Food

[cjsmith]

Why is it that when I eat a meal by myself, I so often just wind up choking down a Met-Rx bar? I'm sure there's some deep psychological meaning to it. Do I think of increasing my protein intake when I'm alone, and forget about it when other people are around? Is yummy food for with friends, not to be "wasted" on one person? Do I begrudge the time spent eating, unless I'm also having a conversation? Am I just a closet food-masochist? Yes Doctor, that inkblot looks like a Met-Rx bar...

Comments

[joedecker.livejournal.com]

I don't know about you, but for me, sometimes going to a restaurant by myself or cooking something for myself seems like a lot of work (made boring by the lack of company)--I to am more likely to eat quickly by myself.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yeah, cooking alone is like work and work is boring... although here's an odd datapoint: it takes me less time to heat and eat a can of Spaghetti-Os than it takes me to eat a Met-Rx bar. Those things taste like ... like ... well, it's not good, so I don't eat them rapidly. But I guess I can do other things while I eat one.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

I know that when I'm by myself, I tend to eat things like instant soup or potatoes; things I can prepare in a matter of minutes with minimal effort. I think that when it's for me alone, I treat food as fuel, and save the tasty stuff for social occassions when I can enjoy the time with others.