The current term for this kind of eating is *blue zone* eating, an interesting concept anyone can google for more info.We've been doing a huge breakfast (sometimes tradtional evening meal foods), lighter mid day meal and lightest meal of all in the evening.
Seemed worth a try for us cuz with older kids early in the a.m. seemed to be the only time we could come close to all being together in the past few years. So trying the *blue zone* way (including as much local seasonal food as possible) has been good for us. We don't adhere to it 100% (maybe only 40-50% of the time at most), but with each passing year we get better at it and spend less on healthcare. We've even gotten to the point where we do CSA to make the most of local organic produce when it's in season, a la blue zone eating philosophy. (2 shares, ends up costing less than $24/week for a fam of 7, but only lasts a few days, still...). Other than dh getting anaplasmosis early in the summer (something diet can't really prevent, and we live in Tickville), I can't remember the last time any of us were seriously (really bad cold or worse) flattened by some evil bug. We live in an unhealthy 60's house, but since chainging the way/order we eat our meals it seems to have had a positive effect.
Hooray!
Of course, the caveat is: your mileage may vary ;-)
M