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 Meal 

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

Meals

Eating utensils

Food is often eaten from individual plates or bowls, though in some cultures people eat from a common one. For some small pieces of food that can be held in the hand easily, e.g. cookies, it is more widespread to eat from a common plate or biscuit tin, etc.

Being hungry is feeling the physiological need to eat. Having appetite is desiring the act of eating (also used figuratively). Other reasons for starting a meal at a particular time are habit, agreement with others, or not having an oppportunity later on.

A picnic is an outdoor meal, where one brings one's food.

See also food, potluck, restaurant.


Meal is coarsely ground grain or other seed, coarser than flour.

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