Viral, Correct Mealtime Uploads, These are Expert Comments All

KOMPAS.com – Upload questions eating time That’s right, viral on Twitter social media. The tweet was uploaded by the account this on Thursday (21/7/2022).

In the upload, it is written that the correct meal time is divided into 3 parts, namely breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

That is, in one day a person eats three times.

According to the upload, breakfast is done in the morning, which is 30 minutes after waking up or around 07.00 – 09.00.

While lunch is done 4 hours after breakfast, which is around 12.00 – 14.00.

The dinner should be done a maximum of 2 hours before bed or around 18.00 – 20.00.

Until, Saturday (23/7/2022) afternoon, the upload has been liked by more than 1,000 Twitter users and shared with hundreds of accounts.

So, can the meal time be used as a reference?

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Explanation of nutritionist

A clinical nutrition specialist from Mochtar Riady Comprehensive Cancer Center (MRCCC) Siloam Hospital South Jakarta, Inge Permadhi, said the upload could be used as a reference.

However, it is also necessary to pay attention to the condition of the body and the activities it undergoes.

“So it’s okay, because sometimes there are people who work until the evening so they can only have breakfast at 9,” he said, when confirmed by Kompas.com, Saturday (23/7/2022).

In principle, Inge added, large meals can be done three times together snacking or eat snacks between meals.

“So in principle, it’s not really wrong. Anyway, it’s eating 3 big meals, right, but there are 2-3 meals snacking,” he said.

However, Inge said that the interval between eating hours should be around 6 hours. Temporary snacking can be done in the middle of the distance or about three hours.

“But (the distance) between meals is about 6 hours. Because 3 hours after eating it’s usually there snacking,” said Inge.

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For example, someone who has breakfast at 07.00 can have lunch at 13.00. But at 10:00 there is snacking.

Likewise, that person can eat dinner at 7:00 p.m. and snacking 16.00.

“Continue later, before going to bed, it’s usually still there snacking, whether it’s milk, fruit, and others. Usually it is,” said Inge.

Menu options for snacking can be adapted to body conditions. For example, someone who lives in a cold area can consume warm milk to snacking. Likewise in patients with certain diseases.

However, for those who do not have certain health problems, it is recommended to consume fruit as a menu snacking.

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