I plan my meals ahead of time.

Meaning: This sentence means that the person decides what they are going to eat before they go shopping.

Choice of Words: Plan means to make arrangements for something in advance. Meals are the food that is eaten at one time. Ahead means before something else happens.

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I make a schedule for my meals.

Meaning: This means that you decide what time you are going to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It's like saying, I decide what time I'm going to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Choice of Words: Make means to create or produce something. Schedule means a plan for how to use your time. Meals are the food that you eat at different times of the day. When you put them together, "I make a schedule for my meals" means that you create a plan for when you are going to eat your meals.

I decide what I'm going to eat before I eat it.

Meaning: This means that you think about what you want to eat before you start eating. It's like saying, I think about what I want to eat before I start eating.

Choice of Words: Decide means to make up your mind about something. Eat means to put food in your mouth and swallow it. Before means earlier in time than something else. When you put them together, "I decide what I'm going to eat before I eat it" means that you make up your mind about what you are going to eat before you start eating.

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