myself

Coffee is my beverage of choice, but I try to drink 1 bottle of water to each cup of coffee...then I'm less motivated to drink lots of coffee lol. Peppermint or green teas are also lovely Water comes in at the bottom, but I see it as a necessary evil lol. Beers are totally acceptable any time, no strings attached! And most definitely welcome after a hard lesson!

I do eat a lot of yogurt, cottage cheese, fish, chicken, salads of all kinds (hate dressing though so always plain) fruit and yogurt with granola, rye bread with caraway seed (fav for breakfast with cottage cheese!) Fruits and veggies of any kind-especially grilled zucchini and eggplant on salad MMMMM!!!! I also love sushi, and hate any sort of pork product, yes including bacon. I love eggs cooked in any way, especially hard boiled

I do cook everything from scratch and try to buy local, and seasonal foods as often as possible.

In the winter, I love stews, and anything I can cook in a crock pot. I like big sloppy messes of pastas and sauces, and my fave (I'm Hungarian) comfort foods include beef goulash and chicken paprikas. Not the best diet, but not the worst! I also go to the gym at least 5 days a week, 7 if I have time, and I ride 5 days a week

[HorsesinHaiti]

Generally when it's hot out I don't want to eat and have no appetite, so often in the summer I wont eat until evening when it's a bit cooler. .......
Coffee is my beverage of choice, but I try to drink 1 bottle of water to each cup of coffee...then I'm less motivated to drink lots of coffee lol. Peppermint or green teas are also lovely .......
I do eat a lot of yogurt, cottage cheese, fish, chicken, ...... Fruits and veggies of any kind-especially grilled zucchini and eggplant on salad MMMMM!!!! I also love sushi..........

I do cook everything from scratch and try to buy local, and seasonal foods as often as possible.

In the winter, I love stews, and anything I can cook in a crock pot. I like big sloppy messes of pastas and sauces, and my fave (I'm Hungarian) comfort foods include beef goulash and chicken paprikas. Not the best diet, but not the worst!

Ah, a woman after my own stomach! Tonight is 'hand over the comfort food and nobody gets hurt', though. Guacamole tacos with cooked veggies, and Cincinnati Skyline Chili in 4-way (onion) style.

[doublesstable]

dressage riders - nothing but xl coffee and smoke cigarettes.

hunters - fancy arugela salad and some sort of 'wrap' (chicken and spinach preferred)

jumpers - burger and fries

eventers - BEER, burger and fries



btw - i'm just kidding lol

personally, when i'm in gym/lose weight mode... i live off of tuna, veggies and non-fat dip and lean cuisines

at shows/clinics... i have whatever i want! seriously, ur burning more than what you'll have time to put in... enjoy the ride right?

Sorry but I thought this was hysterical.... Just sayin'

And me with shows; well I eat NOTHING until my classes are over... or I would miss my ride as I am visiting the potty.

I don't eat meat - I guess I like animals that much. lol

[LexInVA]

I'm eating a Dairy Queen Oreo Cookie Blizzard.

[goeslikestink]

How do horse people stay healthy. keep the weight off? example,wheat thins.what is your diet.

i eat food, haha and plenty of water,plus plenty of exercise

you have plenty of exercise round the yard, ie wheelbarrowing muck
to the muck heap builts up your upper body, which is great for strenght for riding horses that are a tad stronger,

by doing lots of jobs around the yard, as i have more than one horse it keepsme fit so if i compete i have the stamina to stay the course all through the day or days

[TheJenners]

I pretty much eat whatever isn't nailed down. It's bad, but wtf-ever, you only live once.

With that in mind, I do try to buy healthy foods and eat a lot of salads, but quantity is a battle I can't win. For example, I just ate, um, I think six slices of bread and butter, a turkey sandwich, a whole cantaloupe, yeah that's gross...I don't normally have bread in the house because of the bread/butter thing, but DBF just left for a month and left half a loaf, and it might go bad...cough.

[tikihorse2]

HAM SAMMICHES!!!

I'm trying (operative word) to lose weight, so mainly lean protein, green veg, fruit, stuff like that. Essentially a modified form of Protein Power diet--and I asked my doctor for the OK.

Kim

[bits619]

Feral children.

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for me, it's 2-3 small cups of coffee in the AM along with a granola bar of sorts. Fiber Plus bar around 11:30, then depending on how long my work day will be, at 2ish some sort of sandwich (or hot dog if im feeling particularly "oooh, F it all i don't care!") or another granola bar if i wont be @ work much longer. Dinner is usually a lean cuisine.

I've been trying to venture into the cooking world, but am too embarassed to try my hand at foods made for human consumption quite yet. So much of my baking has been trying out dog treat recipes or horse treats.
Can't say the dogs have been complaining, or the horse. Boyfriend?? Maybe a tad

(of course one of our dogs counter-surfed some of the cupcakes meant for the people... she's starting to feel ENTITLED to the results of my baking! Uh oh!)

[MistyBlue]

Mmm, tonight was a bunch of different smoked fish. Scallops, shrimp, mussels, trout and salmon. I have a thing for anything smoked and I adore seafood.
And went out for lunch today and ordered that for take home dinner for later when I was there.

I'm not a fan of breakfast either. I can't even smell food when I first get up in the morning. Blech, gross. But I'm also not a morning person.
First thing am is a cup of coffee and a murderous attitude.
After barn chores I can eat and then I have breakfast around 7:30-8 am or so. And even then I can't eat hot food.
However oddly enough I LOVE breakfast out. Sausage and eggs and all that good stuff. Mmmmmm. But I have to be out of bed at least 2 hours to eat breakfast out.

[tikihorse2]

I'm not a fan of breakfast either. I can't even smell food when I first get up in the morning. Blech, gross. But I'm also not a morning person.
First thing am is a cup of coffee and a murderous attitude.
After barn chores I can eat and then I have breakfast around 7:30-8 am or so. And even then I can't eat hot food.
However oddly enough I LOVE breakfast out. Sausage and eggs and all that good stuff. Mmmmmm. But I have to be out of bed at least 2 hours to eat breakfast out.

Same here! The mere thought of breakfast right after getting up--especially something like eggs and bacon--

I definitely have to be up for at LEAST an hour or so before eating breakfast, and then I like carbs. On this less-carbs diet, I'm having cottage cheese and RyVita crackers. Or yogurt with protein powder added.

I also like breakfast out after I've been up and about for a while.

I MUST HAVE COFFEE WHEN I WAKE UP. This is non-negotiable. I'm not a morning person and it's useless even to try to talk to me before I have coffee!

Kim

[MistyBlue]

LOL, I'm dangerous pre-coffee according to Mr Blue!
And poor Mr Blue is a morning person and all chirpy and happy and talkative.

[Noviento]

Pepperoni?

[fourmares]

My trainer when I was a kid lived on Diet Pepsi and donuts... my current trainer seems to mostly eat Caffenine free diet Coke, Reeses Peanut butter cups and Starbucks Chai Tea Lattes.

I eat pretty much whatever I have in the house... often frozen diners.

[Dressage Art]

I crave cheese Danishes at the mornings