I keep to my three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Meanwhile, I am constantly seeing people munching away on dehydrated fruit bits, protein this or that, fiber supplemented cookies, etc, to the point they overlook proper meals.

Did I miss a memo?

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    I’m not going to disagree with you on that remark. I pay attention to the supermarket shelves and it does seem a lot of snacks are taking room previously available to basic food items.

    Protein bars, protein powders, granolas, dehydrated this and that, nut mixes, etc.

    The real food is going. Somewhere. I can feed myself out of this, in a pinch, but I hardly consider it food.

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          22 hours ago

          This is really about fat shaming, isn’t it?

          Your other comments give it away.

          Grazing is not a fat person’s habit. It’s just different. As long as a person is getting the right mix of micro and macronutrients and meeting their caloric goals for the day, it shouldn’t matter.

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                20 hours ago

                Nothing. But what you raised was bound to become a concern to someone at some point in the conversation.

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                  My own anecdotal observation tells me the “grazer” (not a word I enjoy using) tends to put on a lot of weight. That constant eating is putting unnecessary calories into the body, regardless they eating “healthy” snacks.

                  Grazing sounds like a sure way to gain weight and fast.

                  And I have to wonder if not allowing the digestion to run to its course before eating more won’t cause ill effects.

                  YOU raised the concern.