your ODD food behaviors...

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  • KombuchaCat
    KombuchaCat Posts: 834 Member
    1. I only use small utensils. I despise going to restaurants where they have gigantic utensils (read: normal size). I ONLY USE SMALL UTENSILS. I can't stress this enough.

    THIS. hubby lost or threw away half of our flatware (how does that even happen?) so we fight over the last small fork that remains. All the while there's a drawer full of clean big forks we don't even use lol

    I must have the appropriate sized utensil for the job. For example I would never use a small desert fork for my main meal...my husband wants all small utensils and this is oddly really annoying to me.
  • coolraul07
    coolraul07 Posts: 1,606 Member
    I make 'soup' out of my ice cream by stirring it.

    My sister does this and has since we were kids. It used to drive me crazy and whenever she'd ask for ice cream I'd say "you mean ice cream soup???"
    But... did she "cut" it into quarters or eighths and eat one at a time like slices of pie? #ThisGuy

    *ETA: Especially rainbow sherbet... it'd be all weird purple-brown looking but taste so good. Might have to try that again for ol' times sake.
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    I don't eat the frosting on cakes. I rake it off and just eat the cake. Now that is weird :ohwell:

    I'll eat your frosting. Let's be best friends.
  • dapunks
    dapunks Posts: 245 Member
    Can't eat cake and ice cream together or pie and ice cream. When I eat an O'Henry I eat the outside first. Only use a small spoon for soup, cereal etc.
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    Man, some of you guys are WEIRD. :laugh:

    I can't think of one single odd thing I do with food. It's actually kind of bumming me out.
  • JeniferEverx3
    JeniferEverx3 Posts: 219 Member
    I make 'soup' out of my ice cream by stirring it.

    My sister does this and has since we were kids. It used to drive me crazy and whenever she'd ask for ice cream I'd say "you mean ice cream soup???"
    But... did she "cut" it into quarters or eighths and eat one at a time like slices of pie? #ThisGuy

    *ETA: Especially rainbow sherbet... it'd be all weird purple-brown looking but taste so good. Might have to try that again for ol' times sake.

    No she didn't do that :laugh:
  • MzLaLa29
    MzLaLa29 Posts: 258 Member
    1. I only use small utensils. I despise going to restaurants where they have gigantic utensils (read: normal size). I ONLY USE SMALL UTENSILS. I can't stress this enough.

    THIS. hubby lost or threw away half of our flatware (how does that even happen?) so we fight over the last small fork that remains. All the while there's a drawer full of clean big forks we don't even use lol

    I must have the appropriate sized utensil for the job. For example I would never use a small desert fork for my main meal...my husband wants all small utensils and this is oddly really annoying to me.

    Because the huge dinner forks are made for giants. I think they actually are making them larger than before, especially if there are three tines instead of four. Yeah, it's that serious lol
  • oroblar
    oroblar Posts: 68 Member
    Soft pretzels dipped in Chocolate Ice Cream.
    I am intrigued by what you stand for, and wish to subscribe to your newsletter. :bigsmile:

    Newsletter would be bi-yearly, too many other "things" get in the way of it coming out monthly! The list of things I stand for is long and usually derisive.
  • RivenV
    RivenV Posts: 1,667 Member
    Man, some of you guys are WEIRD. :laugh:

    I can't think of one single odd thing I do with food. It's actually kind of bumming me out.

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  • tmm_0127
    tmm_0127 Posts: 545 Member
    I just don't like it when I'm surrounded by a lot of people while I'm eating, like during a luncheon at work or out at parties. I also don't like eating with my back to an open space, I like sitting against the wall / in booths.
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    I love to dip my french fries in mayo!!! ...not so much since using MFP though, lol!

    Um. That's how they're supposed to be served.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I prefer potato chips that are curled in half.
  • patrickfish7
    patrickfish7 Posts: 190 Member
    Cheese and peanut butter on sandwiches...pure protein overload. Followed by a protein shake...90 grams of protein right there :laugh:
  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
    I cannot eat apples or pears off the core or peaches, plums, or nectarines off the pit--I must cut them up into reasonable sized pieces in order to eat them.

    Likewise, I cannot eat corn-on-the-cob right off the ear--with my fingers I pull each individual kernel from the cob. Needless to say, I only eat corn-on-the-cob in the privacy of my own home.

    My husband thinks I'm weird.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I don't think my quirks are very interesting, when it comes to this particular topic.

    I tend to eat pizza or pie crust first.

    I put ketchup on canned green beans...although I very rarely eat canned green beans anymore, I'd still do this if I did.

    When I make tacos at home, I fill them with lettuce first, then cheese & sauce, and TVP or fish last. I find they stay together better that way and if they drip it's filtered through the lettuce so it's not that messy.
  • Bucky83
    Bucky83 Posts: 1,194 Member
    I have quite a few:

    Crisps - I lick the flavouring off each crisp and then eat it. I like savouring the chips/crisps. My favourite food, ever.

    Lollies - I eat in couples, two of this, two of that.

    M&Ms - I tried to break the outside in half with my teeth (longitudinally) so that the chocolate inside is still intact...then I suck on the chocolate until it melts away.

    I always eat my favourite foods last - eat my veg first, then protein, then starchy carbs (oh god, I love carbs).

