snackification noun [U]
UK /ˌsnæk.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃᵊn/ US /ˌsnæk.ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃᵊn/
the shift from eating proper meals every day to eating several snacks instead
Snackable lifestyles are popular amongst gen Z and millennials. But how is snackification changing eating habits for these young consumers? Half of U.S. consumers eat three or more snacks a day according to market research firm Circana Group. Snack sales reached $181 billion last year: an 11% increase from the year before.
[vml.com, 26 June 2023]
OMAD noun [S]
UK /ˈəʊ.mæd/ US /ˈoʊ.mæd/
abbreviation for “one meal a day”: a diet based on eating only one meal every day
OMAD is an extreme fasting diet. As the name suggests, it involves eating just one big meal a day, with fasting or very minimal eating in between. The key focus of this kind of diet is weight control and simplicity. But while fasting itself isn’t new, the research on its health impacts is still in its infancy and there are very few studies on OMAD and the evidence supporting other more periodic types of fasting can’t necessarily be extrapolated into extreme fasting.
[sciencefocus.com, 25 May 2023]
Atlantic diet noun [S]
UK /ətˈlæn.tɪk ˌdaɪ.ət/ US /ətˈlæn.t̬ɪk ˌdaɪ.ət/
a way of eating based on the foods typically eaten in the northwest of Spain and in Portugal
The “Atlantic diet” — what some experts are calling a variation on Mediterranean eating — is getting some buzz after a study found adherents to the diet had a significantly lower risk of chronic health problems. One of the main differences between the Atlantic diet and the Mediterranean diet is that the Atlantic version incorporates more brassicas, which is a family of vegetables that includes turnip greens, turnips, kale, cabbage and cauliflower.
[washingtonpost.com, 19 February 2024]
I’d highly advocate the newly added item hoping it might receive an appeal sometime amongst language speaker though still wondering if natives DO use it as Cambridge has already suggested it.
Interesting to read about the Atlantic diet making heavy use of brassicas.
I can see that turnips; cabbages and cauliflower bring a lot of protein and fibre to our eating!
[wow – turnips are greens too?]
When I was a student my One Meal a Day was my lunch.