Laeserin on Nostr: For most of recorded history, almost everyone ate only one or two meals per day, ...

For most of recorded history, almost everyone ate only one or two meals per day, usually after noon. Today, this is called "intermittent fasting", and it will keep you thin, but it's actually just normal eating.

Daylight was precious for labour, food took long to gather and prepare, it was difficult to cook and setup for the groups typically attending the dinner (today called "lunch"), and you weren't supposed to eat before morning Mass.