In What Order do you Eat?

penrbrown
penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
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While picking through my soup today the thought occurred to me that maybe other people don't eat like I do?

In what order do YOU eat your food?

For me I always eat the 'icky' stuff first. So I pick out all the vegetables I like the least, the vegetables I like the most and then I eat the meat. I never, ever eat it all together. Even if it's in a soup. Hah! Sometimes I wonder why I bother cooking it together since I'm just going to separate them before eating anyway.

So what is your order of eating?!
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  • ObtainingBalance
    ObtainingBalance Posts: 1,446 Member
    I don't seperate soup...sometimes I pick out the meat chunks in it first.

    If I'm eating a cheesburger I usually cut it into peices...

    I usually do eat veggies first if I have a plate of food, but if it's all a mixed dish I don't seperate it...Usually I choose to eat the best last

    To everyone their own =)
  • JenniBaby85
    JenniBaby85 Posts: 855 Member
    I can't say that I separate soup, and I actually mix veggies with mashed potatoes if I'm having them. Only peas and corn though, the rest I eat separately :tongue:
  • Brianna72994
    Brianna72994 Posts: 887
    I eat my least favorite thing first, and save my favorite for last
  • Dub_D
    Dub_D Posts: 1,760 Member
    Alphabetically.
  • laarae
    laarae Posts: 332 Member
    I like to mix it up-but my hubby always eats his veggies first, then his starch then the meat and our youngest son eats the same way:laugh: but when I eat a burger or snadwich I always eat the edges first (yes even if it is a round object I keep turning it) I got that from my mother:heart:
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    I imagine what order a caveman would have eaten in.
  • alsunrise
    alsunrise Posts: 386 Member
    I like to mix it up-but my hubby always eats his veggies first, then his starch then the meat and our youngest son eats the same way:laugh: but when I eat a burger or snadwich I always eat the edges first (yes even if it is a round object I keep turning it) I got that from my mother:heart:

    I do that!! My husband always laughs at me for eating the outside first.
  • Kenhabes
    Kenhabes Posts: 187 Member
    Both my wife and I take our hamburgers and sandwiches apart and eat in layers. Back when I used to eat fast food, I would always eat all my fries first, then my hamburger (sometimes in layers).

    When talking about a plate of food, I usually finish one food before moving to the next.
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    After I'm done clicking the light switch on and off 3 times.
    I eat in clockwise order.
  • prinlea2000
    prinlea2000 Posts: 34 Member
    I like to mix it up-but my hubby always eats his veggies first, then his starch then the meat and our youngest son eats the same way:laugh: but when I eat a burger or snadwich I always eat the edges first (yes even if it is a round object I keep turning it) I got that from my mother:heart:

    I always eat the edges or 'around' my sandwich first too - I have no idea where I get that from though since no one else in my family does it.

    I eat my least favorite first & always save the meat for last. I also cannot stand it when my food touches so I either have to have separate bowls or plates for things or like a cafeteria tray to keep them divided. :smile:
  • WestCoastPhoenix
    WestCoastPhoenix Posts: 802 Member
    I just put it in a blender and drink.
  • JenniBaby85
    JenniBaby85 Posts: 855 Member
    My hubby COVERS all his food with hot sauce so he doesn't have to taste the veggies :tongue:
  • slackerwoman
    slackerwoman Posts: 261 Member
    Depends on what I am eating. If i have mac and cheese on my plate I always eat that first. I definitely eat one thing at a time though. For instance, I don't take a bite of one thing on my plate and then a bite of something else and come back to it. I actually usually eat the thing I like best first. That way if I die in the middle of eating I enjoyed it for a minute.
  • slackerwoman
    slackerwoman Posts: 261 Member
    I like to mix it up-but my hubby always eats his veggies first, then his starch then the meat and our youngest son eats the same way:laugh: but when I eat a burger or snadwich I always eat the edges first (yes even if it is a round object I keep turning it) I got that from my mother:heart:

    I always eat the edges or 'around' my sandwich first too - I have no idea where I get that from though since no one else in my family does it.

    I eat my least favorite first & always save the meat for last. I also cannot stand it when my food touches so I either have to have separate bowls or plates for things or like a cafeteria tray to keep them divided. :smile:


    i eat the edges on my grilled cheese sandwiches. then i fold it in half and eat the folded part. then i try to fold it in half again and do the same thing. LOL
  • penrbrown
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
    You know... I wonder if taking your sandwich apart and eating it layer by layer isn't the better choice? After all, eating slowly lets our head catch up with our stomach. :P

    Some of you are hilarious. It never occurred to me to eat the edges of a burger first but I might have to try this next time. The inside is the best part anyway.
  • monicalosesweight
    monicalosesweight Posts: 1,173 Member
    I admit to mixing stuff up. The weird part is I love to mix up leftovers. Today I mixed corn, rice, grilled bell peppers and left over chicken for lunch.

