Meanings
nouneating habit (plural eating habits)
plural eating habits
- in pluralA habit involving the regular consumption of certain types of food; the consistent choices one makes regarding eating, such as food choices, amount of food consumed, frequency of eating, etc.
Eating junk food is considered to be one of the worst eating habits.
1 more example
Adults should also teach their children to practice good eating habits so that as the children grow, they would always be conscious of choosing their foods wisely.
2010, C. Patricia Leacock-Ballish, Sensible Eating
Translations
Afrikaans eetgewoonte
- eetgewoonteregular consumption of certain foods
Arabic عَادَات اَلْأَكْل
- عَادَات اَلْأَكْل (ʕādāt al-ʔakl)regular consumption of certain foods
Danish madvane, spisevane
- madvaneregular consumption of certain foods
- spisevaneregular consumption of certain foods
Dutch eetgewoonte
- eetgewoonteregular consumption of certain foods
German Ernährungsgewohnheit, Essgewohnheit
- Ernährungsgewohnheitregular consumption of certain foods
- Essgewohnheitregular consumption of certain foods
Greek διατροφική συνήθεια
- διατροφική συνήθεια (diatrofikí synítheia)regular consumption of certain foods
Norwegian Bokmål matvane
- matvaneregular consumption of certain foods
Swedish matvana
- matvanaregular consumption of certain foods
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