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@O'Shane
Being veggie and (I guess) lactose intolerant - I can't stand the taste of milk or uncooked cheese, I'm more or less in the same boat as MG.
Me being me I happily eat shite all day every day without any consequences. When I was racing and training hard it was a case of whatever I could get in college - lunchbox of sarnies or chips from the canteen then a proper meal at home. Usually pasta with tomato sauce and a shit load of nuts or pasta, veg and cheese sauce.
I've never had a regular breakfast in over 10yrs but I would make sure that I had food in me before going out on a sunday ride etc. You often begin to feel it an hour in and by then it's too late.
During a ride I'd have the usual banana, chocolate and possibly jaffa cakes if it wasn't too warm (they melt easy) Never liked the energy powder stuff in the drink, way too sticky and never tasted nice. Tried an energy gel a few times on long training rides, huge difference if you've hit 'the wall'. I've used protein shakes but never really noticed the difference.
When you get back from a ride an omlette/fried egg sarnie was a nice real quick way of loading tasty protein.
Unless you're training for racing part time diet doesn't make that much difference imo. I know guy's who's pre race preperation was 6 pints and a strong curry the night before. The guy went off to win races simply because of the amount of riding he did