A Snack Before Dinner

A snack before dinner
Just doesn’t seem right,
For it could diminish
A good appetite.

At least that’s the message
My mother would spout,
Which I took to heart when
No more than a sprout.

Those adages somehow
Don’t work anymore
Yet still, in my head
They are hard to ignore.

When I’m feeling hungry
And mealtime’s not yet
I’ll pop a few olives
So I don’t regret

Ignoring advice
That’s been etched into place.
Then at dinner, I won’t feel bad
Stuffing my face!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025


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Date: 3/15/2025 7:56:00 PM
So true. For some reason I am always hungry before I go to bed. One minute on my lips, forever on my hips, darn! Now I sneak some sweet dates. They are so good and very sweet with only a little amount of calories. Thank goodness.
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Date: 3/12/2025 7:41:00 PM
There you go. I grew up the same way and am holding there to this very day.
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Date: 3/11/2025 9:27:00 PM
Lol. It's true. Mother's didn't want snacking before dinner. Good poem
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Date: 3/11/2025 3:46:00 AM
I've been doing this nono for years and it never decreased my appetite for dinner. / Maurice
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Date: 3/11/2025 3:22:00 AM
- I'll take a tomato or two, Ilene :) - hugs
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Date: 3/10/2025 5:36:00 PM
LOL Ilene. Good one. I snack occasionally before a meal. Not as healthy as olives though.
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Date: 3/10/2025 3:33:00 PM
I try not to snack before meals but sometimes have to give in to temptation lol:-) hugs Jan xx
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