Can a 1099-NEC contractor, deduct 100% or 50% of meal costs while traveling (eating alone)? 100% of my meal costs were reimbursed by the client and included in 1099.

These meals were eating alone while working and traveling for the client, not with the client and were not part of a business discussion.  The client agreed to reimburse me for meals while I traveled, and I submitted separate detail documentation for the meals, but the 1099-NEC provided by the client only had one box completed, "box 1 non-employee compensation", and it include one lump sum with my wages and travel meal expenses embedded in the compensation.