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Eating Dream Interpretation and Meaning

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Eating in our dreams can symbolize many different things. It is often a symbol for our hunger for things in our waking life, whether they be physical or emotional needs.

What Does it Mean to Dream About Eating?

meaning of eating in dreams

Eating is important for life and survival. While it may seem weird that we eat food at all, it is in fact a necessary part of life we cannot avoid.

Here are some common themes associated with eating food in a dream:

Sources of Energy: Sometimes food and eating in a dream can signify that you need to pay attention to what is giving you energy in your life. Do you feel like certain tasks are depleting you of your energy? Do you feel like you have a lot of energy and excitement about a new project?

Time Consuming: Is there something you feel that is taking up a large part of your life? Do you feel consumed by something or someone in your waking life? Does something take up too much time? Or, are you not giving something the time and attention it deserves?

When you are eating in a dream, it is helpful to pay attention to the context. What foods are you eating? Are you eating with anyone else sitting at the table in the dream? Where are you eating?

Eating in a restaurant could mean something different than eating at the kitchen table of a house in a dream.

Common Eating Dream Meanings

Eating With Others: To be eating with others can symbolize happiness, friendship, and joy.

Eating Alone: To be eating alone in your dream symbolizes loneliness or that something is “eating at you”, such as a problem you are facing in waking life.

Eating on a Date: Are you on a date with someone? Are you eating food together? If the dream was a positive one, it could mean you are looking to share your life with someone. If you were eating with an ex boyfriend or girlfriend, you may want to look at the meaning for dreaming of an ex.

Eating Fruit: To be eating fruit can symbolize prosperity, fertility, or personal gains in your life.

Overeating: Overeating in your dream symbolizes that you are taking on too much, whether in your career or other aspects of your personal life. It can also symbolize that you are trying to compensate for the lack of something else in your life, such as a relationship.

Under eating: Under eating in your dreams symbolizes that you are not getting the fulfillment in life that you need, whether it be spiritually or in your career or in your relationships. It may be an indication of something lacking in your life, or no longer getting enjoyment from something you used to.

Eating Non-Food Items: To dream of eating things which are not normally considered food suggests that you are not being fulfilled and your desires are not healthy for you. There may be a deficiency in your life. It could also mean you are not balanced or something is not quite right with how you are doing things.


Some Tips for Interpreting Your Dream About Eating:

While the above dream meanings can give you some ideas as to what it means to eat in your dream, you are the best interpreter of you dream, as dreams are deeply personal and unique experiences. Below are some tips to further understand the meaning of your dream of eating:

What foods are you eating in the dream? Think carefully about the foods you are eating. Are they foods that you like or dislike? Do these foods have any special significance in your life? If you dreamt about a specific food, you may want to look up the different meanings for food in dreams.

What is your relationship with eating? Do you eat healthy foods and a well balanced diet or have you struggled with dieting your whole life? Your own personal relationship with eating and food in general can make a big difference in the meaning of the dream.


Do you have any other possible dream interpretations or meanings for eating in a dream? Share your thoughts in the comments section below!

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  1. I had a dream that I was forced to eat multi coloured sequins? I was very sad about it in my dream but knew I had to do it and eat them all. They were hard to swallow and seemed to be never ending. I ate them cause the old man told me I had to do so to stop bad things from happening. I ate them and then woke up. I have had similar dreams before and always wondered what it means. In this dream I I wasn’t me but it was me if that makes any sense.

  2. I dreamt that I was surrounded by girls and my side chicks sat confidently to eat with me but my girlfriend was whom I was expecting to sit and eat with me could not, instead the was stranding and eating like other girls was doing

  3. I dreamt that I was surrounded by girls and my side chicks sat confidently to eat with me but my girlfriend was whom I was expecting to sit and eat with me could, instead the was stranding and eating like other girls was doing

  4. hi ,

    i saw my late Grand mother feeding me ,
    what is meaning of it please tell me something about it.
    my age is 33 years.

  5. Please I saw myself sharing things with my family members in my family house…then I woke up…. please what does it mean?

