Strange Eating Quirks, Anyone?

I love to mix my corn with other things. My favorite way to have it? Get ready for this, I doubt there is another like me... with KRAFT DINNER. My parents regularly made supper that consisted of a cut of meat (steak or pork chop), canned corn, and Kraft Dinner. I don't know how I discovered the magickal taste of KD and corn but ever since, I absolutely crave it!

My boyfriend's family has a habit of attempting to make "shepard's pie", but they ridicule the dish by making it as a "mash". This drives me up the wall! It's. A. PIE. Layer it properly! Don't just throw mashed potatoes, corn, and hash meat on a pot and call it a day! HMPH.

The proportions of a PB & J sandwich are very important, too. Needs to be about a 1:2 ratio of PB to jam. If there's too much peanut butter, take it away. I can't eat it. I also can't have just jam on toast for breakfast. Needs butter first, let it melt into the toast, and THEN apply the jam. Ooey gooey deliciousness.

And more on proportions: hotdogs. I like a little bit of ketchup and a lot of mustard. I don't appreciate restos that do not take my request seriously. Stop flooding my hotdogs with ketchup!

I'm a big pepper monkey, too. My eggs and especially my potatoes must be BLACK once I'm through with the pepper shaker. I just love the kick it gives to otherwise bland food.

Cookies must accompany milk at all times. Store-bought cookies anyway, because they're pretty crunchy. I have to dip them in milk for at least 3 seconds to thoroughly saturate them before eating, so they're nice and soft.

Speaking of soft, I hate soft cereal. HATE. IT. For cereals like Mini Wheats, Shreddies, and Fruit Loops that get soggy FAST, I pour my milk, lightly sprinkle with a layer of cereal, eat, and then repeat until the milk is gone. Seriously, soggy cereal is just nasty! Used to drive my mother crazy because I'd "leave the milk out to spoil" while I ate.

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When my hubby makes a sandwich of any kind he has to smash it with his hands till it is flat. I asked why he does this and he doesn't know why because he has been doing this since childhood. After thinking about it and driving me crazy he thinks it was easier to get the sandwich in the mouth when he was little. He doesn't do this when we eat out!

I can't eat sandwiches unless I just made them.. which means if I want to bring one for lunch, I have to bring half the kitchen with me and assemble it at work.

I cannot, will not eat yogurt with a metal spoon. Plastic spoon only. My kids are school-aged, and I purposely kept some of their plastic cutlery for my yogurt habit.

I can, however, eat ice cream with a metal spoon. Go figure.

And while we're on the topic of ice cream, when we're at a birthday party, I will only have cake OR ice cream. Not both. Ever. Even if they're on separate plates. The temperature difference is NO BUENO for me.

I don't like anything chunky in my brownies. That means no nuts, obviously, but also no chocolate chips or chunks. The only time I will actually turn down a brownie is if it has add-ins.

Any candy bars (Three Musketeers, especially), must have the outer chocolate peeled off and eaten prior to eating the center.

I can't figure out the mechanics of this. I'd think it'd just end up a gooey mess.

I totally do this! My favs to do it with are Butterfinger and Reeses cups...It's not as messy as you would think.
I also eat the outside of any sandwich or burger and then eat the middle...It always has the most filling and tastes best, so I save it for last!
I also do the small spoon thing...the smallre the spoon the better HAHA!
I'm wondering what people do when eating fruit rollups? As a kid I wrapped them around my finger and licked them off.

Anyone that can't have their food touching on the plate, how do you cope at a restaurant? Do you disassemble it before you eat it?

I just move it on the plate so it no longer touches.

my meal times are usually set in stone. delaying them unnecessarily results in some degree of anxiety for me. also, i dislike being interrupted mid-meal with phone calls or work questions.

these quirks make me feel like rain man sometimes, lol. however, i suppose that's just how i'm wired, so i have to go with it.

I can't eat meat on the bone. If it has a bone, I refuse to let it touch my mouth. I am gagging just thinking about it.

Also, runny yolk in egg. GROSS. Needs to be cooked all way through.