Does any one else eat this way? | ADHD Information

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I was always eating one item at a time on my plate. It drove my parents bonkers & they thought it was weird. It always seemed that I just couldn't sample anything or I would still be eating an hour later not being able to make up my mind which to try first. I actually have to concentrate on what food I want to put in my mouth. 8( Reizende38438.2342824074I am very disorganized at everything. Even eating. I am a very picky eater.  I don't like things to touch each other on the plate.  Jam has be spread very evenly on toast, and sandwiches must have the ingredients spread evenly, not a lump in the middle.  I take one or two bites of each and go around and around the plate in a specific order.  The only exception is scrambled eggs, I eat those first because I hate cold scrambled eggs.  One thing at a time. Hottest thing first before it gets cold. Don't like my food to touch other food on the plate. My daughter has add too but she's not particular about eating.

I've never given it much thought.  I treat food as fuel, and shovel it in as fast as I can so I can get it over with and move on to something else.

I'm not a pretty sight with a plate of food...

Mark -

It's been brought to my attention on more than one occaision that I always finish one item on my dinner plate before moving on to the next.

I attribute it to having it drilled into my head as a child (as I'm sure we all have had done) to "Finish what you are doing before going on to the next thing".

Does anyone else out there do this or am I just a freak . No actual harm that I can see comes from this behavior, but I am curious.

Scott, I don't think you're a 'freak' for eating like this. I've known many people who eat in this manner. But don't some things get cold before you get around to them?       However, I certainly don't. I've always liked, and still do, to not only eat my food by going from one item to the next...and around and around, until everything is gone, but I also like to mix things up, like mixing my meat (cut up) with my veggies or taters. Or I mush everything up together. That's why I probably enjoy casseroles so much. In any case, bon apetite!Sometimes I eat one thing at a time and sometimes I don't.

I do whatever I feel like whenever I feel like, perhaps that is my problem!

As a child I was VERY VERY SLOW eating dinner, sometimes because I was too busy talking but mostly I just ate slowly while others were eating fast. My family would eat dinner, get up, do the dishes and leave the kitchen and I would still be at the table by myself, finishing my pasta. 

I would love to be able to finish one thing before I started another.

I really must admit...... this is probably the only place where I can finish something before moving on to the next lolI like to mush everything together. When I was a kid, I always mashed my veggies into my potatoes and smothered everything with gravy. Mmmmm. Today, it is not unusual for me to cook everything together in one pan.  I too, love my casseroles. Speaking as LSD' wife does food have rules?  I was told after we were married food has rules mashed potatoes must have gravy for example.  Canned vegetables do not exist, and he does not like certain textures of foods.  Just curious

[QUOTE=Jillette]I was told after we were married food has rules mashed potatoes must have gravy for example.[/QUOTE]

Nah, mashed potatos are nice with butter - or better still ketchup! 

[QUOTE=Jillette]Canned vegetables do not exist[/QUOTE]

Where else do vegetables come from?

Mark -

[QUOTE=cynth]One thing at a time. Hottest thing first before it gets cold. Don't like my food to touch other food on the plate. My daughter has add too but she's not particular about eating.
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Yep, same with me...I don't notice it as much these days but I do the same thing. Like I will eat all the McDonald's fries out of the box first cuz thats the only thing that tastes bad cold.

Of course food has to match. You can have roast beef and mashed potatoes: but not roast beef and fried okra.   Fried chicken goes with fries: but not with broccoli. Just about any meat goes with fries.  You can sort m&m's by color before eating them. And never put more than one color in your mouth at a time. You get the idea.
I am a very, very picky eater. I hate mixing foods. I eat one thing at a time also. I don't care if my food is hot or cold though and I never bother with salt, but other then that I'm picky. I hate chinese food! I love mexican and italian. I don't like indian food or whatever. Hate trying new foods. Love pizza. Love Taco Bell, Love Sonic. But I always order the same things at each place every time I go. No variety.  I hate gravy on my mashed potatoes. I know that sounds totally insane lol. but I really do. I only want a little bit of sauce on my spaghetti. Stuff like that. When my mom makes something new i get scared to death to try it. lol. love the old recipes, not always the new. I love vanilla icecream. My favorite dessert but am very picky with other stuff like cakes,pies etc. I love apple and pumpkin pie but that is it. Love ice cream cake. Hate cheesecake and just won't try a lot of desserts. I have gotten better since i was a kid but still struggle with being a very picky eater. I also totally dislike olives. yuck!It is just a Scott thing then.