  6. I had a dream you could see my face but my family was picking cotton candy out of my stomach and They were eating it.. ????? bizzarest dream ever lol whats the meaning??? thanks

  7. In my dream, we were group of people on a queue and someone with roster was in the front checking our names in the roster (and in the roster our names were arranged in an alphabetical order), like two to three people were called and given their food but something happened and there was a mixed up and the guy with the roster could not traced the other’s name and i was right there behind him, then he asked me of my name and i told him. then he quickly signed it and tell me to go and collect the food. On getting to where the food was being served, the guy in charged checked and found my name to be no11 then he gave me two raps of eba which is my favorite food and then soup with plenty of meat and i went and sit in a place and eat it. Pls kindly interpret this for me, thanks 🙏

  8. Hi
    I dreamt about my ex and his family .my ex was eating his favourite meal ,Turkey and pap he called me to join him he was busy kissing me , covering me telling me he loves me and also bought me a beautiful jersey

  9. What does it mean when you open a packet of Marie biscuits but inside you see a fusion dish of it which is completely new and was supposed to be given to guests but you share it amongst people around you and with the guest as well. It was more like a fusion with dhokla filling.

  10. I was in a restaurant. It was somewhat empty, the walls and the floors were white, and we were eating — I don’t remember who. Suddenly, a man came in and exposed the fact that the food we were eating wasn’t actually good, and pointed out that the chef had cooked napkins into the dish. I was actually taking a bite of a napkin as he said this, but it tasted good, so I tried to secretly take that bite before I stopped and left the restaurant.

  11. Hi,I’m overweight and last night had a dream about me being in a KFC eating contest (KFC isn’t something I hate either) could you please help me out?

    1. Hi Katie, if it were my dream I would probably explore more about my feelings towards my overall health and my relationship with food. Being overweight isn’t something to be ashamed of nor is it even always within our control. The eating contest could be a symbol for the need to find where your true talents shine and allow others to see more of that part of you. Hope that helps and thanks for sharing your dream with us!

    2. most likely something is happening in your life… what does kfc mean to you? and how do you feel about it can mean your feelings toward a certain situation

  12. I dream of working as a manager of my old restaurant i used to work before as manager… But the set up is different..

  13. i drempt of eating pink seashells that had small pearls on it. the seahells didn’t taste like anything and somehow my teeth were strong enough to cut through the seashells and chew. I was also alone and was in 1st person. what does this mean?

  14. Ive been struggling trying to get myself together to study of late. Then I had a dream I was to choose food over reading a book n I actually chose the food, then I could feel myself so disappointed in myself. I actually woke up extremely hungry

  15. I had a dream that i was eating matches in my dream with 2 other people in my life that were just having a chit chat with me while i enjoy the matches like it was steak.

    matches denotes prosperity and change when least expected.
    eating denotes your hunger for things in your waking life, whether they be physical or emotional needs.
    so i guess i am craving for some change and spark in my life.

    1. I dreamt about eating out with the person I like. it was outside, like that of a park.. we were chatting and he was sharing happy stories

  16. I dream eating in my father’s sharing with my brother and I was telling my brother that he is not giving food to those sharing,that is not good,he told me that he is preparing to give the sharing food,I laughed at him and tell him that he never give food to human beings talk off spirit,please I need help,I don’t understand the dream.

    1. I dreamt of eating with 4 people that look so familiar in real life but I can’t identify them , the only person I can identify refused to eat with us and I was busy licking my hand in the dream telling the one that didn’t eat with us , that I can blend in anywhere I find myself . Then I went to wash my hand after I was done eating

  17. I have dreamt three times in a row that am eating am scared of what people are saying pls help me ????????????

  18. I dreamed of eating too much bread with a jam and i ate and ate and came to a point that I was going to throw up and i woke up.

  19. I had a dream jut recently that I was devouring a bowl of Lucky charms, three bowls actually, It was actuylly the most satisfying dream I have ever had. Does this mean good fortune is coming my way? Lucky charms and all? Lol

  20. I dreamed baking muffins only this time I was somewhere with people I don’t know,I baked them to perfection and this lady baked hers like a cake and we tasted it

  21. In my dream today I saw number of female lions in open ground side, neither I was afraid nor lions afraid of me. I was feeling less at that time. I saw this dream in early morning around 6. So please conclude any reliable answer if possible.

    1. Hi If you are spiritual, Lions represent Power and protection especially if they are not aggressive, positive dream

  22. My son dream of a lion. That he show no fear that the lion wanted to play .But he new better that the lion didn’t no the meaning on acking on play.

      1. I dream of helping my sister or mother to dispose a trash bag and follow her to ocassion, we both count coin of 10 euro from her purse to pay for the service which she hand over to me, in that party my dad told me that someone gave him the contact of incoming president of our country for him to get contract. I left and I saw my self in one upstairs eating swallow food and one of my friend keep looking for me and gave me pack of buscuit nylon again.

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