How to Eat at a Buffet
If at all possible, do a preliminary scouting of the buffet., Make a plan in your head on how you want to eat., As you go up to get food, approach the process like a mission., The most important part of the process - MINI TASTING PORTIONS., Make a...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: If at all possible
This will allow you to plan your meal and make the best choices. -
Step 2: do a preliminary scouting of the buffet.
Do you want to do it section by section
- or course by course? Is there one section that interests you more than others
- where maybe you want to concentrate most of your eating? Think about what you want to eat
- don't just go up and grab food blindly. , Talk to yourself (not out loud!) about what would be the healthy choices or convince yourself that some really bad choice doesn't look all that good.
It may not work but the guilt may help you follow the next steps. , When you go up to get food, take only a teaspoon or tablespoon-sized portion of each choice.
Your goal is to taste everything you want
- just not in huge portions.
With buffets, the desire to taste everything combined with taking "regular-sized" portions is what will do you in. , As you taste, decide if the item really merits getting more.
For example, let's say the macaroni and cheese looked great
- and tastes terrible! You won't be going back for that.
On the other hand, the General TSO chicken is delicious and worth getting another taste. , Too many people were brought up to feel bad about "wasting food" because of all the starving children in some country.
Because you took mini-portions, you aren't wasting that much food. , Be as tough as a food critic on this.
Don't waste your time on mediocre food items
- your health is more important than that. , People will sometimes be really good on the appetizers and entrée items then go completely nuts when they see mounds of desserts. -
Step 3: Make a plan in your head on how you want to eat.
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Step 4: As you go up to get food
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Step 5: approach the process like a mission.
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Step 6: The most important part of the process - MINI TASTING PORTIONS.
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Step 7: Make a couple of trips to get your tasting portions.
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Step 8: If you get a tasting portion and hate the food
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Step 9: don't feel like you have to finish it.
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Step 10: When you identify the really
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Step 11: really great items
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Step 12: go back and get a little bigger portion to enjoy it.
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Step 13: When moving on to the dessert items
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Step 14: follow the same plan!
Detailed Guide
This will allow you to plan your meal and make the best choices.
Do you want to do it section by section
- or course by course? Is there one section that interests you more than others
- where maybe you want to concentrate most of your eating? Think about what you want to eat
- don't just go up and grab food blindly. , Talk to yourself (not out loud!) about what would be the healthy choices or convince yourself that some really bad choice doesn't look all that good.
It may not work but the guilt may help you follow the next steps. , When you go up to get food, take only a teaspoon or tablespoon-sized portion of each choice.
Your goal is to taste everything you want
- just not in huge portions.
With buffets, the desire to taste everything combined with taking "regular-sized" portions is what will do you in. , As you taste, decide if the item really merits getting more.
For example, let's say the macaroni and cheese looked great
- and tastes terrible! You won't be going back for that.
On the other hand, the General TSO chicken is delicious and worth getting another taste. , Too many people were brought up to feel bad about "wasting food" because of all the starving children in some country.
Because you took mini-portions, you aren't wasting that much food. , Be as tough as a food critic on this.
Don't waste your time on mediocre food items
- your health is more important than that. , People will sometimes be really good on the appetizers and entrée items then go completely nuts when they see mounds of desserts.
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