Originally Posted by
staehpj1
That reminds me, I forgot to mention that I eat constantly on or off the bike, but don't eat huge meals. I suspect that is outside of the norm for most tourists who seem to eat huge meals.
There is always jerky, fig newtons, fruit, baked goods, or whatever in the jersey pocket and I an constantly nibbling. At mealtime I eat reasonable sized meals.
Frankly, I do both. I used to be amazed at the amount of food I eat on a tour, and yet barely maintain body weight. Typically, I eat a large breakfast and snack till second breakfast. Then a reasonable second breakfast, and then snack till dinner. I rarely eat a mid-day meal, but I snack enough to account for it. I eat a large meal sometime in the evening after I'm off the bike for the day, then snack till I brush my teeth right before bed. So I eat two large meals at least, and snack all day.