What do I eat and when?

When do I eat, and how much?
Depends on the sport, temperature, duration, how much time you have to chow down, and other variables. Some eat four to six times a day, others eight. One meal a day suffices for a few. In my case it is, as I eat all day long. I am a slow eater so breakfast can slide into lunch, and so on. This changes if I am training or active. Intermittent fasting? There could be benefits and drawbacks. This pattern of eating has to follow the rules, not some individually made up thing of your own.
It is difficult to have enough time to eat more than 3000 Calories of optimum quality foods. This is where concentrated foods and sport drinks can be utilized smartly. Depending on what you are doing and the other variables you may require 2400 Calories, where others need 12,000. in some cases you will have to eat and hydrate by the clock to be sure to get enough. Plan consumption, before, during, and post training or competition. Be consistent with timing and intake. Practice with different foods and ergogenic aids during training, not competition. With a properly formulated sport drink you can actually hydrate effectively and more quickly utilizing less volume than if using plain water or a poor choice in beverage. There is a lot more coming in this discussion, be patient and stay tuned. I would suggest that sports medicine has brought many changes to the table that are sound and way late. This is important for optimal functioning whether in the office, taking care of kids, teaching, fire fighting/policing/saving lives and mitigating suffering, prenatal thru the first 1000 days of baby, then ongoing-why stop? In other words, lifestyle stuff. Comments? Ideas?