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Bad food habits you should ditch for good right now

How to avoid the most common mealtime mistakes
Eating your burger the 'right' way up
Using chopsticks with Thai food
Seasoning with salt without tasting food first
Cutting spaghetti, with a knife
Not chewing oysters
Using a fork to eat mussels instead of the shell
Eating bananas from the wrong end
Flipping fish over in a Chinese restaurant
Putting sauces on fries
Noisy chewing
Trying to hold pizza slices flat
Ordering your curry too hot
Dipping sushi rice first
Eating sushi with ginger and wasabi at the same time
Using chopsticks to eat soup-filled dumplings
Keeping oranges for juicing in the fridge
Eating on the move
Eating too fast
Filling up on bread before the main meal
Having cheese before dessert
Consuming too much processed meat
Eating too late at night
Grazing all day long
Using serving bowls that are too big
Not filtering your coffee
Not remembering to chew, chew, chew
Dining at your desk
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How to avoid the most common mealtime mistakes

We all have some eating habits that are at best unhelpful or unhealthy, and at worst offensive. From peeling a banana the hard way to inadvertently committing a cultural culinary faux pas, it's easier to slip up than you might think. These are the habits you need to break – along with some handy eating hacks to make mealtimes healthier and easier.
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loveFOOD Staff

09 January 2022

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