What Counts as a Meal?

"Meals” can be a fluid concept. 

Fact: Some days I don’t eat lunch.  I instead have two big snacks during the day, one late morning and one midafternoon.

Another Fact: Some days I don’t eat breakfast first thing.  When I’m rushed in the morning, I eat a snack first thing then maybe breakfast or another larger snack later. 

My point is, meals don’t always have to be what you think of as a traditional meal. You don’t have to follow the breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, then dinner formula every day.  Do what fits your life and your schedule. If you are in a hurry in the morning, plan a simple snack instead of a full-on breakfast. If you tend to get hungry in the evening after dinner, plan a snack for then. ​

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