Is it better to eat regularly, consuming a consistent amount of food during breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks...or eat a big breakfast, eat a smaller lunch, and eat little or no dinner (no snacks )? Or what else is a better plan?
A lot of it has to depend on your lifestyle. For example, if you train after work, then not replenishing the carbs from that workout is a mistake. If you are an office worker wanting to lose weight on the other hand having more protein and less carbs at dinner is a good idea - so long as you don't eat late enough that the meal keeps you awake.
I just prefer the little and often approach. I eat about every three hours - even if its just a banana. Keep your metabolism ticking over.
Many sportspeople that train in the morning will eat a large high carb brekkie, a lunch that is about even in a higher protein tea.
Just my $0.02.
As a runner, I run before breakfast to burn more fat.
How true...I think everyone will have different responses to this posting!
As for me, I tend to eat a medium breakfast, usually 1/2 cup of a high fiber cereal with 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup blueberries or other fruit. For lunch, I try to eat from all foodgroups, but stay on the lower side for carbs. Dinner is usually a piece of fish or chicken, 2 veggies, a dairy product and a starch. In between meals, I usually munch on carrots or an apple. I also try to have 2 extra servings of fat per day (good fat, like unprocessed peanut butter or olive oil).