# Do you eat at unusual times?y **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [November 10, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231 "2020-11-10T16:07:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231/1 "2020-11-10T16:07:54Z")
It is 10:00, and my wife and I just finished a reasonably substantial meal (for us) - baked potatoes and broccoli. Not sure if we’ll have just salads for dinner, or maybe a frozen pizza. My wife prefers not to eat heavily late in the afternoon/evening. We both tend to wake early, and our breakfasts (cereal) don’t stick with us too long. With both of us working from home, when we start getting peckish around 9-10 or so, instead of just snacking, we might make our main meal of the day. Yesterday I grilled salmon and asparagus around 11 a.m. I think she had cheese and crackers and I had a PBJ around dinnertime. So - maybe not too unusual, but definitely different from the standard bkfst/lunch/dinner - w/ dinner being the biggest meal of the day. Basically, we eat whatever we feel like eating when we feel hungry. Morning snack is usually fruit or veggies - but could be cookies or ice cream (if we have any in the house)! How about you? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231/2 "2020-11-10T16:22:12Z")
Breakfast between 8:00 - 9:00AM (cereal), maybe a nosh around 11:00AM, dinner between 2:00 - 3:00PM, maybe a snack around 6:00PM. If I have a big meal any time after 5:00PM, Reflux will cause me to burst into flames as I’m sleeping. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231/3 "2020-11-10T16:38:38Z")
Breakfast 6:30 am Lunch Noon Dinner after 7 pm, before 10 pm. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231/4 "2020-11-10T16:45:31Z")
I snack on fruits and vegetables from 8 AM to noon and then eat dinner just before bed at around 10. When I was younger I’d eat just once a day, usually around 2 in the afternoon. For the most part eating is a waste of my time, I’d rather not do it at all. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231/5 "2020-11-10T17:35:25Z")
We have absolutely no schedules now, so we eat or sleep whenever it suits us, night or day. We don’t distinguish among breakfast, lunch or dinner anymore, we just “eat”. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231/6 "2020-11-10T17:48:13Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > How about you? I eat at unusual times to an American to a certain extent because this is the tradition in my country: breakfast - dinner - supper. I have dinner at 1 o’clock. My breakfast is at 7/7;30. I also have an intermediary meal consisting of a vegetable salad and fruit at 11. Also, there is a separate dessert at about 4: 1/4 of a dark chocolate tablet. ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231/7 "2020-11-10T18:04:06Z")
No breakfast. Lunch 1-2pm. Evening meal 8pm. If working away and in hotel, can be 9-10:30pm. No snacks. ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231/8 "2020-11-10T18:31:12Z")
Very light ( “continental”? ) breakfast with coffee at 11:00 AM-ish. “My” brunch/lunch at around 2:15 PM. Nothing heavy, but sating enough. A piece of fruit or two around 4:30 to 5:00 PM. Dinner between 6 and 7 PM, depending on what’s going on at work. Glass of red wine with very light snack at almost midnight. Hit the rack at slightly after 1 AM. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231/9 "2020-11-10T19:15:15Z")
I’d say I do. I’m seldom hungry in the morning so never breakfast unless I anticipate not being able to eat for hours and hours. For example, if I am visiting a customer while out of town and I think I might be there the entire day, I’ll eat something from the hotel spread. When at work (been ‘essential’ the whole time), I don’t eat lunch before 2:30. I think I just enjoy being hungry. In the evening, I’m more of a grazer for the first few hours aftet I get home. A few spoonfuls of coleslaw, handful of chips or peanuts, piece of cheese, etc. It might be 9pm before I think about making/reheating something more substantial. Last night, it was after Antiques Roadshow was over at 9 when I reheated some pasta. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231/10 "2020-11-10T19:23:17Z")
I don’t have my evening meal until about 10:30, sometimes later. I generally eat breakfast and lunch at the normal time, but I don’t like getting hungry before bedtime, so I defer supper until late at night. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231/11 "2020-11-10T19:29:40Z")
I used to have dinner around 4 pm but due to my current job I usually eat around 10:30 pm ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231/12 "2020-11-10T19:54:27Z")
I’m pretty much down to one meal a day, usually prepared while _ **Wheel of Fortune** _ is on in the background and eaten while watching _ **Jeopardy!** _ If I eat anything during the day, it’ll probably be cereal/toast/a bagel/anEnglish muffin with a cup of tea or two. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231/13 "2020-11-10T20:53:27Z")
Breakfast right after I get up, which can be any time between 0700 and 1000. Lunch usually between 1300 and 1530. Supper usually 1800-1900, but sometimes as late as 2100. ---
**Author:** ![Didi44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231/14 "2020-11-10T22:28:26Z")
Define unusual. In the U.S or around the world? Here’s some meal times around the world: [https://www.insider.com/dinner-times-around-the-world-2018-11#south-africans-whether-in-cities-or-in-rural-areas-sit-down-for-dinner-between-8-pm-and-10-pm-9](https://www.insider.com/dinner-times-around-the-world-2018-11#south-africans-whether-in-cities-or-in-rural-areas-sit-down-for-dinner-between-8-pm-and-10-pm-9) ---
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231/15 "2020-11-10T23:00:00Z")
Maybe not unusual, just earlier than most. Breakfast 5:00 am Lunch 10:30 am Dinner 4:30 pm (If I can). ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231/16 "2020-11-11T00:52:12Z")
Breakfast usually somewhere around 8 to 10 AM; considerably after I first get up. Lunch somewhere between noon and 3 PM. Supper somewhere between 5 and 10 PM. Sometimes a snack inbetween or after, sometimes not. Lunch and supper are both main meals, usually about the same size. That is, unless I’m doing a morning farmers’ market; in which case, breakfast around 5:30 AM, a sandwich at market around 11, rather more lunch after I’ve finished market, loaded up, done errands and gotten home, so probably somewhere around 3:00; supper probably between sometime between 7 and 10. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231/17 "2020-11-11T00:59:03Z")
Breakfast: Never Lunch: 11 Dinner: 4:15-4:30 That’s it. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231/18 "2020-11-11T15:23:34Z")
Breakfast: 6:30-7:00am - English muffin, banana & ice water Lunch: 11:30am-noon - String cheese, fruit (this time of year it’s usually apple, pear & grapes), chips or crackers, diet Coke, fun size candy bar Supper: 5:00pm - Some kind of hot dish, soup, sloppy joes, tacos, pizza, sandwich, etc., a small sweet thing like a couple of pieces of dark chocolate, small candy bar, ice cream… I don’t eat in between meals anymore. I dislike supper the most. I’d rather just snack but feel I should eat something kind of good for me with veggies and a protein. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231/19 "2020-11-11T17:02:30Z")
One meal a day, at about 5:30. No snacks, but tea throughout the day. (Artificial sweetener.) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231/20 "2020-11-11T17:12:24Z")
Because teleworking and being at home pretty much 24/7 most of this year, meal times have slowly become totally free form. Whenever I feel hungry, I just walk into the kitchen an get something to eat. Is this what retirement feels like? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231.md?page=2)