Fasting is also a viable alternative, you don't need every meal.
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Fasting can be a valuable practice, but I think it should be applied intentionally, based on your goals for your health and body, not haphazardly when you find yourself in a context where good food is inconvenient.
It can also be a good idea to not look at screens sometimes, but it's disruptive if that time away from screens is at a time not of your choosing but forced on you by external conditions.
While I admittedly would benefit from skipping a few meals, I get very surly when hungry; not a good thing either at the workplace or at home. Dunno how people overcome that.
How bad this is depends heavily on what your diet consists of. It can also be exacerbated by withdrawal from stimulants like caffeine, which tend to coincide with meals.
FWIW when I'm eating a very low carb diet with no stimulants, fasting for a day is a complete noop, pleasant even.
But I also feel nauseous consuming caffeine when fasting. I've come to suspect a major reason people eat breakfast is so their morning caffeine dose doesn't make them sick, though they may not acknowledge it.
> "But I also feel nauseous consuming caffeine when fasting."
Caffeine stimulates acid production in the stomach which can possibly trigger gastritis. An antacid might help there in lieu of the buffering effect of the food you'd normally be eating.
I've come to suspect a major reason people make silly non-falsifiable claims on the internet is to feel good about themselves and pat themselves on the back about how clever they are, though they may not acknowledge it.
Maybe I should try it more often. Definitely feels good.
Supposedly it gets better when you're used to fast, which actually might be a reason to try it ?