On Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 3:50:05 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Feb 2020 12:20:01 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 1:57:29 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> >> On Thu, 6 Feb 2020 10:06:18 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> >Home cooked meals for us would never feature fries and corn. Always
> >> >salad first, then the steak and starch.
> >> >
> >> >> The few times I took my young daughter to Outback Steak House,
> >> >> (she liked it), the dinner came with a salad first to eat
> >> >> while the steaks were cooking. Then the steaks came with a
> >> >> choice of potato. Either baked or fries.
> >> >
> >> >We always eat the salad first, at home or away.
> >>
> >> How quaint of you.
> >
> >Why "quaint"?
>
> I don't think many people do that.
>
> >> But didn't you also have a hangup about your food
> >> not touching?
> >
> >Yes, but that's not why we eat the salad first.
>
> If you do it any other way, something terrible will happen?

Of course not.

If we eat the salad first, we have less room in our stomachs for
the more calorie-dense foods that follow.

Cindy Hamilton