Meal

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A meal is an instance of eating, specifically one that takes place at a specific time and includes specific, prepared food.

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A meal is composed of food. Food can be treated as a code, the message that is found in the pattern can express social relations.

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Meals occur primarily at homes, restaurants, and cafeterias, but may occur anywhere . Regular meals occur on a daily basis, typically several times a day. Special meals are usually held in conjunction with such occasions as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and holidays.

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A meal is different from a snack in that meals are larger and more filling, while snacks are more likely to be small, high-calorie affairs; however, any food eaten in small amounts at an unscheduled time can be classified as a snack.

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A picnic is an outdoor meal where one brings one's food, such as a sandwich or a prepared meal in a picnic basket. It often takes place in a natural or recreative area, such as a park, forest, or beach. On long drives a picnic may take place at a road-side stop such as a rest area.

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A banquet is a large, often formal, and elaborate meal with many guests and dishes.

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Colleges and universites require their students to choose certain meal plan.

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Eating: In general terms, eating (formally, ingestion) is the process of consuming something edible, i.e. food, for the purpose of providing for the nutritional needs of an animal, particularly their energy requirements. All animals must eat other organisms in order to survive: carnivores eat other animals,...

Food: Food is any substance consumed by living organisms, including liquid drinks. Food is the main source of energy and of nutrition for animals, and is usually of animal or plant origin....

Home: This article deals with technology from the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam metaseries....

Meal related Images and Photos (experimental)

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Home Cooked Meal	The Artists' Meal	A Satisfying Meal 1883	A Meal of Porridge 1883
The Meal at Honfleur 1875	The Wedding Meal at Yport 1886	The Paupers' Meal on a Winter Day in Paris	Four Course Meal Unisex Short Sleeve T-Shirt