What counts as a small meal?

I was wondering what counts as a small meal, because i'm trying to eat about 6 meals a day. For example, would a simple bowl of ice-cream count as a small meal? Or is there a certain amount of calories that  small meal requires?

I think that it really just depends on what cycle you are in at that point in time. I do it based off calories. For example, I am bulking right now, so I need about 3300 cals a day. I am eating 6 meals a day so I try to shoot for each of my meals being about 500-600 cals.

I can see how calling it a "small meal", can get confusing. It is not really based off how big something physically is, but off how many calories it possesses. I eat a ton of food for breakfast, but it is right at the same amount of calories as some of my other meals just because I eat like a cup 1/4 of scrambled egg beaters and a 1/2 cup of oatmeal which only have 300 calories combined but is a large amount of food. So I have to drink 2 cups of milk and eat a serving of natural peanut butter in order to get it up to about 600 cals.

I hope that this helps and answers your question.

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However....and I know alot of people look at it differently but....I always make sure that every meal has a protein source,complex carbs, and EFA's.
Plus I'd never eat a bowl of Ice Cream and call it a meal...HaHa

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I'd never eat a bowl of Ice Cream and call it a meal...HaHa

lol
 
 
 
duh.. everyone knows you have to eat AT LEAST five bowls of ice cream to make it a meal!!!

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I'd never eat a bowl of Ice Cream and call it a meal...HaHa

lol
 
 
 
duh.. everyone knows you have to eat AT LEAST five bowls of ice cream to make it a meal!!!

HaHaHa.....You gotta eat BIG!!!!

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lol, I didn't even notice that the OP had that in there when I first read and responded.

Besides, everyone knows that you have to eat at least 6 bowls of ice cream to get its optimal nutritional value and help you add on lean mass. lmao

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speaking of eating large quantities of food (and i know this should go it another fourm but...)
 
i just read about the protein pancakes on the healthy recipies thing like an hour ago.. "i got hungry"....
 
in the past hour i managed to create a recipie for protein wafles using chocolate soy protein, ground up oats, eggs ..etc. (it was amasing!!) i ate two huge waffles 8 inches in diameter each.. a total of 180grams of protein!
 
im food high right now... who needs alcohol on new years when you can celabrate with protein waffles!?!!!

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lmao...


speaking of eating large quantities of food (and i know this should go it another fourm but...)
 
i just read about the protein pancakes on the healthy recipies thing like an hour ago.. "i got hungry"....
 
in the past hour i managed to create a recipie for protein wafles using chocolate soy protein, ground up oats, eggs ..etc. (it was amasing!!) i ate two huge waffles 8 inches in diameter each.. a total of 180grams of protein!
 
im food high right now... who needs alcohol on new years when you can celabrate with protein waffles!?!!!

HaHaHa....Now I'm Hungry Pastor....LOL...Looks like protein pancakes for me this morning too!!!!

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haha now i just had that egg/tuna/peanut butter thing

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haha now i just had that egg/tuna/peanut butter thing

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Hey Pastor
I think you're subconciously controlling my meal plans....
I had the protein waffles this morning.....
Guess what i'm having for breakfast tomorrow????

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haha now i just had that egg/tuna/peanut butter thing

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Hey Pastor
I think you're subconciously controlling my meal plans....
I had the protein waffles this morning.....
Guess what i'm having for breakfast tomorrow????

5 bowls of ice cream!!!! no way lol
 
na but those eggs are good.
i think im in love with whoever made that up 

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haha now i just had that egg/tuna/peanut butter thing

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Hey Pastor
I think you're subconciously controlling my meal plans....
I had the protein waffles this morning.....
Guess what i'm having for breakfast tomorrow????

5 bowls of ice cream!!!! no way lol
 
na but those eggs are good.
i think im in love with whoever made that up 

HaHa....I was learning towards the peanut butter tuna eggs.....
But now that you mentioned the ice creammm....Hmmmmm
 
Nah....Still going with the eggs!!!!
HaHa!

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yea i know.. but i figured ... "hey why not bring up the ice cream again?"  -lol idfk!?


but really those eggs are good!!

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