My experience with this is that the answer to your question depends on your overall calorie count for the day then divide it by 5, figure out the healthy foods that fit that figure and that would constitute one of your five small "meals." For instance, for me my mid morning "meal" is really what most people would consider a snack. It's only 90 calories. My mid afternoon snack/meal is a fresh salad filled with lots of fresh veggies. It's a HUGE salad, an entire dinner plate or a big pasta bowl size, but it only adds up to 100-200 calories depending on what I put in it. I eat this every day either right before or right after I ride or workout and it holds me perfectly til dinner time. A peanut butter/jelly sandwich would be a perfect small "meal" if its within your calorie range. I do that sometimes too with sugar free jelly and low calorie whole wheat bread. So that's my 2 cents worth on the subject. I would love to hear others great small meal ideas. The more the better! We need more variety!
Allie