    I eat ice cream with a teaspoon. Always have, always will. I dislike dessertspoons with dessert.

    When I eat an ice cream cone, I tip it sideways and lick the ice cream until it becomes a smooth mound on top of the cone. Then I push it down with my tongue until the entire cone is full with ice cream.

    I make a hole in my mashed potato and then put gravy in the hole, then I proceed to eat the mash potato by dipping it into the gravy 'hole'.
  • SmileCozYouCan
    SmileCozYouCan Posts: 315 Member
    I can never, ever " actually " eat a chocolate bar. I always bite a piece and suck on it...
  • wertgirlfor
    wertgirlfor Posts: 161 Member
    - I always eat the broken/imperfect/smaller snacks or foods first
    - When I eat a meal, I eat every food in portion to the other foods (so I have a tiny bit of fries, tiny bit of burger, etc. at the end of the meal)
    - I mentally decide which food I will eat last at the end of my meal, depending on which is my favorite lol
  • somerisagirlsname
    somerisagirlsname Posts: 467 Member
    I eat all the chocolate off of the edges of a Kit Kat bar and then peel apart the wafers to eat one by one.

    When eating Chester's Hot Fries, if the fry has a little edge piece that doesn't conform to the rest of the fry, I bite that off first. I hold the edge of the fry, lick off some of the seasoning, turn the fry around and hold the other side, repeat, and then finally I will eat the fry.
  • chelseascounter
    chelseascounter Posts: 1,283 Member
    I swallow noodles and macaroni whole... :happy:
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I don't eat the frosting on cakes. I rake it off and just eat the cake. Now that is weird :ohwell:

    I'll eat your frosting. Let's be best friends.

    This is my husband and I! LOL Even on our wedding day we shared cake that way (I'm the frosting fan)
  • somerisagirlsname
    somerisagirlsname Posts: 467 Member

    Back when I was in high school and I would eat Yodels I'd unroll them, scrape out the frosting and eat that, then pull the cake off of the chocolate coating, eat the cake and save the coating for last.

    I do something similar. When I eat swiss rolls, I peel all of the coating off in one big peel, and eat it. Then I unroll the cake and lick all of the frosting out of the middle. Then I eat the chocolate cake part.
  • JessR0se0001
    JessR0se0001 Posts: 11
    I always have to have "the perfect bite". If I'm eating a salad, each bite has to have lettuce and chicken. If it's pizza, I have to have pepperoni in each bite. If I'm eating a piece of meat, mashed potatoes and a vegetable...well you get the idea. But it's the only aspect of my life that I am "ocd" about.
  • smc864
    smc864 Posts: 570 Member
    1. I HAVE to eat with small utensils... there is no getting around this.

    2. I lick potato chips before I eat them... especially Doritos.

    3. Chipotle burrito bowl, hamburgers, salads -- each bite has to have all or most ingredients in it.

    4. When I am at fast food places I have to mix pepper and salt into the cup of ketchup, although I don't do this when I'm at home.

    5. I suck on M&M's until they are soft then crush them with my tongue and then chew. It HAS to be done this way.


    I'm sure there are more, but I feel like a weirdo already.
  • sugaspice999
    sugaspice999 Posts: 164
    I put a million things like pb, almond butter, sunflower seed butter, protein bars, granola, seeds, nuts etc in my oatmeal and greek yogurt but will eat everything else first and save it for last.

    I drink 3-4 cups water before eating ice cream.

    Warm up chocolate covered protein bars everytime hoping the chocolate doesn't melt, but it does.

    Add zucchini/carrots/beets to oatmeal just because it changes the color.

    Sprinkles on everything, esp greek yogurt.

    Drink black coffee everyday and hate it with sugar or milk, but ADD sugar to pumpkin spice lattes.

    I eat almost all my calories in the morning.

    Always eat with a small spoon/fork, and use fork for a lot of things I shouldn't.

    Lemon juice as salad dressing.

    Warm up pizza fresh from the oven in the microwave.

    Oh, and I often eat out of measuring bowls/pyrex measuring cups, pb jars etc.

    I think pretty much everything else is odd too, though not as odd haha. :)
  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
    I don't eat the frosting on cakes. I rake it off and just eat the cake. Now that is weird :ohwell:

    That is not weird at all, frosting on most cakes is super sweet and too much at times. I normally scrape it off too, unless I have milk too help with the sweetness.
  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
    I can never, ever " actually " eat a chocolate bar. I always bite a piece and suck on it...

    Hi... they call me chocolate bear :-P
  • Kevalicious99
    Kevalicious99 Posts: 1,131 Member
    I eat celery .. yes really I do.
  • Blessed9jaBeauty
    Blessed9jaBeauty Posts: 504 Member
    Sometimes I layer foods on my fork, for instance if I had veggies, steak and potatoes, I would layer every component on my fork to get the combined flavor experience.

    I sometimes eat the edges of things like sandwiches, and cucumbers 1st and save the middle for last

    If something tastes super good I sometimes close my eyes and chew slowly to try to make the moment last longer :laugh:
  • MzLaLa29
    MzLaLa29 Posts: 258 Member
    If something tastes super good I sometimes close my eyes and chew slowly to try to make the moment last longer :laugh:

    My husband eats everything this way, but I don't think he does it on purpose. Now I notice my one year old son does the same thing LOL

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