why must we eat 3 times daily? cant we just feed like once in 3 or 4 days, at least it will save the stress of eating breakfast n 4 hrs later u wld start thinking of wat to eat again

ha!

well as neil armstrong is the first person to land on the moon

u have the right to be the first to try that. . . . . .and tell us how it feels



na wa!! make i no eat for 3days. . . u wan kill person. . .if dem say make i choose between food and u. . . .na food i go take

It definitely depends on ones metabolism, the caloric need, and general appetite. 

Wee need eat trice a day as it helps in building and replenishing the strength and vitamins we lose through our daily stress

Twice daily can suffice.

You really do NOT have to eat thrice a day. I used to think it was impossible.It's not the number of times you eat but what you eat itself that makes you healthy.It however depends on your age and body requirement. Most of the times what we adults eat the three times may NOT even give us the required nutrients. For example, anything made out of plain white flour e.g white bread, cake and pastries in general don't give you any nutritional value. I have some 'funny' guys in my office, they are factory workers, as early as 8am, they'll buy those locally made buns or doughnuts(doesn't matter though, whether they are from MacDonald or Tantalizer), eat and 'wash' it down with 'orobo' coke/fanta, and cold one for that matter! I would smile at them but weep inside because such people are 'killing' themselves gradually. That is of course their breakfast, they would most likely have a good lunch at the staff canteen and some of them would buy fried yam and ankara on their way home to have as dinner. For healthy nutrition, breakfast was NIL, lunch was OK and dinner was just FAIR.

On the other hand, someone who simply took few biscuits and a cup of tea (but my candid choice is FRUITS or simply water!) as breakfast, have a real meal (rice, amala, beans or whatever) as lunch and take fruits (banana, pawpaw, orange and the like) again in the evening, has a better chance of healthy living. Most of those traditional breakfast, lunch and dinner do not completely digest before we take the next one. Give your digestive system a break meeen!

On a final note, if you must take dinner, please do so a couple of hours before you go to bed. Your digestive system is inactive when you are sleeping and undigested food in your system causes great damage to your health.

Cheers

I only eat when I'm hungry, not necessarily three times daily. Sometimes I eat only once, maybe lunch.

Ahan! I don't know why people must ever eat, not to talk of 3ice daily.

I have never ate anything in my life, all I ever took is water and it's still sustaining me.

I get surprised when I see people eating food like: If you don't eat, you'll die.
I don't plan to start eating and if I might, then it would be like Once a month (Fruits only)

stillwater:

I only eat when I'm hungry, not necessarily three times daily. Sometimes I eat only once, maybe lunch.

I was going to say that as well

My Diet is not that regimented / disciplined enough to limit myself to 3 square meals.

Am usually munching on something.

used to have 3 square meals when i was a kid, but now i only eat when i'm hungry, and i'm not always hungry 3 times a day, just twice and at times once