    I originally ate it all separate and in fact sorta lingered over my bell peppers. I didn't want to run out as it was sooo good. I guess for me it's going back and forth between the protein (chicken or whatever) and my veggies. I hate running out of one part of my dish. I guess it feels like I'm trapped eating that part if I finish early on the others. It doesn't bother me if it's my favorite part - only if that one vanishes and I'm stuck with the rest.

    As for soups - I eat it all together. In fact, I have a horrible habit of throwing lemon into just about every type of soup imaginable. I love lemon and it's a big addiction for me.

    My only hate - I despise normal salads. I get bored with them. They have to be pretty elaborate for me to enjoy them. I feel like a rabbit if they are just leaves and dressing and a tomato or two. Blah!
  • KrazyAsianNic
    KrazyAsianNic Posts: 1,227 Member
    I eat my veggies first then my protein. That way if I have some type of carb, I will be fairly full to eat it all or get more of it.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    gee, I JUST EAT,, i am not like my 45 year old brother who needs a divider plate so his food does not touch each other...
  • Siekobilly
    Siekobilly Posts: 401 Member
    I eat one thing at a time. I usually start with the main portion (burger and fries - eat burger first), but if I have multiple sides (chicken, mashed potatoes, and corn - start with veggies, then meat, then starches). I like to end my meals with a starch.
  • a_stone_girl_dances
    a_stone_girl_dances Posts: 76 Member
    Alphabetically.

    That was awesome.
  • AnneC77
    AnneC77 Posts: 284
    I ALWAYS eat my veggies first, the main reason is so I get full on the good stuff. Then I eat my Protein, so it would be fish or a Meat Substitute and then I eat the carbs. If I eat soup, then I just eat it as it comes via the spoon, whatever is on it, goes in.
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    "I'm a military man I like a military meal. I like my string beans quarantined. I like a little fortress around my mashed potatoes, so my meat loaf don't invade my mashed potatoes and cause mixin' in my plate. I hate it when my food touches. And don't let your food touch either."

    LL Cool J
  • shirleygirl910
    shirleygirl910 Posts: 503 Member
    I use to eat the best last, which was ususally the meat, but now after surgery I can't eat very much at a time, so they told me to eat my protein first. Somtimes that is all I get to eat.
  • SteveHunt113
    SteveHunt113 Posts: 648 Member
    With soup, I like it mixed up. Same goes for a salad.

    But for everything else, I will eat my least favorite the fastest, and my favorite the slowest. My goal it to make sure my last bite contains the flavor I want to linger in my mouth after I'm done eating.

    Also, my salad MUST be in a bowl ... not on my plate where it can touch the other food. :)
  • cgfol1
    cgfol1 Posts: 179 Member
    This is off on a bit of a tangent, but if I am really enjoying my meal I will always save the biggest bite for last. I've been doing it since I was little. So I eat small mouthfuls throughout and if I am really into it, at the end I end up with a huge fork full and then an over-stuffed mouth! Somehow I feel like if I do that I will savour the flavour hahahahaha
  • redheadmommy
    redheadmommy Posts: 908 Member
    I like to mix things together, but generally from a fairly homogeneous bowl, I would eat my favourite things first.
    I am doing this in a semi-concious way. I like the thought that I am eating the best of the bowl at every single bite :)
  • BSchoberg
    BSchoberg Posts: 712 Member
    How much time you got? Ok, I'll keep it short: Main principle: least favorite to most favorite!

    When I used to eat fast food, I'd usually do it in the car, so the fries first, cuz they get cold fast. Then, I'd turn the burger so the cheesiest part was last (least to most)

    I have ALWAYS eaten the crust off my sandwich first (least to most)

    I used to eat one thing at a time when I was a kid, but now, I like to mix it up - eat a little of this, a little of that... but I always eat more of my least favorite and less of my most until only my most favorite is left (least to most, see?) :bigsmile:
  • BSchoberg
    BSchoberg Posts: 712 Member

    Also, my salad MUST be in a bowl ... not on my plate where it can touch the other food. :)

    ... absolutely! What are we, heathens???
  • ShmoozyQ
    ShmoozyQ Posts: 390 Member
    No particular order. I just eat a bite of this...a bite of that. I don't mix everything together either. Now I feel like I'm the strange one since everyone else seems to eat one thing at a time? Ha.
  • T1mH
    T1mH Posts: 568 Member
    You all are weird.

    Pile and stir, it's all going to the same place.

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