To find the total ounces of pudding in 17 meals, you can multiply the amount of pudding in each meal by the number of meals.
\[ \text{Total ounces} = \text{Ounces per meal} \times \text{Number of meals} \]
\[ \text{Total ounces} = 5.5 , \text{ounces} \times 17 , \text{meals} \]
Calculating that:
\[ 5.5 \times 17 = 93.5 \]
So, there will be 93.5 ounces of pudding in 17 meals.