Do you eat quickly ?

spark240

I think I down my food pretty fast TBH…I think it’s cause I hate cold food ….that should be hot anyway… I went out with a pal recently, he had a good sized meal and cleared the plate in about 3-4 minutes…no chit chat….just straight in …hoovered it up.

CHRISB50

That sounds like me. I hate talking while I eat. So I just tend to get on with it and eat.

I'm nearly always the first to finish my food when eating with others.

I don't intentionally eat quickly, or particularly feel that I do. More that when I eat, I just eat. 

Sporky

Yup. 

WezV

Yes.   I try to slow down for fancy  meals, but not always successfully 

TeleMaster

I have a condition which means I can get food stuck in my throat and I need to have it removed by going to A&E so I eat fairly slowly, chew a lot, like to chat and it's a bit of a joke now how slowly I eat! 

Tannin

Yes. Mostly kittens.

Sporky

WezV said:

Yes.   I try to slow down for fancy  meals, but not always successfully 

Actually, if I'm eating out I do eat slower. And while I'm not a world-class cook (runner up in the parish pre-qualifiers on a good day) the food I make is perfectly decent.

I wonder if it's that I'm trying to get value fir money out of the posh stuff. 

Emp_Fab

I'm the world's slowest eater.  I'm always last to finish.  I don't know why!

monquixote

I really dislike talking and eating so I like to eat then talk.

breakstuff

Emp_Fab said:

I'm the world's slowest eater.  I'm always last to finish.  I don't know why!

Wouldn't expect anything less from the world's greatest procrastinator 

AK99

Had the experience of seeing a guy choke due to 'Steak Inhalation' at a restaurant in the South of Spain last year. Paramedics were onsite in about 5 mins after the staff and his friends realised what was going on, but sadly it was too late for him. Apparently nowhere near as rare an occurrence as you might think.

I still wolf food down though. Slow learner I guess.

WezV

Sporky said:

WezV said:

Yes.   I try to slow down for fancy  meals, but not always successfully 

Actually, if I'm eating out I do eat slower. And while I'm not a world-class cook (runner up in the parish pre-qualifiers on a good day) the food I make is perfectly decent.

I wonder if it's that I'm trying to get value fir money out of the posh stuff. 

It is definitely that for me.

I can spend 3 or 4 days prepping a meal at home for something special,  and it's still gone in a few minutes. 

 We do a fancy tasting menu's in restaurants whenever we get the chance, and I will take my time with those

Offset

I don't.  If I scoff too fast it exits stage south within 5-10 minutes of me eating it.

LionAquaLooper

No I take my time.  I must have a metabolic condition whereby if I eat too fast I feel full quickly.  And because I hate wasting food I eat slow so I can finish everything in front of me .... and still have room for dessert.

Adey

Has no one here got any manners?

In company one should not finish eating appreciably earlier than others. It's just polite.

Come on people. Have a little decorum.

Kittyfrisk

AK99 said:

Had the experience of seeing a guy choke due to 'Steak Inhalation' at a restaurant in the South of Spain last year. Paramedics were onsite in about 5 mins after the staff and his friends realised what was going on, but sadly it was too late for him. Apparently nowhere near as rare an occurrence as you might think.

I still wolf food down though. Slow learner I guess.

Wow, isn't there anyone in Spain with basic first aid training in abdominal thrusts (Heimlich manoeuvre) & CPR?
Scary & shocking (for you too).

LionAquaLooper

Kittyfrisk said:

AK99 said:

Had the experience of seeing a guy choke due to 'Steak Inhalation' at a restaurant in the South of Spain last year. Paramedics were onsite in about 5 mins after the staff and his friends realised what was going on, but sadly it was too late for him. Apparently nowhere near as rare an occurrence as you might think.

I still wolf food down though. Slow learner I guess.

Wow, isn't there anyone in Spain with basic first aid training in abdominal thrusts (Heimlich manoeuvre) & CPR?
Scary & shocking (for you too).

Bit harsh to ask that of everyone in Spain.  Maybe just in that restaurant no one had first aid training.

fretmeister

I do - but I also understand that eating slowly allows the "I'm full" signals from the stomach to reach the brain, so it's a bad idea.

I get distracted really easily from the fact that I'm eating.

So if I'm reading or watching something while I'm eating I almost forget that I have eaten. Even with my favourite foods, I just don't remember having it 5 mins ago.

It's not good for weight control!

VimFuego

I eat so quick I'm already eating tomorrow's food!

Kittyfrisk

LionAquaLooper said:

Kittyfrisk said:

AK99 said:

Had the experience of seeing a guy choke due to 'Steak Inhalation' at a restaurant in the South of Spain last year. Paramedics were onsite in about 5 mins after the staff and his friends realised what was going on, but sadly it was too late for him. Apparently nowhere near as rare an occurrence as you might think.

I still wolf food down though. Slow learner I guess.

Wow, isn't there anyone in Spain with basic first aid training in abdominal thrusts (Heimlich manoeuvre) & CPR?
Scary & shocking (for you too).

Bit harsh to ask that of everyone in Spain.  Maybe just in that restaurant no one had first aid training.

Fair point, bit of over exaggeration.

CoffeeAndTV

I eat fast if I love the food and will push it about the plate if I am not enjoying it.  The Mrs and I don’t talk when we eat.  I only eat twice a day so I’m usually really hungry when I do.