A meal is an instance of eating, specifically one that takes place at a specific time and includes specific, prepared food.Meals occur primarily at homes, restaurants, and cafeterias, but may occur anywhere . Regular meals occur on a daily basis, typically several times a day. Special meals are usually held in conjunction with such occasions as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and holidays.A meal is different from a snack in that meals are larger and more filling, while snacks are more likely to be small, high-calorie affairs; however, any food eaten in small amounts at an unscheduled time can be classified as a snack.A picnic is an outdoor meal where one brings one's food, such as a sandwich or a prepared meal in a picnic basket. It often takes place in a natural or recreative area, such as a park, forest, beach, or grassy lawn. On long drives a picnic may take place at a road-side stop such as a rest area.A banquet is a large, often formal, and elaborate meal with many guests and dishes.

One of my favorite meals to eat is Schnitzel. My grandmother who was Austrian used to fix this meal for us growing up. I never realized how much work was involved.........

If people could gorge like crocodiles, a 130-pound woman could down a 30-pound hamburger in one sitting. Crocodiles are ferocious creatures that will eat snakes, buffalo, cattle and even people. New research explains crocodiles' spectacular method of digesting large meals that lets them eat 23 percent of their body weight at once, bones & all.

Breakfast is one of my favorite meals of the day. And because I can't nosh on a chocolate croissant from the local cafe or enjoy decadent pancakes while dining out, I create my own fave breakfast - crepes. In preparation for my upcoming trip to France, I created this yummy breakfast recipe:

Rachael Ray is beautiful, attractive, talented, has a dynamic personality and good sense a humor earned her millions of fans within a few short years. 30 Minute Meals is a Food Network show hosted by Rachael Ray named one of the best new shows of 2002 by MSN.

As the title suggests, this one explores critters with cold blood - that's fighting frogs, waving lizards (major "ahhh" alert) and a snake wolfing down a deer. It turns out Bambi makes a rather good meal because the snake won't need to eat for another year... (Iron Ammonite digg)