I am not sure how many people do this. But, I often only eat once per day at home. Generally, I do not consider a snack of less than 100C a meal. I generally eat about 5 snacks per day. At supper, I load up with carbs, proteins and overall fatty foods. Often this is homemade pizza (pepperoni, cheese), fried peppers (olive oil), and other foods rich in fats. (Yeah, salmon is good, smoked steelhead, fried trout, too.) I think my calorie load is about 3/4 in the evening, 1/4 the rest of the day.
I am type 2 diabetic. I avoid processed white bread, mac&cheese, wraps, and other foods that are >50% carbs. I generally cut my dose in half, or less when I am out on a longer trip. Though, I carry a couple cups of flour (whole wheat/bisquick 25%/75%) and cup of finely ground dried apples mixed in for apple fritters. Usually I substitute rice for carbs and bring a bag of a couple pounds of brown rice. Diabetes/blood glucose is not supercharged with rice like it can be with breads and other carbs. For those times when I get into low blood sugar, I carry some hard candy.
I generally eat a high protein/high fat diet, with some carbs to get me moving through the day. And, yes, I use a vitamin/mineral supplement to insure scurvy, etc are avoided. Does it work? I can’t say, because I never feel that bad/lacking anything except water/salt over the course of any one day.
On a through hike, or a two week outing, I have breakfast: oatmeal, 2 scoops of instant coffee, and a half packet of cocoa…Marco’s Mud. The type of coffee is not a high priority, but strong coffee is. Tasters Choice or CafĂ© Bustelo work fine, a double scoop works for me. I often have a second/third cup of mocha. (What the hey, sometimes four cups, but only the first has oatmeal.)
Fritoes, potato chips, corn curls, etc make up my snacks during the day…usually about 1 small bag. Lots’a fats and calories.
For supper, about 1/2 cup of rice, jerky, a tablespoon of pemmican, pepperoni, salami, sausage, etc, and dehydrated/cooked veggies. I eat about 2oz of jerky a day, often having some as a snack.
Sometimes I will make a soup with one of the mixes from the market. A large variety is available but I am partial to minestrone, chili and lentils. I substitute dried beef, chicken, salmon, turkey, pork, (jerkys) for any ground meat. And add in some olive oil (I carry about 8oz on a two week hike.)
This adds up to about 1.1-1.2pounds per day average. I plan on using my ample fat reserves for the difference. Generally, I have found you tend not to metabolize fat well if you eat during the day. Your body will use the easier route of for food. So, forcing this with small snacks and a more constant low level fat burn all day keeps me from bonking. I average something more than a half pound per day of fat loss, or around 5lb/wk. Being older also means less food requirements. I would estimate that my diet consists of about 30-35% protiens, 30-35% fats/oils, and around 35-40% carbs by the number of calories I eat.
