Do you have a strange eating habit?

Shadowknight137

I have to have at least three drinks with me at a meal.

Water, coffee and usually a soda. Don't know why.

furrina

Also I like to eat/drink chocolate milk and shakes with a spoon.

With water, I always have to have a water bottle or glass with me, that's "topped off" not almost empty in every room I'm in. Also, I gave myself a new habit on purpose to make sure to drink tons of water: Whenever I grab the glass or bottle for a drink I take 10 sips/gulps. I figure I'm drinking it anyway, why not? It's a good way to drink lots of water.

TighteningStrings

I downright refuse to eat egg and chicken in the same meal. The same day is pushing it some days. even crumbed chicken I wont dip in egg wash, I use Tzatziki instead. I wont eat boiled eggs. I'll eat them poached, because I get to crack it open and inspect it first.

I wont bite into an apple or any other fruit. I cut it into pieces first to make sure there is nothing wrong with the middle of it.

I never cook onion without garlic.

I love fresh, steamed brocolli, but wont eat frozen. I think it smells like armpit.

I hate the texture of ground meat. I wont eat meat sauce because of it, but if I "mush" it with my hands for meatballs or rissoles I'm fine.

I wont eat anything that has been left in an open bag or container, even just overnight. It has to be put in an air tight container. I wont eat cereal out of the box. It has to be moved to a clear container first, so I can see the contents.


I have diagnosed OCD.

neverstray

Reese's peanut butter cups are my favorite. But, I hate when I have to eat them with other people around. Because, I first have to freeze them. Then, I eat the outside chocolate and save the peanut butter parts. Then, if I'm eating 4 of them, or whatever, I eat the peanut butter parts all at once. Yum!

Peanut M&Ms, I eat the candy first and save the peanuts, and eat them at the end.

kmkel0

I have to peel the stringy bits from the sides of bananas - as well as getting rid of the black bit.

I have a friend who can't mix meat groups in one meal - no surf and turf, no chicken stuffed with ham and cheese, etc.

SportyLadyPhotographer

I pick all the toppings off pizza and eat them first then the base unless its pineapple it gets saved to the end
Its really odd I get told

Laffinhippiegurl

I have issues.

I peel the cheese and toppings off my pizza and eat the crust first.

I prefer to eat with my hands.

I LOVE pickles. I put pickle juice in everything instead of vingear. My favorite sno-cone is a pickle juice sno-cone.

If I can tear it apart before I eat it, I will.

Sandwiches should be smashed and should always have some type of chips on it.

I love my steak rare, my eggs over-easy, poached or soft scrambled.

I have severe texture issues. I can take one bite of something and the texture is not okay; I'm done. Nothing gets another taste.

And if I see one hair (feather) on the chicken skin, I AM DONE. Ewwww...

tuckerrj

We are a weird bunch, aren't we? I share so many of these idiosyncrasies. The only one of mine I haven't seen yet is that I eat sunflower seeds, hull and all. Talk about your roughage!!!

NaomiJFoster

when i make healthy veggie chili...it looks the same before and "after"...:laugh:

LOL Thanks for the visual.

missjeanlouise

I have to have at least three drinks with me at a meal.

Water, coffee and usually a soda. Don't know why.

I am sort of similar to this. I have multiple beverages going all the time. Right now on my desk is a bottle of water, a cup of coffee (caffeinated) and a cup of tea (decaffeinated). People at work tease me about my 'drinks party' and I must admit, the path between my cube and the restroom is well worn...

_KATzMeow

Trust me ,you don't want to know!

orangekeeper

I don't know if this is strange or not, thinking about it it doesn't seem normal but I've always done it since I was little... I can't/won't finish a cup of tea. There always has to be some left in the cup which I'll pour down the sink, regardless of how much there was to start with....

BrotherBill913

I eat red bell peppers like they are apples......

txwildfire

I eat shrimp tails! yum

beanerific518

This has been the funniest message board to read! LOL! I only have one habit that I can think of because I just plain like to eat about anything, anyway, anytime! But, when eating eggs over easy at restaurants, I do have to dip my toast in the yolk in order to eat them. Is that strange?

Not strange at all! - Quite delicious actually! :-)

Shas2228

When I use to eat burgers and fries, I would first eat the fries and then the burger. I personally do not think this is weird, but so many others find it odd I don't combine the two. Whatevs. I also like grilled cheese sandwiches dipped in fry sauce. I thought this was okay until others told me it wasn't.

Now my husband has a weird one. If I make him a meat and cheese sandwich, the mustard HAS to be on the meat side and the mayo on the cheese side. He says it's "disgusting" if it isn't that exact way... lol

MiTime2016

This thread is awesome. So many of us share the same "strange" eating habits ... maybe we're not so strange after all.
The only one of mine I didn't see here:
If I have an omelette I need to cut it into same size, even squares. And have exactly enough toast (english muffin, whatever) for a bite with each of those squares. Once one is gone I won't eat whatever is left of the other.

owen_richardson

Since figuring how many calories are in ketchup and mustard I am starting to not like condiments either!

