eating habit
nounUK /ˈiːtɪŋ ˈhæbɪt/
US /ˈiːtɪŋ ˈhæbɪt/
An eating habit is the way you usually eat your food.
Brushing your teeth after meals is a good eating habit.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The usual times and amounts in which a person eats.
Her eating habits changed when she started working nights.
3. A repeated way of choosing or preparing food.
His eating habit of adding hot sauce to everything surprised his friends.
4. A pattern of eating shared by a group or animal.
Scientists studied the eating habits of the local birds.