When do you stop to eat along the trail?

[Deadeye]

All of the above! I try not to go more than 2 hours without getting off my feet, letting the dogs breathe, and eating something.

[Trance]

I force myself to eat when I wake up, I carry quick stuff like nuts, protein bars, candy in my backpack side pouches to eat as I move, then I suually eat right after I pitch my tent at night.

Once you get into the groove of hiking, you think more about food than you actually eat it.... atleast in my case. I never stop "just to eat" mid day. I do stop to get a drink though.

[Dogwood]

No set food times. Mostly graze on the go.

[Gambit McCrae]

Just eat when your hungry

[WILLIAM HAYES]

usually eat in the evening snack as I hike

[rocketsocks]

Eat when I'm hungry
Drink when I'm dry
I the moonshine don't kill me
I'll live till I dies

[LittleRock]

Thanks all! I've seen everything from hikers who graze all day while walking to hikers who stop for an hour mid-day and cook a full lunch. Just curious as to where most people fell within that spectrum.

Seems like my routine is more structured than most people's. I can't make myself eat while walking - too afraid of getting distracted and turning an ankle. So I usually stop twice for 10-15 minutes to eat during the day. First time is roughly around noon or halfway through my miles, eat a protein bar and some dried fruit. Second time is about 3 miles before I stop for the night. Eat a candy bar, and the sugar rush usually allows me to power through the last 3 miles in an hour or so. I try to stop at a shelter or a good viewpoint, if it's convenient. If not, I just wait for the next good rock or log to sit on.

[Traveler]

Eat when I'm hungry
Drink when I'm dry
I the moonshine don't kill me
I'll live till I dies

"Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust
If the Persimmon juice don't get cha
The crick mud must" Muskie