How many meals should I eat a day?

How many meals should I eat a day is a question that is becoming more and more popular especially with the eat often method of weight loss. Most people have three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Some people also eat tea cakes and snacks between meals. But how many meals should I have a day? is often asked by people with weight loss in mind. This section of Sleep Apnea and Snoring information websites answers the questions "how many meals should I eat a day?"

Five or six meals a day

Instead of eating 2-3 meals a day, break the meals up into smaller meals. Eat five or six smaller  meals a day every three to four hours throughout the day. Each meal should have about 200-300 calories depending on what your desired body weight is. As discussed in the last section of eating frequently to help with weight loss, eating smaller and fewer calories meals will help boost the body metabolism rate and keeping blood glucose level constant.

Example of a small meal menu

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