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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband heard from a nutitionist several years ago that he should have 5-6 small meals a day instead of 3 big ones. Despite being obese, despite seeing additional nutritionists that said this wasn't a good idea, despite hearing from teh doc that he needs to alter his diet, he persists. It is 1030 where I live, and he just had a turkey burger and fingerling potatoes left over from last night. He had a bowl of cereal with fruit and yogurt at 730. He'll eat a 3 egg sandwich at noon. and on and on. I mean - does this work for anyone? Just seems like an excuse to eat more, to me. I can't imagine that this is what this nutritionist had in mind when she recommended this approach to him.
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I think 5-6 small meals per day instead of 3 big ones is fine. The issue is that what your husband is eating are not small meals. He is essentially eating 5-6 big meals per day.

Small meals would be:

1c Greek yogurt with 1c fresh strawberries (120 cal + 50 cal)
1 turkey burger, no bun, on 2c spinach with oil and vinegar (~250 cal + 150 cal)
3 scrambled eggs, 1 slice wheat bread (~300 cal + 75 cal)
1 grilled chicken breast, 2c roasted broccoli (~250 cal + 200 cal)
1 apple sliced with 2T peanut butter (30 cal + 200 cal)

When you are eating like this, you are shooting for each meal to have no more than 450-500 calories. I do this pretty regularly (the above are examples of the small meals that I eat) and it is possible for it to be very healthy. Your husband is just doing it wrong.[/quote]

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