peasandcarrots

[susandennis]

I am NOT a vegetable lover - not even close. I am particularly UNfond of cooked peas and carrots. His goto breakfast is this:



And it cracks me up when, every morning, Biggie finishes off most of his breakfast and what is left is mainly peas and carrots. I feel ya, bro.

Also I had a couple of rounds of dining etiquette training besides my Mom who was pretty vigilant. In grade school I had classes on Saturday and in high school we had several seminars. All of them were very clear that when dining as a guest, it is kind and proper to always leave a biteful or two on your plate. This indicates that the food was delicious and that you did not go wanting more, that you had a sufficiency.

Biggie don't need no stinkin' etiquette. He's got it. Leaving the peas and carrots - two birds... he's so smart.

Comments

[siobhan63.livejournal.com]

I saw this story in my Twitter feed the other day (even though it's 9-months old), where a study found feeding cats food where all the protein comes from meat helps reduce their tendency to hunt: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/feb/11/meaty-meals-and-play-stop-cats-killing-wildlife-study-finds

[susandennis]

oh man, don't I wish that was true. except, you know, he didn't start eating this until after his leap and he has not caught any birds since... (actually not really even tried hard to get out to them) so maybe!

[lenine2.livejournal.com]

Regarding dining etiquette, I have noticed a lot of bad examples of it in the most popular sitcoms. I first noticed it on Big Bang Theory. I see it everywhere now on TV shows where people are eating at a table. They put their elbows on the table, chew with their mouths open, and talk with their mouths full. I want to say — if you're so tired you have to lean on the table, maybe you should go to bed.

And get off of my lawn!

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

I'm always baffled by cat food manufacturers including vegies. I know they accidentally eat whatever their prey has in the gut, but they really don't need to as far as I know and it's not like cats are out in gardens digging up carrots to chomp on . I think they think the human purchasers will think it's healthy.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

Although we did have a cat, years ago, who would fish the tough ends of asparagus stalks out of the garbage and eat them.

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

Fair enough, I had one once who used to do the same thing with lettuce. I've yet to meet one who's greeted vegetables in their official food bowl with joy, however.

[richaarde.livejournal.com]

Haha, Why would they even put peas and carrots in cat food? They won't eat that.

A dog might, but not a cat.

[howeird]

In Thailand the etiquette is to always leave some food on the plate, to show you know the host(ess) is well off enough to afford the wasted food.