I stopped at the grocery store on my way home from school yesterday. I was looking for foods I would like that I wouldn’t have to chew. I love Carnation Instant Breakfast, but I was thinking that three straight days of it may start to drag a little.
I got some drinkable soup, some Jello, some pudding, and (what I think is a brilliant idea) peanut butter. I had a little of all of them last night. Mmmm…
While I was standing in line to check out, the manager of the grocery store said: “Excuse me, but you look really familiar. Did you teach at Baltimore Lutheran?” It was a former student! Ha! He was in eighth grade in 2003! It was fun to see him. As a bonus, a lady who saw the conversation complemented me because a former student was willing to say “hi”. 🙂
Well, I see that a lifetime of eating weird things for dinner has served you well. I look at that and think ‘add-ons’, while for you, it’s totally doable.
Actually, you don’t have to limit yourself at all! Don’t you have a blender? You could have steak tonight, mister.
Didn’t the peanut butter get stuck to the roof of your mouth, ergo causing irritation to the bump as you worked to get it off?
And I guess now is a good time for me to confess that I now agree with you about peanut butter getting stale. Now that the boys aren’t here anymore, it takes a lot longer for me to go thru a jar of peanut butter. A few weeks ago, I found it not as creamy or spreadable and quite disappointing. You were right & I was wrong.
Thank you, Peggy, for asking the question about the peanut butter that was rattling around in my own head (the question…not the peanut butter…). Eager now to read a response from that wonderful teacher with whom alums are not afraid to initiate conversation after they’ve graduated. Nicely done, sir. (Now spill – who was this??)
Oh, and I would add “flavored yogurts” to your list of possible non-chewed foods…of course, unless you let them expire in your refrigerator and they get surprisingly “chunky” over time…not that I would know anything about that.
It’s all about not biting the peanut butter. It must be kept away from the front teeth. The spoon must be upside-down. And of course, the peanut butter must be mashed with the tongue, not chewed with the teeth.
And thanks for the confirmation about peanut butter going stale. I feel a little less crazy now. 🙂