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How many meals do you typically eat daily?

14 years ago

How many meals do you typically eat daily?

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Mystical Manns
14 years ago
Mostly, three.

I typically have a small oatmeal for breakfast, then something light for lunch and a full dinner. On weekends, just two meals ... something mid-morning to cover both breakfast and lunch, and then dinner.
kacram
14 years ago
3 meals.. two snacks
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Maura63
14 years ago
3 meals, 2-3 snacks
Silverdove
14 years ago
Depends on whether I feel hungry.

Often I eat only one meal a day.
nanny98
14 years ago
Usually two...meds and breakfast, Fruit and snack mid day then dinner and meds.
minnie_tx
14 years ago
One preferably out at a restaurant somewhere. If I cook anything I eat the whole thing.
3katz4me
14 years ago
I guess three but sometimes I just graze from 10-2 and then some kind of meal after work especially if DH is in town. I usually bring an inventory of healthy foods to work and pick and choose when I'm hungry - milk, yogurt, fruit, carrots and other vegetables, packaged oatmeal, low sodium V8, unsalted nuts, Fiber One cereal, Kashi snack bars, etc. I don't usually take much of a lunch break as it just means I'll end up working later at night.
monica_pa Grieves
14 years ago
One...or two, if a toasted English muffin snd coffee counts as breakfast.
Terri_PacNW
14 years ago
Usually 2.

I need to get back to 3 plus mini high protein snacks..
maryanntx
14 years ago
3 plus snacks inbetween.
nodakgal
14 years ago
Usually 2.
I don't do breakfast, so then lunch and supper.
lilliepad
14 years ago
Usually two pieces of whole wheat toast with butter and a cup,sometimes 2,of coffee.I probably won't eat again until dinner time.I eat when I'm hungry.I drink several glasses of iced tea during the day.
alexis717_df
14 years ago
Does coffee count as a meal? ;=) I try for twice a day. Depends on if I feel hungry.
bigack
14 years ago
TOO MANY ?? 3
patti43
14 years ago
One whole meal at dinner, but toast or English muffins with V-8 or whatever I feel like around 1 p.m. Sometimes saltines and pepperoni ;-) Terrible, I know!
lydia1959
14 years ago
3 meals (although breakfast is usually just toast and coffee) and afternoon and evening snacks.
western_pa_luann
14 years ago
three meals... PLUS two or three snacks
kathi_mdgd
14 years ago
Usually 2,breakfast and dinner.If i get hungry in between i eat some fruit/nuts or cheese & crackers.
kathi
wildchild
14 years ago
Right now I am trying to lose weight so I graze. So I guess it's about 5 mini meals I'm eating. Tonight I am going out to dinner with friends so I am having two mini meals/snacks and the dinner.
cindyb_va
14 years ago
Grownups eat 3 meals a day. Since we don't eat dinner until around 8pm, I give the kids hearty after school snack, so they eat a total of 4x a day.

DH will sometimes try to sneak in a midnight "meal" unless I catch him :)
marilyn_c
14 years ago
Same as Minnie. I eat one meal a day...usually out because I have no kitchen and it is too much trouble to cook, wash dishes and clean up, especially just for one person. But, I much prefer my own cooking, and would rather cook, even just for me.
glenda_al
14 years ago
One main meal: Dinner for lunch OUT

Cereal at nite
joann23456
14 years ago
I can't believe how many of you don't eat at regular intervals. Don't you get faint? I know I do, after 3-4 hours. (I always have a granola bar or some other such snack for when my blood sugar drops.)

I eat three meals a day, plus a snack in the afternoon (usually an apple or other fruit) and another in the evening.
hallngarden
14 years ago
Three meals, two snacks
lindaohnowga
14 years ago
Two meals...breakfast and supper. I start getting weak and shaky around 3 PM, so will have some peanutbutter/cheese crackers or a couple pieces of candy.
Marilyn Sue McClintock
14 years ago
Two or three, no snacks.

Sue
mariend
14 years ago
Three meals as DH is a diabetic and he has to eat regular and suppose to have 2 snacks, but he doesn't have those. Maybe some nuts or a 100 Calorie bar if his blood sugar is low.
soxxxx
14 years ago
I eat whenever I am hungry, maybe 1 meal a day, or maybe just graze all day.
linda_in_iowa
14 years ago
Three light meals a day and some healthy snacks in between. I have lost 12 pounds in the last year and would like to lose 5 more.
vicki_lv
14 years ago
Usually 2 with 2 or 3 snacks in between. I like to graze more than have a meal.
glenda_al
14 years ago
My favorite of all favorites was fried chicken, or chicken fried steak, with milk gravy, and THEN serving leftovers with the chicken/steak heated in the gravy with biscuits for BREAKFAST!

I am killing myself thinking about this!
cheryl_ok
14 years ago
Usually 3 a day, we don't snack in between or after meals on normal days
jannie
14 years ago
Two full meals (breakfast and dinner) because I take pills with meals, plus I snack all day long!
fran1523
14 years ago
Light breakfast, light lunch unless I'm eating out, and full dinner. I try to avoid snacking because they pack on the pounds.
czech_chick
14 years ago
Three meals a day; usually two snacks during my day.
hgl_gaylemarie
14 years ago
I eat when I'm hungry. LOL! Usually 3-4 times a day. I keep veggies, fruit and nuts handy.

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