I’ve been a
fast eater all my life. Shoveling it in like my life depended on it. At least I
was fast at something!
To
counteract my chowhound tendencies, I downsized my tools. In the picture above,
you can see the cocktail plate and utensils I now use at work. I’m eating the
last of my chicken-or-tuna salad left over from Saturday’s lunch. The small
utensils mean I can’t take too big of a bite at one time. I’ve been training myself
to set aside the utensils between bites to minimalize the shoveling.
The salad
was a bit bland as I ordered it, so I added chopped Bermuda onions. I love
onion in tuna or chicken salad. Gives it a good tang, and the onion flavor
lingers, so I continuously feel like I just finished eating.
As with
yesterday, the meaty protein has stayed with me longer than the cottage cheese
I usually eat. I’ll probably have Greek yogurt a little later and perhaps
cheese sticks on the drive home.
The plate
and utensils are available at Cost Plus World Market. The utensils are for
cocktail eating and I found them near the utensils you can buy singularly. The
plate is with the Asian eating ware. You could use a saucer or dessert plate.
Previously I was using a pickle fork for eating. I used to call it my “cheesecake
fork,” because I liked using a tiny fork when I was binging cheesecake to make
it last longer, and so it would all thaw by the time I reached the end. (This
was in the days before everyone had a microwave oven—yeah, I’ve been overeating
a loooong time.)
So now that
I’ve made lunch into cocktail time—minus the tasty cocktails—I can pretend I’m
having a good time.
At least the
food is fun to eat.
See you
tomorrow.
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