Hosting me for a clinic or competition? Well, don’t forget to feed me please! Most people are really great at this, but from time to time I’ve had the experience of being thrown a cereal bar, and handed a cold cup of coffee as we head out the door to start the day (good thing they didn’t do it the other way around!)
I’m not terribly complicated when it comes to eating. I am not a vegetarian, and I don’t have any food allergies that I know of. I love trying new foods, especially if they are spicy. I’m generally a pretty light eater in the evenings.
All that said, I’ve found that many people get stressed if they are hosting someone they don’t know, partially because they don’t know what to provide for food. Here’s a list of my regular eating habits. This isn’t some sort of crazy, rock-n-roll star “food requirements list” where the guy asks that all green M&M’s are removed from the tray. It’s just what I normally eat. Don’t feel like you have to go out and have some special food just for me!
Things I eat regularly:
Breakfast:
My normal daily breakfast is:
- COFFEE, lots of coffee! with cream and Equal (or similar)
- Oikos Triple Zero vanilla or blueberry Greek yogurt
- (Chobani is good too)
- Simply Elizabeth Blueberry or Original Granola
- (Kashi Golean Crunch works as well)
Occasionally I’ll have a bacon, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich.
Snacks:
Snack bars are great to keep me going.
- Cashews, shelled pistachios
- Pitted dates
- Craisins
- Zone Perfect, Balance, or cliff bars
- Snickers
- Doritos
Lunch:
My Top 3 Lunch Choices
- Chef or Cesar Salad with grilled chicken, Low fat Cottage Cheese, Avocados (yum!)
- BLT on flatbread, with cheddar or provolone, black olives, & pepperoncini
- Roast Beef (pink) with lettuce mayo pickles and horseradish, white or wheat wrap
I don’t mind hamburgers, hot dogs, or a couple slices of pizza with just about anything on it from time to time.
Dinner:
If we’re dinning out, I love the local favorites over national chains. I’m as comfortable in a quirky dive as I am in a 5 star restaurant. Ethnic foods are usually quite fun. I’m a big fan of spicy foods or a really good barbecue joint (apologies to the scribe.)
I’m also happy with home cooking or barbeques.
- Chicken (more of a white meat person than dark)
- Fish, just about anything goes
- Steak (medium rare)
- spinach
- asparagus
- green beans
- broccoli
- squash
- zucchini
- rice
I’m not a big pasta fan. I think I over did that in college.
Day time drinks:
- Diet Pepsi/Coke
- Aquafina or Dasani water
- S.Pellegrino Essenza (cherry/pomegranate, orange/black raspberry, tangerine/strawberry)
- Gatorade (or similar) red or orange
“Off the clock” drinks:
- Blue Moon Non-Alcoholic
- Heineken Zero
- Corna (light or regular)
- Michelob Ultra
- Guinness (if you want to spoil me)
- White Wine (sauvignon blanc, Vino Verde, Chardonay)
What to feed me if you were disappointed with me:
Spam
Boiled Cabbage
Beats
Tuna casserole (but I love Tuna steaks or sushi, weird, huh?)
Chitlins
Eggplant
Brussel Sprouts (actually, starting to figure out how to like these)
Baby food (just seeing if you’re still reading)
Sourdough
Pumpernickel Bread (just can’t figure out how to like it)
Doughnuts (Okay, I might eat 1 Boston creme, but that’s all!)
IPA Beer (Why was that even invented?!)
Canned Beer (not as offensive as IPA)
Canned IPA (Are you kidding me??)
