"usual meal" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when discussing someone's habitual eating habits, or perhaps when describing a specific kind of meal. For example, "We always have a pizza for our usual meal on Friday nights."
Mr. Jubitz noticed drivers hanging around his stop after the usual meal and shower, hoping to find a load.
Even the usual meal can verge on excessive subtlety and daintiness, leaving you hungry two hours later despite all the money you've spent.
The man, a diabetic who had been injured in a bomb attack, lifted his T-shirt and, with a wince, plunged a syringe filled with insulin into his stomach; he then ordered his usual meal, soor with spinach.
Inside the presidential palace, far from the new center of power, a spokesman said Mr. Wahid ate a hearty lunch of soybean cakes and fruit, his usual meal, then took a rest.
While legal wrangles continue far above his head, he has not received his R1,970 (£409/$609) monthly salary since November, nor has he received the usual meal coupons or had his social security paid, which means he cannot draw unemployment benefit.
On 1 day, participants consumed their usual meal; on another day, participants consumed low-GI meals ad libidum.
A late spring frost and endless summer weeks of uncommonly hot and dry weather have cost them their usual meals of acorns and berries.
Beyond the Basics In addition to the usual meals and water sports, you get children's programs for ages 4 months to 17 years, including a "baby restaurant" and teenagers' hangout.
IN the alternate reality of outlet malls, the usual meals are factory-bistro: the tabletops are bare, the brass is shiny, the reproduction antiques plentiful, the French fries previously frozen.
During a late meeting at the office recently, Ms. Yamaki said, she sent a one-line e-mail message from her laptop that told Ask Sunday to order her usual meals from her favorite Manhattan restaurant, for delivery at 9 30 p.m.
Before you book your cruise, it's always worth checking exactly what's included: many luxury ocean and river cruise lines will include drinks and excursions as well as the usual meals, for example, while others will bill you for that "welcome" cocktail.
