# Slightly unusual eating habits you (or someone you know) has **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 17, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370 "2026-08-17T01:07:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370/141 "2026-08-19T17:51:09Z")
Ain’t nothin’ weird about leftovers for breakfast. Some of the best breakfasts started out as a dinner from yesterday (or earlier)! ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370/142 "2026-08-19T17:52:37Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > I don’t care if I eat the same thing over and over. My wife’s the opposite. I’ll suggest something and she’ll say “Naah, we just had that… when we went out with Biff and Scooter last month.” Which means our ten favorite things are off her menu. And I often find this out after I’ve bought the ingredients. > [@commasense](#): > > Man, all you people are weird! > > How is it that I’m the only normal person in the world? I think we all know that feeling… but invite all of us over for dinner, and we’ll regale you for an hour about how weird you are. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370/143 "2026-08-19T18:29:04Z")
> [@ricepad](#): > > Ain’t nothin’ weird about leftovers for breakfast. Some of the best breakfasts started out as a dinner from yesterday (or earlier)! I’ll admit that it took me by surprise the first time I saw my ideas on the subject taking someone else by surprise. ---
**Author:** ![moes\_lotion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@moes\_lotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moes_lotion)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370/144 "2026-08-19T18:57:05Z")
The only slightly unusual habit I can think off is that when I have peanut butter and jam on toast, I butter one side of the toast then flip the slices over and put the peanut butter and then the jam on the other side, that way the flavour of the butter is not masked by the peanut butter and jam. I find it interesting that many of you don’t like to mix different foods while eating, I’m almost the exact opposite, I like to combine a little of each for every fork full. The only exception is if there is salad, which I always leave to eat last. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370/145 "2026-08-19T19:18:37Z")
> [@moes\_lotion](#): > > The only slightly unusual habit I can think off is that when I have peanut butter and jam on toast, I butter one side of the toast then flip the slices over and put the peanut butter and then the jam on the other side, that way the flavour of the butter is not masked by the peanut butter and jam. I think it’s weirder that you include butter in a pb&j sandwich than where you put the butter, fwiw. ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370/146 "2026-08-19T22:15:06Z")
I used to work with a guy who had the same seven meals in rotation every week. The only night/meal I remember was salmon on Friday. There was also a spaghetti night, too. John didn’t do any of the cooking or shopping, and I never asked if the unwavering meal rotation was his idea or his wife’s. He did vary his lunches during the week, though. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370/147 "2026-08-19T22:48:06Z")
I find buffets bewildering so actually I think your method would work for me if ever I find myself at a killah buffet ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370/148 "2026-08-19T23:14:32Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Turns out that AFAICT it was just a him thing. I’ve seen mustard powder in recipes for baked beans. Helps balance the sweetness. ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370/149 "2026-08-19T23:34:01Z")
like cold pizza ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370/150 "2026-08-19T23:49:53Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > My slightly unusual one is that I can and will use plain old canned tuna fish as a substitute for lots of other proteins in unexpected dishes. I don’t see anything wrong with this. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370/151 "2026-08-19T23:50:51Z")
Unusual perhaps, but logical. I don’t do sweet; plus, I don’t like to eat too much. So if we’re eating out I may sit out the starter and go straight to the main course. After that, when others are ordering dessert, if I’m still hungry, I’ll order a starter. I get some weird looks from servers but it makes perfect sense to me. Mushroom soup for pudding? Yeah! j ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370/152 "2026-08-20T00:00:59Z")
> [@Kron](#): > > Whoa, weird, I didn’t even think of this outlier to my aversion to food touching… I always have mixed refritos and the rice together. Strange, that… It’s one of those pod people! [![](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic1.moviewebimages.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F03%2FSutherland-Invasion-Body-Snatchers-1978-Solofilm-1.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=3b3d41695e20c2670b12601441955a4c58abb05d61bc0acd31ee24b6a7f883bf) ](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic1.moviewebimages.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F03%2FSutherland-Invasion-Body-Snatchers-1978-Solofilm-1.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=3b3d41695e20c2670b12601441955a4c58abb05d61bc0acd31ee24b6a7f883bf) (just kidding, you eat your dinner how ya like it) > [@fedman1](#): > > like cold pizza Oh, at least half of my judgement on your pizza is how good it is straight out of the fridge later that night or the next day. I want good pizza, and I’m not taking the time to reheat it! ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370/153 "2026-08-20T01:09:14Z")
Ah memories. I had cold pizza for breakfast often when I was 16-18 years old. It was good pizza. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370/154 "2026-08-20T01:12:39Z")
I make a lot of spaghetti; eat a serving, then put it in the fridge. Next day I get at least 3 servings, eaten cold, with salt. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370/155 "2026-08-20T01:26:10Z")
> [@pullin](#): > > My grandpa always poured his coffee from the cup into the saucer, then sipped (slurped) it from there. I think a professional taster would argue that this process mixes more air into the coffee, making it taste better. Or at least, it brings out more of the subtle flavors. I knew a couple of people in my mother’s rural Georgia hometown who did this with coffee and/or tea. But I doubt either of them could have given that reason for doing it. They probably would have said they were cooling it off or something. Never tried it myself, as I can barely keep my shirt clean sipping it from the cup. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370/156 "2026-08-20T01:35:59Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > One would think being from Boston he would prefer the molasses-based sauce. Personally I detest VanCamp’s tomato sauce and prefer either B&M or Bush’s. Granted, this was almost 40 years ago, but I’m pretty sure we usually ate canned baked beans with a tomato-based sauce. I remember getting a can of Bush’s when I was a teenager and being surprised by how different it was. Dad was the one who usually did the grocery shopping, but he was extremely cheap and an obsessive couponer (a trip to the store with him could take 4 hours while he sought out the best deals on everything), so I wouldn’t be surprised if he was buying your standard “pork & beans” rather than a more authentically east coast style. ---
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370/157 "2026-08-20T02:08:00Z")
I’ve always liked regular peanut butter in my toasted oat cereal each morning! No one in my family likes this; I suspect it looks like someone with a bad liver conducted their morning movement directly into my cereal bowl. But I surely need the protein each morning so it’s a necessity. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370/158 "2026-08-20T06:18:01Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I remember getting a can of Bush’s when I was a teenager and being surprised by how different it was. Bush’s does offer a [style with tomatoes](https://giantfood.com/groceries/product/bushs-best-homestyle-baked-beans-28-oz-can/50897) but brown sugar is ahead of it in the ingredient list. I meant no criticism; one should eat what one likes. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370/159 "2026-08-20T06:46:24Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Bush’s does offer a [style with tomatoes](https://giantfood.com/groceries/product/bushs-best-homestyle-baked-beans-28-oz-can/50897) but brown sugar is ahead of it in the ingredient list. Those are Bush’s Homestyle baked beans, for those who are curious. I like them. Probably my favourite of the Bush’s offerings, though there’s nothing wrong with their Original Style too. Whether Homestyle or Original, they’re fine as they are, but I like to add some fresh-ground black pepper for a little zip. ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370/160 "2026-08-20T09:58:39Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > For me, I use my knife and fork more European style rather than the American switchy-switchy style which never made sense to me. Me being left-handed the fork stays in that hand while the knife in my right saws off a piece. If I understand correctly, you are describing a sort of reverse European style, which is what I call how I do it. I’m right handed, and the fork is in the right hand and the knife in the left hand. I understand that European style the fork is in the left hand and the knife in the right hand, if the person is right handed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-unusual-eating-habits-you-or-someone-you-know-has/1032370.md?page=9)