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    4th meal = most important meal of the day?????

    Posts: 1,185 Member
    edited January 29 in Food and Nutrition
    Curious as to where all this "4th meal is the most important meal of the day garbage is coming from", any thoughts? My personal opinion is that it is just a marketing campaign propagated by taco bell etc etc....

    It seems to be all over the threads lately, and every time I read it, it is like a nail being driven into my eye...well maybe not that bad, but you get what I am saying...

    But I would be curious to see the responses all this..

    oh, and if you are going to try and say that "4th meal stokes metabolism", or "it is the most important meal of the day" at least try and back that *kitten* up with some kind of study and don't post something from "yahoo answers", or some other garbage site......

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    • Posts: 1,761 Member
      Sex?

      I don't know WTF you're talking about.
    • Posts: 1,185 Member
      Sex?

      I don't know WTF you're talking about.

      that was not really the question ..but thanks for dropping in ...
    • Posts: 419 Member
      Nah bro, every meal is the most important meal of the day. You gotta eat a full meal every hour in order to feed your starving muscle children.
    • Posts: 14,776 Member
      I know I don't feel well unless I've had my fourth meal. I mean, it just makes sense. You've only had 3 other meals that day. You have to fuel your metabolism or else your body will get confused and store your fifth meal as fat.

      ...or something.
    • Posts: 3,038 Member
      I'm not a hobbit....
    • Posts: 3,275 Member
      Taco bell is never the answer, unless you're bulking \m/
    • Posts: 1,185 Member
      Nah bro, every meal is the most important meal of the day. You gotta eat a full meal every hour in order to feed your starving muscle children.

      Yeah that's what our friends at taco bell keep pushing
    • Posts: 1,508 Member
      What if I work second shift and my 4th meal is around noon? Is it still the most important then?
    • Posts: 61 Member
      What about elevenses? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper?
    • Posts: 3,472 Member
      3 is an odd number. Odd numbers are just wrong.
    • Posts: 457 Member
      Taco bell is never the answer, unless you're bulking \m/

      Came to make sure someone made a Taco Bell comment, was not disappointed
    • Posts: 180 Member
      What about elevenses? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper?

      I wish I could eat like a hobbit.
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    • Posts: 21,219 Member
      False. It's second breakfast.
      funy-The-Hobbit-meals-timetable.jpg
    • Posts: 1,661 Member
      Curious as to where all this "4th meal is the most important meal of the day garbage is coming from", any thoughts? My personal opinion is that it is just a marketing campaign propagated by taco bell etc etc....

      It seems to be all over the threads lately, and every time I read it, it is like a nail being driven into my eye...well maybe not that bad, but you get what I am saying...

      But I would be curious to see the responses all this..

      oh, and if you are going to try and say that "4th meal stokes metabolism", or "it is the most important meal of the day" at least try and back that *kitten* up with some kind of study and don't post something from "yahoo answers", or some other garbage site......

      4th meal???? Dang and for all of my 52 years I have been missing out :laugh:

      I only eat breakfast, lunch and dinner. Snacks on my diary are for stuff like milk that I use for tea and coffee and if I should indulge in an extra orange or something.
    • Posts: 476 Member
      for me it's the 5th meal....

      BLEND_JOH53.jpg


      WINNER!!!!! :)
    • Posts: 8,897 Member
      I just eat all day so there's no confusion. No need to put labels on things.
    • Posts: 1,590 Member
      I thought the most important part of the day was dropping the deuce
    • Posts: 8,897 Member
      I thought the most important part of the day was dropping the deuce

      It is. You are right.

      /thread
    • Posts: 61 Member
      I just eat all day so there's no confusion. No need to put labels on things.

      Its like the p90x of eating. STOMACH CONFUSION!!!!
    • Posts: 347 Member
      LOL--I read that original post. Yours made me laugh. Thanks for the chuckle to start my day.
    • Posts: 6,833 Member
      I only have two meals a day. Am I gunna die? :cry: :sad:
    • Posts: 480 Member
      I've always believed Breakfast is the most important..

      My mommy told me that!
    • Posts: 792 Member
      I hadn't heard about "4th meal" until Taco Bell started the campaign. However, I do know that some people like to "graze" and it 4-5 smaller meals throughout the day just because it keeps your body fueled consistently. I can't do that because I feel like I'm always full and eating when I don't need to. I usually just stick to 2-3meals with a snack if needed. Sometimes if I exercise a lot or eat less calorie meals I guess there is enough left over for a "4th meal" but it's not intentional.
    • Posts: 317 Member
      I just eat all day so there's no confusion. No need to put labels on things.

      Ha ha! Me too! :D
    • Posts: 779 Member
      It's just marketing.

      The key remains maintaining and controlling the balance between calories in and calories out.

      I tend to spread my eating out over the day, but that's for practicality's sake more than anything else. It'd be hard to pack my calories into three meals, especially because I eat breakfast and lunch at work.
    • Posts: 474 Member
      I do three meals and a snack RELIGIOUSLY. But thats just MY formula. There will never be any PROOF to back up ANY food plan other than groups of people with results claiming their way is the best way. The truth is there are MANY ways. I happen to like mine, I would even consider doing two snacks at some point but for the amount of cals I have to work with, 4 is just right :)
    • Posts: 61 Member
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      I wish I could eat like a hobbit.

      You can! You just have to do HIIT all the way to Mordor to work it off. It is 1779 miles from Hobbiton to Mount Doom...and GO!!!!

      http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2012/07/23/walking/
    • Posts: 9,377 Member
      False. It's second breakfast.
      funy-The-Hobbit-meals-timetable.jpg

      This
    • Posts: 3,638 Member
      I wish I could eat like a hobbit.

      I wish I could eat a hobbit ... Rosie Cotton to be precise :wink:
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