Eating Style
caco_ethes
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The ‘wings on a first date’ thread has me wondering.. what is your normal eating style (as opposed to your first date eating style).
Also, moderators, I apologize in advance. This topic is definitely fraught..
So be good, everyone! Try to dodge the low hanging fruit.
Also, moderators, I apologize in advance. This topic is definitely fraught..
So be good, everyone! Try to dodge the low hanging fruit.
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I feel like people think it’s an easy leap to correlate how they eat their food with how carefree they are in bed. Can we table that for now so people don’t all feel the need to prove how rabid they are with their food?
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I realized after the first date thread that while I’m less hungry on a first date, I don’t eat differently. I may be more worried about something getting stuck in my teeth, but I eat the same. I’m a careful eater. I don’t enjoy huge bites. I hate food on my face and fingers. So, yes, I probably would eat wings carefully. But I’d do that if I was alone too.0
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I just go with the flow. Normally Im a fork and knife try not to make a mess kind of gal. But for wings, pizza, or other food that is meant to be messy I just embrace the mess. Grab a stack of napkins and enjoy. Hit the bathroom for handwashing after if needed.2
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leut_underpants wrote: »Sometimes I'm feeling particularly languid and will only nibble a bit, but in every case I'm the slowest eater ever. Like how does a person nurse a plate that long? If the server brings me extra portions I'll just poke at my food until I'm done.
I’m a slow eater too, it’s annoying. If I’m eating with other people I always feel a little rushed.0 -
4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »I just go with the flow. Normally Im a fork and knife try not to make a mess kind of gal. But for wings, pizza, or other food that is meant to be messy I just embrace the mess. Grab a stack of napkins and enjoy. Hit the bathroom for handwashing after if needed.
I hate the mess enough that it actually makes me dislike the food itself. I don’t enjoy corn on the cob because I associate it with stuff in my teeth and butter on my face. I love the taste of it, I just hate the method of delivery. Same with ribs and wings. I usually sit there and dissect them with a fork, no wonder I’m a slow eater.0 -
It depends on the food. Sometimes I savor it and sometimes I devour it.
When on dates or evenout with people I rarely see I barely eat. It is because there should be good conversation going and even if I am not the one talking I feel it is rude to cram my face with food while the other person is and looking right at my face.
Same here. I would enjoy going for coffee or dessert or something but if I sit down for a huge meal with someone I haven’t seen in a while, it’s going to be largely wasted.0 -
caco_ethes wrote: »4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »I just go with the flow. Normally Im a fork and knife try not to make a mess kind of gal. But for wings, pizza, or other food that is meant to be messy I just embrace the mess. Grab a stack of napkins and enjoy. Hit the bathroom for handwashing after if needed.
I hate the mess enough that it actually makes me dislike the food itself. I don’t enjoy corn on the cob because I associate it with stuff in my teeth and butter on my face. I love the taste of it, I just hate the method of delivery. Same with ribs and wings. I usually sit there and dissect them with a fork, no wonder I’m a slow eater.
Hate messes, hate extra stuff, how did you survive kids!?0 -
4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »I just go with the flow. Normally Im a fork and knife try not to make a mess kind of gal. But for wings, pizza, or other food that is meant to be messy I just embrace the mess. Grab a stack of napkins and enjoy. Hit the bathroom for handwashing after if needed.
I hate the mess enough that it actually makes me dislike the food itself. I don’t enjoy corn on the cob because I associate it with stuff in my teeth and butter on my face. I love the taste of it, I just hate the method of delivery. Same with ribs and wings. I usually sit there and dissect them with a fork, no wonder I’m a slow eater.
Hate messes, hate extra stuff, how did you survive kids!?
I was never meant to have kids, I’m afraid
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I don't take huge bites or wolf down my food, but I find that I DO eat more quickly than a lot of people (particularly females who are older than me). Some friends/family, mostly female, eat very slowly and will totally stop eating and just sit for a long time during a meal occasion w/o touching their food. I feel very strange and unnatural doing that and also hate for my food to get cold. I would rather eat, with small pauses, and then sit and talk to others even if it means I finished well before they did. Then I'll just drink water and focus on listening to others talking. I do everything VERY fast such as walking, typing, etc...so it's not surprising that I eat pretty quickly.
I think I am fairly civilized, don't eat with my hands very much, etc. I tend to eat one category of food at a time, no mixing. I don't mind if foods touch but I usually focus on 1 item at a time. On a first date, I don't think I really ate that differently. Even when I was very heavy, I typically just ordered a reasonable, middle of the road entree (not a salad, not a $37 steak) and ate it. Maybe a LITTLE more slowly than my usual pace but that's it.
One of my friends eats "normally" but then she will LICK her fingers at the table. I have only seen in her do this in places like fast food or fast casual, not in a "real" restaurant, but it's still SO disgusting and I am not the type to usually pay a lot of attention to others' table manners so believe me it is noticeable. Gag!1 -
I get grossed out by really fast eaters. Dude, you are winging food at your mouth so fast that it is splashing on your shirt, good lord!2
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meal time is about the approach:
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It depends on who did the cooking. If anyone other than me does, I eat very carefully and slowly, because you never know what might be in there. And there's some people that I won't eat anything at all they fix because I'm not certain about their hygiene. I try not to think about that when I'm out to eat.
