Should teenagers and children determine what they eat for lunch?

[the2real4mafol]

Farsala said:

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the2real4mafol said:

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What? You guys don't have a fourth meal in your country? Don't you guys wake everyday at 3 AM to refill your stomach, like normal people? 

I personally think the four-meal system is perfect. I think that's because humans think in fours. It's the perfect plan though. Eat a meal every six hours. A nice, fixed, stable lifestyle. I sometimes have a few snacks in-between meals though, just in case my stomach isn't full.

6am is breakfast. 12 is lunch. 6 is dinner. And lets throw in a midnight snack.......all that energy that will be wasted and unused, going stright into your thighs and ass :P

That's the point!

If we didn't sleep there would be a point to it, but you don't need more than 3 main meals a day, unless you do a lot of activity (eg climbing moutains or marathons), which most people in the developed world are not likey to do ever anymore. Eating more than need, makes you fatter but fast food is worse as it doesn't really fill you up and is full of fat and calories, fast food makes you want more, as soon as you've finished, most of the time. But people can eat what they want, but they need to balance their diet properly, I think. 

Meh I usually eat 1 meal a day. But if I was offered 4-5 meals a day I would take it. I think it depends on the person. For me 4 meals a day would not affect me at all, and I sit around all day. But for a 35 year old woman that exercises a lot, 4 meals a day would still be pretty bad.

people should eat what they need, eat as they are hungry. It don't matter how much you eat, you need to just do the right amount of activity in your day, otherwise the lost energy becomes fat, that's all. For example, the first people to climb Mt. Everest had 10,000 calories a day because thats what they needed. It depends on your lifestyle, what amount of food you should eat. it's a personal thing, that government shouldn't try to control in places like schools.