Sunday, 03 October 2010

• Dating Advice-Foods to Avoid

  This is a guest post from lovedetour:
  
  Whether your first date is an “eating” activity or not, there are some food items or general food categories that should not be tackled in the first month of dating, if not longer. 
  
  Manners are tricky as it is, so why increase associated risk of dining and ending up with “egg on your face” by eating the following:

  Finger Foods- Some finger foods like French fries, bread sticks, coconut shrimp, etc are totally fine. Avoid the finger foods that will leave you licking sauce off of your fingers and making suckling noises off bones, such as ribs, corn on the cob, or Buffalo wings. 
  
  These messy finger foods also make it difficult to enjoy a stimulating conversation due to the distraction of fingers and food hovering over your mouth.

   

  Odiferous Foods- As much as I love garlic, I make it a point not to eat it in the early courting days and suggest the same to you.  Unless your date is as crazy for it as you are, avoid it. 
  
  Also stay away from onions, scallions, smelly cheeses, eggs, and cabbage.  It’s a good idea to stay away from these even before your actual date as they take time to digest and then appear later when you would rather they don’t.

  Lodging Foods- Who doesn’t love popcorn?  Yes, it is a must at the movies, but you know what happens.  Some portion of an uncooked kernel lodges itself in between your teeth in the far back corner of your mouth or right between the incisors. 
  
  Once this occurs you either spend a good chunk of time trying to suck it and maneuver it out with your tongue, pick it with a tooth pick, credit card, or match book, or when you think your date isn’t looking, stick your finger back there and try to dislodge it with your finger nail. 
  
  None of these options are attractive.  Other equally challenging food items are caramel, poppy or sesame seeds, black pepper, broccoli, spinach, seaweed, and corn on the cob.

  Repeating Foods- Keep in mind if you are having a getaway date, where you’ll be spending several meals and days with each other.  There are some foods that are notoriously known to repeat through belching or flatulence or other digestive activities. 
  However some individuals have digestive problems with other specific foods, so avoid the foods that you know personally affect you.  The normal culprits are legumes, cheese, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, raisins, prunes, cabbage, garlic, leeks, and carbonated drinks. 
  
  If you eat normally eat a high fiber diet, you may want to keep an eye on your intake, because remember, you will be sharing a bathroom.

  Final Thoughts-You will have plenty of time in between your date to enjoy the foods you may be avoiding while you are with him/her.  I am not saying not to be yourself, but do you think your date will get over the image of you licking every single one of your fingers while eating those baby back ribs. 
  
  Unless they think that’s “hot”. LOL  Couples naturally tolerate different things once they really know you or fall in love with you, so just be patient and one day, you’ll be eating those ribs together!

  Cheers,

  Robbie Lee
  
  What foods do you try to AVOID on dates?

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