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Is dessert a snack or a meal? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 2 days ago by spittingimage to c/asklemmy

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My position is that it's a snack and husband tax must be paid. My wife is arguing that it's a meal or occupies some third food space and it's entirely hers. Who's right, court of Lemmy?

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[–] Death_Equity 6 points 2 days ago

Quantity, exclusivity, and order of consumption are the determining factors.

A piece of candy after a meal is a treat.

Eating an entire chocolate cake and nothing else is a meal.

Eating a handful of candy is a snack, but could be part of a meal if consumed during, or dessert if consumed after a meal.

Eating a slice of cake and a steak, going back and forth, is a meal that has cake as a portion which could be considered dessert and may indicate mental health issues.

Eating a slice of cake after steak and potatoes is dessert.

Partners have no entitlement to one another's food being consumed, unless there is no more of it available after. If food is offered in advance and declined, they have no entitlement to it when the food is later present.