> one can enjoy food without worshiping it, ritualizing it, or being a gluttonous
I didn't mention any of those? I'm not talking about eating a full English breakfast every day. My breakfasts rarely involve more than 500-700 calories.
> Eating breakfast every morning when you don't need it is a waste of resources.
And the same is true for lunch and dinner. I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.
> Why do you care about 'meals'? What's a meal?
Come on, there's no need to be so pedantic :)
Would you have liked it more if I said "Why not just eat 3 times per day but smaller portions"?
Either way, your body isn't going to be negatively affected by a 3-7 hour delay in getting nutrients. Many people aren't hungry when they wake up, and coffee is pretty good at pushing that feeling off for a couple hours more. Eating breakfast every morning when you don't need it is a waste of resources.
>Why not just eat 3 meals per day but smaller portions?
Why do you care about 'meals'? What's a meal? Do you think you evolved to consume food in meals? Whether you eat 'meals' - and how many of them you eat - was never a relevant question.