Uploading some of my older drawings: august 2016
 
The tradition of sabertooth ponies to bring fresh ham or other meat for a date originates, as farfetched as it sounds, among the Equestrian ponies (especially earth ponies).  
The Equestrian ponies bring a bouqet of flowers for their object of interest. These flowers are then snacked on throughout their romantic dinner.  
The smilopon have altered this tradition for their own diet. It then spread like wildfire. They don’t say “The quickest way to one’s heart is thorugh the stomach” for nothing.