How many meals should someone eat in a day?

[TheMojoPin]

The old saying is "three square meals".

I usually go by a full breakfast, full lunch, and a light dinner. Now my brother, who somehow stays in the best shape possible, says he eats a lot of small meals, or "large snacks" during the day...and the reasoning is that the body digests smaller portions faster and more productively.

Now this sounded absurd to me. But I have to constantly watch how I eat to stay in shape, and this would work much better to my lifestyle...what's the deal?

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This message was edited by TheMojoPin on 10-16-02 @ 11:57 AM

[Steels]

Your brother is absolutely right.

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i only eat once or twice


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[silera]

I say eat when you are hungry.



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[HordeKing1]

MOJOPIN - Yep, your brother is right. It's healthier to eat 6 or more small meals than 3 heavy meals.

It's seem to recall that it's good for weight loss as well.

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[ADF]

I say eat when you are hungry.


That's what I do. It seems to work great for Silera. I'm not too fat, either.

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[TheMojoPin]

Hot damn, I'm pulling a Gvac and switching sides as of today.

And if I ate every time I was hungry, well, I'd never leave the house...

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Whenever the HELL you can!

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[DreamWeaver]

The trainer at my gym said to eat 6 small meals a day so you never get hungry. And he also told me to work out 5 times a week....He's obviously insane.

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[Sheeplovr]

one and a half

cause lunch is reallyt jsut a apple and you done

and dinner well tis dinner have a blast put a rice bowl int he microwave and enjoy

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[hyperspace]

the program i am on (body for life) i eat 6 smaller meals a day and work out 6 days a week(less than 1 hour a day) and i did lose 40 lbs on it. plus i take 1 "free day" where i eat whatever i want.

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[Gwen]

It's healthier to eat 6 or more small meals than 3 heavy meals.


What exactly constitues a small meal?

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[Ants In My Pants]

For me, a small meal is a half pound of pasta and a few buttered rolls. I really am disgusting.

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[HordeKing1]

A small meal would be anything that isn't "biggee sized." :)




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[DarkHippie]

the optimum for best nutrition is 5 or 6 small meals. this is because the body can only assimilate a certain amount of nutrients at a time. an added bonus is that the constant feeding actually increases your metalbolism slighty by having your digestive system working more often.

the downside of this is that most people don't have the time to eat 6 meals a day. What i do is I eat 2 small meals, a protein snack or two, and a "square meal" for dinner and i suppliment them with vitamins. It's been very effective for me, and not too time consuming.

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[TheGameHHH]

I eat 2 full meals a day, but I've head its best to eat 6 small meals.

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