I like eating four "mini-meals" a day. Grazing more often didn't work really well for me. I spent too much time figuring out what to eat next and dealing with it, even if individually not much prep was required. I was never really in a food-free frame of mind, and I was never *really* satisfied.

OTOH, if I try to each just 3 meals a day, I end up getting too hungry between meals and either eat dinner too early or risk binging if I eat late. So, it seems four meals is the right number for me!