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Originally Posted by dyna mo
snack = meal
my meals are 300 calories, snacks are 200-300, all designed by a nutritionist (i am diabetic)
snack is just nomenclature to help your mind with the whole concept, i.e. sneaking in a meal by calling it a snack.
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If your snacks are 200-300 calories, then yes, I'd call them meals.
For most people (ie, those whose bodies can keep their blood sugar levels fairly constant) a snack will typically consist of a single piece of fruit, or a small handful of nuts, etc. Basically, 100-150 calories. Meals, on the other hand, will usually be a bit bigger than yours - 400-500 calories.
The term "snack" is useful in pointing out that you won't actually need to prepare anything elaborate. You just take a banana along to work to eat in between breakfast and lunch, and maybe an apple, orange or small bag of carrots to eat at 4 pm.
Which is quite a bit different from the 5-6 actual meals a day that bodybuilders and such tend to eat.