DMD Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 When do you eat dinner on a normal weekday? We always eat around 5:30 but as a kid, my family ate at exactly 6 PM after my Dad got home and watched the news while he had a martini. My wife's family eats dinner at like 9 PM which kills me. When do you break bread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Neutron Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Was 5:30 on the dot the whole time I was growing up. We're lucky to kick things off now before 8:00. We wait so most everybody is home most nights. We're all involved in so many activities, it's tough to get things going any ealier than that. We've dined after 10:00 pm more than once... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 It varies depending on my sons' schedules. Some nights, it's 6pm. Some it's 7-7:30pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Depending on my work schedule, it's usually somewhere between 6pm - 730pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoothead Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Somewhere between 7 and 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 This poll is flawed because there is no 3 pm option for Ursa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 This poll is flawed because there is no 3 pm option for Ursa Varies alot. Anywhere from 6 - 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Roller Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 This poll is flawed because there is no 3 pm option for Ursa Watch it there, whippersnapper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I never understood early afternoon suppers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'canes2004 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I know people that eat at 2 or earlier. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I know people that eat at 2 or earlier. Weird. When I was a kid we ate pasta at 2 every Sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebellab Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 This is a worthless poll. I eat dinner at noon and supper around 6-7 pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 noon "Originally, dinner referred to the first meal of a two-meal day, a heavy meal occurring about noon, which broke the night's fast in the new day. The word is from the Old French (ca 1300) disner, meaning "breakfast", from the stem of Gallo-Romance desjunare ("to break one's fast"), from Latin dis- ("undo") + Late Latin ieiunare ("to fast"), from Latin ieiunus ("fasting, hungry").[2][3] Eventually, the term shifted to referring to the heavy main meal of the day, even if it had been preceded by a breakfast meal. The (lighter) meal following dinner has traditionally been referred to as supper or tea." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seattle LawDawg Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 With a 14 month old, we're usually rushing to eat around 6 so he doesn't melt down on us. Unfortunately, I do all the cooking in our house so during the week it's a crunch between work and dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 This poll is flawed because there is no 3 pm option for Ursa 6pm. After Matlock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 start dinner from 5:30 to 6:30. voted 6...most common start time for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Couch Potatoe Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Between 6 and 7 with 3 boys and activities (sports karate park with the little man after work) it varies to say the least but I voted 6:30 to pop it in the middle of my time frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Our schedules are so messed up. We may eat only once in a day (maybe some snacks in between). We may eat 4 meals in a day. There was no option for somewhere between noon and midnight (sometimes later if I'm bartending). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am_the_swammi Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Varies alot. Anywhere from 6 - 9 Lucky boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Always right at/about 6 growing up too. Now varies a lot for me too but typically 7ish. Sometimes we don't really even "have dinner" it's just grazing kinda thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankf Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Usually between 5:30 and 6:00 for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby's Hubby Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 with a 5 and a 2 Scooby and I try to get them fed by 5:30, so if a regular home cooked meal then we have to eat early or put in the warmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 My wife has dinner on the table at 5:30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keggerz Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Somewhere between 7 and 8 this and at times a bit later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Assuming I'm not working that night, we're typically around 7pm. When I was growing up, it was 6pm. My dad got home before my step-mom and made dinner every night. Dude was a machine when it came to nailing the finish time. Seriously, I'd ask him what time dinner was and he'd say something like "6:03". At 6:03, the pork chops were coming in off the grill and the sides were sitting on the counter, ready to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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