How do you call a meal that makes you feel full when eaten?
I've found some options like "full meal", "square meal", "hearty meal", "sustaining meal", but I'm not sure which ones are correct, which are better, which are more common and even what are the differences?

I'm rather wondering about correct adjectives than idioms (but those are cool too ofc).

I would really appreciate any details on formal/informal ways of saying that, which's more common for Britain/USA/etc and so on.

Thank you!

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How do you call a meal that makes you feel full when eaten?
I've found some options like "full meal", "square meal", "hearty meal", "sustaining meal", but I'm not sure which ones are correct, which are better, which are more common and even what are the differences?

I'm rather wondering about correct adjectives than idioms (but those are cool too ofc).

I would really appreciate any details on formal/informal ways of saying that, which's more common for Britain/USA/etc and so on.

Thank you!

Answer

"What a  blow-out! I ate so much I could explode."
"I ate enough food for two people!"
"I stuffed myself."
"I ate so much my pants hurt!"
"Oink"

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I'm from the UK and people describe food as 'hearty', 'filling' or 'sustaining'-those are adjectives which make sense but we don't really say ""full meal" or "hearty meal" as a phrase. "A hearty plate of food" makes more sense.
 "Square meal" is in use but you wouldn't go into a restaurant and say "what a square meal" after eating your food.
For example if you were saying that someone didn't get much food you could say:
"She only gets one square meal a day" meaning she only gets one proper meal. Or "We eat three square meals a day" to describe your eating habits.
Hope this helps!

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I'm from the USA and I would usually say "that was filling" i cannot remember the last time i heard anyone say a meal was "a full meal" or "a hearty meal"