This is one of the reasons why I prefer to eat larger meals less frequently. I eat 3 meals per day spaced 5-6 hours apart and I never snack in between... I just hate eating 6-7 times per day every 2-3 hours...Eating less frequently allows your body to absorb the food a lot more efficiently...Eating protein too often is bad and it can make your body resistant to protein absorption and protein synthesis and when that happens most of the protein you eat will get wasted.