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What time do you eat your dinner/tea?

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LRavenscroft Fri 14-Oct-22 20:39:04

I have found that since I have grown older I can no longer tolerate eating later than 6 p.m. and that is a light easy to digest meal. A very delicious cheesecake got the better of me last week and I suffered horribly all night. Anyone else in the same position?

BlueBelle Fri 14-Oct-22 20:44:08

I o clock I m working class

Calendargirl Fri 14-Oct-22 20:45:40

4.30pm.

Early, I know.

My DH says I would like to get all the day’s meals over with by breakfast!

teabagwoman Fri 14-Oct-22 20:48:51

My main meal varies, on tired days I have it at lunchtime because I know I won’t want to cook in the evening. If I have it in the evening it will be about 6 and not too rich.

crazyH Fri 14-Oct-22 20:52:27

I have no set time. I eat at all hours of the day or night ie when I’m hungry. I have been known to have rice or pasta in the middle of the night and actually, sleep quite well. I have never gone to bed on an empty stomach.
I don’t mean to rub salt into your wound. I’m sure my eating habits are not normal .
Btw, I live on my own ?

Floradora9 Fri 14-Oct-22 20:54:20

5 pm on the dot lunch at noon nothing after 5.30 pm .

tanith Fri 14-Oct-22 20:55:03

I usually eat between 6 and 7.

Cabbie21 Fri 14-Oct-22 20:58:32

Six pm usually, though it may be earlier if I have an early choir practice.
On Sunday we have our main meal at 1 pm, and something lighter about 7 pm.

Redhead56 Fri 14-Oct-22 21:02:10

About five or six now but if we go out for an evening meal that’s usually about seven. We used to eat a lot later when we worked but we don’t now we are retired.

Fleurpepper Fri 14-Oct-22 21:07:16

Now retired, main meal at lunchtime, about 1 ish, flexible.
And light supper about 7ish- flexible.

ginny Fri 14-Oct-22 21:13:30

I suppose around 7 ish but it depends what has been happening during the day.
Sometimes around 1pm if we are going out in the evening when it doesn’t involve food.
Nothing set in stone.

lixy Fri 14-Oct-22 21:15:20

6.30 pm give or take 10 minutes - has been so for 20+ years! We have our main meal in the evening.

Hellogirl1 Fri 14-Oct-22 21:17:52

At dinnertime, around 1pm

GagaJo Fri 14-Oct-22 21:24:15

Prefer 8ish, but usually about 6-7 just so I can clear up and put my feet up afterwards.

Jaxjacky Fri 14-Oct-22 21:30:20

Roughly between 7&8, rarely later, unless we’re going out, then it’s about 6. But, tomorrow we have family for lunch about 2, so we won’t eat after that at all.

jeanie99 Fri 14-Oct-22 22:19:13

My husband and I eat twice a day so it depends on when we eat breakfast.
I'm never hungry early in the morning.

10.30 - 11 around that time for breakfast and 6 -7 for dinner.
We eat when we are hungry basically.

BigBertha1 Fri 14-Oct-22 22:27:45

Between 6 and 7.

Hetty58 Fri 14-Oct-22 22:30:24

Like crazyH I eat when hungry. I had enough of timetables, rushing around and set mealtimes during my working life. I never go to sleep hungry, either - as being sent to bed with no dinner was a childhood punishment. I never did that to my own kids (it's really tough trying to sleep when starving). If I wake up at 3 am, I'll have tea and a sandwich - why not? A series of small meals and snacks suits my digestion.

Teebles64 Fri 14-Oct-22 22:33:01

7- 7.30
I do the meal prep, watch house of games and then cook the dinner.

grumppa Fri 14-Oct-22 22:38:53

Dinner main meal of the day, and usually between 2000 and 2030. If we are eating out we usually book a table for 1930. Sunday lunch may be about 1800.

If we lunch out, evening meal will be just a snack.

Wyllow3 Fri 14-Oct-22 23:26:39

Two light meals, one about 1pm, another about 6-8pm, a bit of supper if eaten early, breakfast 7.30- 8am ish.

cornergran Sat 15-Oct-22 00:14:04

Often cook at lunch time, could eat anywhere between 12 and 2. If it’s evening then between 5 and 6.30. It varies according to the day and what else we may be doing.

Coolgran65 Sat 15-Oct-22 00:27:22

It varies. Generally around 7ish!. We rarely go out in the evening.
Breakfast around 11am. Sandwich about 3.
But we don't go to bed until 12-1am.

Rosie51 Sat 15-Oct-22 01:28:25

In an hotel usually 8 pm, at home between 6-7 pm. This is the main meal of the day. Don't eat breakfast, lunch usually 12pm-1pm. Very much a night owl so may snack at midnight or later!

Grammaretto Sat 15-Oct-22 05:47:30

My MiL who is nearly 100 and in excellent health (for her age) says one should breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince but sup like a pauper.
I do it all wrong so will not make 100.