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Actually, the best way for humans to eat is how they train diabetics to eat, smaller meals--6 x per day.

Posted by Trish (aka Trisha) Feb 26 '09, 16:45

I'm still bad at forgetting to eat at the right times and I've been on insulin for over a year. The endocrinologist told me that in a perfect world we'd even wake up halfway through the night to eat something. Six small meals of 200-300 calories each, eaten 4 hours apart is perfect for the human metabolism. Since most folks aren't going to set the alarm for 4am to eat, it's ok to make your evening meal more like 400-500 calories, but you're still supposed to have a "small" meal 4 hours later, right before bedtime. Typically, I'll have something like lime sherbet, some cheese and a couple of triscuits. If I don't, I'll wake up going into a sugar crash in the mornings.

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I always have a bedtime snack - probably more habit than anything - generally a rice cake or slice of bread with low-fat PB. Besides that I have 3 - MojaveMeg Feb 26, 17:23
Dagwood was so ahead of his time. -- nm - psilotum Feb 26, 16:56
I've heard that too... "grazing". Less shock to the digestive system, etc. I try to just eat small snacks throughout the day. - Dr.Vermin Feb 26, 16:55 5
- fyi--I don't keep up with when the board rolls, I really don't pay attention. - Trish Feb 26, 17:08 3
  - Got it. - Dr.Vermin Feb 26, 17:13 2
    - In response to you comment "If Ann were here" - Will Hunting Feb 26, 17:30 1
      - Heheh. Okay, Will. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 26, 17:46
- I go the opposite way. I head 2 ginormous meals each day. - psilotum Feb 26, 16:58

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