(Antonia) grazing on

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Hi everybody,What does grazing on mean in this context?Thank you in advance

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

What context, Antonia?

Anonymous · Answer

Ups, sorry:

Grazing on regular, small balanced meals also helps prevent sudden falls in your blood sugar, which lead to the fatigue and mood swings that plague most of us and which can trigger diet-busting cravings mid-afternoon as we aim to increase our energy through sugary foods.

let me ask you two more questions regarding this sentence, please:

mid-afternoon: is it a kind of early afternoon?

sugary foods: does it refer to treats/sweets such as chocolate, candies etc. or food with extra sugar or any food with sugar in it?

Thanks

Danyoo · Answer

AnonymousUps, sorry:

Grazing on regular, small balanced meals also helps prevent sudden falls in your blood sugar, which lead to the fatigue and mood swings that plague most of us and which can trigger diet-busting cravings mid-afternoon as we aim to increase our energy through sugary foods.

From Cambridge:
1 to (cause animals to) eat grass:
The cows were grazing.
The farmer grazes cattle on this land in the summer months.

2 INFORMAL to eat small amounts of food many times during the day instead of sitting down to eat meals at particular times:
No dinner for me, thanks - I've been grazing all day.

So instead of eating 2 or 3 big meals, you would eat small portions but more frequently.

let me ask you two more questions regarding this sentence, please:

mid-afternoon: is it a kind of early afternoon?
Afternoon means after 12 o'clock noon. And in my mind, evening starts at 6 pm. So mid-afternoon would be around 3 pm. Early afternoon...around 1pm. Late afternoon...well you get the idea.

sugary foods: does it refer to treats/sweets such as chocolate, candies etc. or food with extra sugar or any food with sugar in it?
It refers to the "junk food" like the chocolate, donut, candy.

Thanks

Anonymous · Answer

Thanks Danyoo

Anonymous · Answer

Hello,

I have to ask you something else concerning this word. I have to translate it and as far as I know it doesn't exist in my language, so I need to know if it bears any association in English with actual pasture or the way animals eat food. I've found an appropriate verb in my language, although it relates more to the way birds eat taking grain after grain. What do you think about my stream of consciousness, does it make any sense in your opinion?

Antonia

Pieanne · Answer

Sounds OK, Antonia  <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/>

Anonymous · Answer

Thanks Pieanne,<img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/>

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