A Day at the Races

My husband and I engaged in that most British of traditions yesterday: we went to the winter race festival at Kempton Park. Never having been to any kind of racing before I came here, nothing says British to me like horse racing and the obsession with betting on everything. This year we had good weather and we managed to get there early enough to get tickets in the premier enclosure, so we could stand at the finish line and have a good view of the parade ring from the balcony above. I like to see the horses before they run, as my strategy is basically to bet on whoever looks lively. As I know nothing about horses sometimes this works, more often it doesn't!

As usual one of the problems with being out from 10am to 4:30pm is finding gluten free food. We knew there was plenty of food at the park, but there seemed to be fewer gluten free choices than I remembered from last year. There were burger carts, crepe carts, cafe carts, fish and chips carts, pizza stalls . . .  nothing that really screamed safe to eat for the Celiac on the go. I ended up getting some shredded roast pork, without the baguette or stuffing it usually comes with, and some fries. This brings me to second problem with food at these places: quality. The pork and fries were so greasy I literally could not eat more than a few mouthfuls. It not only tasted awful (which is a rare feat with fries) but it hit my stomach like a lead brick and I swear I could feel my gallbladder labouring to provide enough bile to digest all that fat.

So, no real lunch and while I had brought a peanut protein ball as a snack, it wasn’t really enough to sustain me all afternoon, even with a chocolate bar and tea. No surprise then that I arrived home exhausted and hungry, which led to a good hour of snacking in front of the TV. Note to self: Next time bring a packed lunch!

The Score:

Calories:	Protein:	Carbs:	Fat:	Alcohol:	Fibre:
2756.55	104.22g	349.04g	104.68g	0	17.08g
	15%	51%	34%
Calories burned through exercise:		Rest Day

What I ate:

Time	Item	Amount
08:45	Vitamins - Centrum Advance A to Zinc, 400iu of Vitamin E, 1000iu Vitamin D3 and 500mg Glucosamine sulphate	1 each
	Cold water	200mL
	Sainsbury's Be Good to Yourself smoked bacon medallions	45g
	Nairn's Gluten Free Porridge oats	50g
	with Sultanas	20g
	Essential Waitrose Pressed apple juice	200mL
10:45	Starbucks Eggnog latte	Tall
12:00	Pulled roasted pork	about 30g
	French Fries	about 10 fries
	Black Tea	350mL
13:15	Galaxy Chocolate bar	46g
14:30	Bounce Peanut Protein blast	49g
	Black tea with milk and sugar	350mL
16:45	Turkey and butternut squash risotto	300g
	TriBerry Nuun electrolyte tablet in water	500mL
17:30	Homemade sugar cookies	45g
	Raspberry and Echinacea tea	250mL
18:15	Quality Street chocolates	9 pieces
20:15	Homemade chilli	350g
	Doritos Hint of lime corn chips	22g

Plus 500 to 1500mL of cold water sipped from a water bottle throughout the day.