I hate all condiments!

My boyfriend is like that. No mayo, no ketchup, no bbq sauce, no cream cheese, no cheese sauce, nadda. He says he likes to taste his food, not the condiments. It makes me giggle - I'm the condiment queen. I've used chicken wings as more of a spoon to eat the blue cheese dressing than anything else!

paigeslims

I have to eat my breakfast in a certain order too :-) I also only drink lemon water with my dinner, only eat apples chopped up and will only have yogurt with cinnamon

SF2514

I hate raw carrots, but when I do try to eat them I have to chew with my mouth open =\. I don't eat them in public haha. Gross I know, but it's the only way I can choke them down .

lma0423

Thought of another! When I eat a turkey sandwich I cant have the meat stacked it freaks me out, it has to be folded.

CkepiJinx

When I use to eat burgers and fries, I would first eat the fries and then the burger. I personally do not think this is weird, but so many others find it odd I don't combine the two. Whatevs. I also like grilled cheese sandwiches dipped in fry sauce. I thought this was okay until others told me it wasn't.

Now my husband has a weird one. If I make him a meat and cheese sandwich, the mustard HAS to be on the meat side and the mayo on the cheese side. He says it's "disgusting" if it isn't that exact way... lol

Oh I agree with your husband on this one and don't even get me started on peopl that put them on the same piece of bread lol

coolraul07

When I eat a banana, I never finish the whole thing. I always leave about 1.5"

No idea why...

I teach preschool. I have a kid in my class who won't finish a banana ever, also. He says that the part of the banana that is still in the peel as you're holidng it is "The banana's butt" and he refuses to eat it.

Maybe he watched "Banana Joe" do his naked dance:

coolraul07

When I use to eat burgers and fries, I would first eat the fries and then the burger. I personally do not think this is weird, but so many others find it odd I don't combine the two. Whatevs. I also like grilled cheese sandwiches dipped in fry sauce. I thought this was okay until others told me it wasn't.

Now my husband has a weird one. If I make him a meat and cheese sandwich, the mustard HAS to be on the meat side and the mayo on the cheese side. He says it's "disgusting" if it isn't that exact way... lol

I've spent 5 whole minutes trying to think of a really really weird one but I can't. The following 3 are the best I can think of right now:
1) I often eat dinner at home standing up by the sink because (a) I hate wiping the table and sweeping the floor and (b) I usually multitask by emptying/loading the dishwasher, cleaning up, etc.
2) If I know I'm not going to finish my plate, I'll eat all of whatever items won't reheat well. For example, in a restaurant I eat my fries before anything else because they're usually horrible reheated.
3) When teleworking from home, it's not unusual for me to go until 2-4pm without eating. It's almost 3pm as I type this and I haven't eaten or drank anything today; will fix that very soon. I have trouble with b'fast cuz eating before noon usually makes me either nauseous or sleepy. At work, I usually eat at 12:30pm, but it would be later than that if they didn't start running out of the best stuff by then.

racingred24

The foods on my plate at any given time cannot touch.
I always eat the potato first followed by the vegie, then the meat. IF there's a salad that's always first.
I have to have fresh hot coffee first thing in the morning.......but the coffee cannot be even 5 minutes old. As soon as the coffee stops dripping it's in my cup and ready for slurping.
I have to have a salad with or for my evening meal
Sandwiches MUST be cut in half and smooshed flat.

........there are likely more but my brain's still asleep

The food on my plate cannot touch each other either...except I mix my corn with my mashed potatoes. that's okay. and yes, the sandwich MUST be cut in half. it falls apart otherwise! :bigsmile:

estrobabe

When I eat bread, I roll the parts on the bread into balls. It's hard to explain lol

NaomiJFoster

When I eat bread, I roll the parts on the bread into balls. It's hard to explain lol

Yes. Bread balls best. I'm a bread ball too.

mkzara

1. I don't eat canolis, hotdogs, the brown twinkies (can't remember their name), anything that reminds me of a piece of the male anatomy, I dont eat.

2. I don't eat the ends of bananas.

3. If I order something like shrimp lo mein, I will eat the entire noodle first and eat the shrimp at the end. I like saving my favorite til the absolute last moment.

Edited to add - 4. I love powdered milk (ensure) but not actually to drink. I take two spoonfuls, I mix it in with just a tiny bit of water so it's has a thick porridgy consistency and I eat it, like icecream.

BellaFe

Yup. I don't like any of my food touching any other food on my plate. I don't know why.

RunDoozer

I eat my fish sticks frozen