I also have to eat one thing at a time, and if anything touches something else on my plate, that area will not be eaten.
And if I have to sit around toddlers eating, my appetite will be gone, and I won't be eating anything at all.
So who wants to go to lunch with me?
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I feel like I’m a pretty fast eater when compared to other women. Most men I’ve found eat at about the same pace or slightly faster. Not sure what this says about me, but hey it’s the truth.0
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This pretty much sums it up for me.
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JakedOnGreenBeers wrote: »
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I'm a slow eater or possibly just always hanging out with fast eaters. I can even have a head start and still finish last. I like to taste everything individually first and then mix a bit of everything in one bite. Rotate that method. I save my favorite thing on the plate for the very last bite.0
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Like a horse at a trough. Not a pig though.0
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bhadbahabi wrote: »I'm a slow eater or possibly just always hanging out with fast eaters. I can even have a head start and still finish last. I like to taste everything individually first and then mix a bit of everything in one bite. Rotate that method. I save my favorite thing on the plate for the very last bite.
I swear we share a brain
And an arm1 -
caco_ethes wrote: »bhadbahabi wrote: »I'm a slow eater or possibly just always hanging out with fast eaters. I can even have a head start and still finish last. I like to taste everything individually first and then mix a bit of everything in one bite. Rotate that method. I save my favorite thing on the plate for the very last bite.
I swear we share a brain
And an arm
We both know that I'm just your other account.0 -
bhadbahabi wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »bhadbahabi wrote: »I'm a slow eater or possibly just always hanging out with fast eaters. I can even have a head start and still finish last. I like to taste everything individually first and then mix a bit of everything in one bite. Rotate that method. I save my favorite thing on the plate for the very last bite.
I swear we share a brain
And an arm
We both know that I'm just your other account.
This is why I love you so, so much now shut it1 -
caco_ethes wrote: »The ‘wings on a first date’ thread has me wondering.. what is your normal eating style (as opposed to your first date eating style).
Also, moderators, I apologize in advance. This topic is definitely fraught..
So be good, everyone! Try to dodge the low hanging fruit.
People I've dined with have actually shared how self-conscious they get with how I am naturally (as is my sister), when working what is my normal eating style - very proper. Since - I've learnt to relax my style in the company of others. Amongst friends and family - they're used to it, granted friends sometimes mimick either of us (timing), highlighting how uncomfortable it is for them to do exactly as we do it with such ease. Over the years, I've learnt to let the mockery go. Probably is another reason, I favour casual dining amongst some friends. For some deboning is a big to do and I'm okay with that, for I don't critique their eating styles. They however - one person minimum will spotlight us - Zeroing in on our eating style or our English accent mimicking HM. This has been my American experience. I've adapted and I'm quick to brush it off. Not that it doesn't surprise me each time it occurs.1 -
caco_ethes wrote: »I get grossed out by really fast eaters. Dude, you are winging food at your mouth so fast that it is splashing on your shirt, good lord!
Then you'll probably not want to eat with me. I'm a clean eater, don't like messes and is generally why I avoid much the same foods as you: bone-in wings, corn on the cob, ribs, etc. But, I have generally been a fast eater because I think the act of eating (food prep, sitting down to eat, etc) is simply a waste of time unless in a social environment. Add to it, that Marine boot camp reinforced the idea of "eat now, taste later".
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xFunctionalStrengthx wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »I get grossed out by really fast eaters. Dude, you are winging food at your mouth so fast that it is splashing on your shirt, good lord!
Then you'll probably not want to eat with me. I'm a clean eater, don't like messes and is generally why I avoid much the same foods as you: bone-in wings, corn on the cob, ribs, etc. But, I have generally been a fast eater because I think the act of eating (food prep, sitting down to eat, etc) is simply a waste of time unless in a social environment. Add to it, that Marine boot camp reinforced the idea of "eat now, taste later".
This is why we’re meeting at a malt shoppe0 -
caco_ethes wrote: »xFunctionalStrengthx wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »I get grossed out by really fast eaters. Dude, you are winging food at your mouth so fast that it is splashing on your shirt, good lord!
Then you'll probably not want to eat with me. I'm a clean eater, don't like messes and is generally why I avoid much the same foods as you: bone-in wings, corn on the cob, ribs, etc. But, I have generally been a fast eater because I think the act of eating (food prep, sitting down to eat, etc) is simply a waste of time unless in a social environment. Add to it, that Marine boot camp reinforced the idea of "eat now, taste later".
This is why we’re meeting at a malt shoppe
Very true! 25 hrs to go, and I'm done with this challenge! I'm telling my trainer that once I weigh-in, for the next 24 hours I'm eating WtF I want and I'm not logging it. :laugh:
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I eat fast and usually on the run. I'm probably bad company for someone to have a meal with me.3
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