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This comfortable cycle, in which the rhythms of the day helped shape the rhythms of the meals, gave rise to the custom of the large midday meal, eaten with the extended family.

They were so busy working that they only ate simple meals.

They ate three meals regularly every dayThey were expert at cooking meals.

The evening meal carries the full burden that used to be spread over two meals, says Counihan.

The big meal came at around 1 p.

So the formerly small supper after sundown becomes the big meal of the day, the only one at which the family has a chance to get together.

Since industrialization, maintaining such a slow cultural metabolism has been much harder, with the long midday meal shrinking to whatever could be stuffed into a lunch bucket or bought at a food stand.

Meals are the foundation of the family, says Carole Counihan, a professor at Millersville University in Pennsylvania, so there was a very important interconnection between eating together and strengthening family ties.

Italians, says Counihan, traditionally began the day with a small meal.

In between the midday meal and a late, smaller dinner came a small snack.

In agrarian , pre-industrial Europe, you'd want to wake up early, start working with the sunrise, have a break to have the largest meal, and then you'd go back to work, says Ken Albala, a professor of history at the University of the Pacific.

The researchers, led by Martin Reimann, carried out a series of experiments to see if people would choose a smaller meal if it was paired with a non-food item.

Most kids and adults would choose a smaller meal that came with a non-food item.

Most kids and adults don't actually feel hungry when they eat half of their meal.

Both kids and adults felt satisfied with only half of their meal portions.

According to a new study from Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab, small nonfood rewards—like the toys in McDonald's Happy Meals—stimulate the same reward centers in the brain as food does.

There's nothing mysterious about cooking the evening meal.

The intention to put a home-cooked meal on the table was pretty much universal.

Still, I find it strange that only a third of young people report preparing meals at home regularly.

Since then, packaged, pre-prepared meals have been what's for dinner.

If you eat three meals a day and behave like most Americans, you probably get at least a third of your daily calories outside the home.

I'm talking about simple, easy, everyday meals.

Cooking real food is the best defense—not to mention that any meal you're likely to eat at home contains about 200 fewer calories than one you would eat in a restaurant.

This disparity (差異) suggests the memory of our previous meal may have a bigger influence on our appetite than the actual size of the meal.

Hunger isn't controlled solely by the physical characteristics of a recent meal.

what would happen at meal time if you remembered eating a lot in the previous meal?

It is reported that 49 million Americans are unsure of where they will find their next meal What's most surprising is that 36% of them live in households where at least one adult is working.

At Yorkshire Pudding, Hill says that his staff asks diners whether they would like to share their meals.

Small dishes, shared meals and "mixing it up" is not something commonly done in Britain, but Yorkshire Pudding will bring full dishes to the table and offer individual plates for each diner

Yorkshire Pudding is a restaurant which will bring full dishes to the table but offer plates to those diners who would like to share their meals.

He would rather have a meal an hour later.

As part of the Kids Live Well campaign-expected to be announced nationwide Wednesday—participating restaurants must promise to offer at least one children's meal that has fewer than 600 calories(卡路里), no soft drinks and at least two items from the following food groups: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins or low-fat dairy.

These changing life styles are responsible for the increasing number of people who must rush meals or sometimes simply go without them

Burger King, the nation's second-largest fast food chain, for instance, will stop automatically including French fries and soda in its kids' meals starting this month, although they will still be available

Instead, the company said Tuesday, its employees will ask parents whether they prefer such options as milk or sliced apples before assembling the meals.

"A well-displayed meal is enhanced one hundred percent in my eyes," he later wrote in one of his cook books.

"The evening meal carries the full burden that used to be spread over two meals," says Counihan.

Along with old classics like "carrots give you night vision" and "Santa doesn't bring toys to misbehaving children", one of the most well-worn phrases of tired parents everywhere is that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

Breakfast isn't the only meal we should be getting right.

In agrarian, pre-industrial Europe, "you'd want to wake up early, start working with the sunrise, have a break to have the largest meal, and then you'd go back to work," says Ken Albala, a professor of history at the University of the Pacific.

In one US study that analysed the health data of 50,000 people over seven years, researchers found that those who made breakfast the largest meal of the day were more likely to have a lower body mass index BMI than those who ate a large lunch or dinner.

Is Breakfast Really the Most Important Meal of the Day?

Opinions differ as to whether breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

since industrialization, maintaining such a slow cultural metabolism has been much harder, with the long midday meal shrinking to whatever could be stuffed into a lunch bucket or bought at a food stand.

The big meal came at around 1 p.m.

The meals are not particularly appetizing, or even safe.

That’s what hard-working men and women say to justify their lavish vacations, big stereo systems or regular restaurant meals.

Drinking coffee after a meal is more likely to cause obesity.

And, for someone always on-the-go who may not have time for a meal, a protein snack bar can be a good option for occasional meal replacement.

Each day of Kwanzaa, usually before the evening meal, family and friends gather around the table and someone lights a candle, beginning with the black.

If you are at home trying to decide where to go for dinner, however, the knowledge component may prevail, and you decide to go where you can eat a healthier meal.

Now, the only apparent cost to taking infinite photos of something as common as a meal is the space on your hard drive and your dining companion's patience.

Participants in the study were separated into two groups—one group was asked to eat 30 grams of protein per meal in the form of whole foods.

The ceremony is followed by a meal, and then singing and perhaps listening to African music.

Unless the meal takes place in a beer house, this is considered bad manners.

A new report found 46 percent of meals are eaten alone in America.

And the good morning Britain presenter says she's been able to put a lot of what she's learnt into practice in her own home, preparing meals for sons, Sam, 14, finn, 13.

Campers, in my eyes, were people who enjoyed insect bites, ill-cooked meals, and uncomfortable sleeping bags.

During the mid-autumn festival, family members often gather together share a meal, admire the moon and enjoy moon cakes.

Good morning. Britain's Susanna Reid is used to grilling guests on the sofa every morning, but she is cooking up a storm in her latest role-showing families how to prepare delicious and nutritious meals on a tight budget.

Guests staying at plaza hotel will be given meal tickets worth $36 once they have produced 10 watt hours of electricity.

Having enough fat and salt in your meals will reduce the urge to snack between meals and will improve the taste of your food.

He said the chickens had never missed a meal and he could not figure out why some of them had stopped laying eggs.

How can a participant get a free meal?

I consulted with a physician, I hired a fitness coach, and I began to eat small and healthy meals.

If a student gets hungry on the long drives to and from school, Wilson never hesitates to buy them a meal.

If successful, the electric bicycle meal programme will be spread to all Crowne Plaza Hotels in the UK, the hotel said in a statement.

In one study, people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room.

It makes you less likely to rush through a meal.

Life for ancient people seemed to center on hunting and gathering wild foods for meals.

Looking at the beef being cooked on the stove, the mother pictured the whole family having meals together.

People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories per meal than those who rush through their meals.

Sixteen years earlier, Pahlsson had removed the diamond ring to cook a meal.

So save yourself the effort for a future meal.

The crowne plaza hotel in copenhagen is offering a free meal to any guest who is able to produce electricity for the hotel on an exercise bike linked to a generator.

The trend of having meals alone.

The unwilling parent organizes the meal schedule, sends out emails, and collects money for end-of-season gifts.

There might be people who will cycle just to get a free meal, but generally I don't think people will take advantage of our programme, ".

When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on.

You can plant a tree, make a meal with locally grown vegetables, or save power — the possibilities are endless.

A few decades ago, many people didn't drink water outside of a meal.

Chewing gum, once bought primarily by adolescent boys, is now featured in commercials as a breath freshener and teeth cleanser for use after a meal.