I'd be grateful for detailed info on what Theravadin monks typically eat during their daily meal, and how much of it.
For health reasons I've been experimenting with the one-meal-a-day regime for the past ten days. I can make it work, with a bit of rice milk in the afternoon, but the amount of food I am eating is pretty stupendous. For instance, this morning I ate two sausages, three large eggs, an apple, an orange, 1.5 cups of rolled oats, a large soup spoon of honey, and an avocado. I really enjoyed it, but I am a little concerned about the health risks from this concentrated intake of fat. There is absolutely no risk of me becoming overweight (I can't put on weight even on three meals a day), but I see fat in my urine even six hours after the meal, which makes me wonder about the risk of gall stones, atherosclerosis, and so forth.
Feedback on what I'm eating is welcome, independent of the monks' diet. I know there's at least one medical doctor popping in here from time to time.