I know there are dozens of these "Foods You've Been Eating Wrong" lists on the internet, but these are tricks we actually use in our family on a regular basis. Hope you find them as helpful as we do!
- Baked potatoes. You know what's great for scraping the curved contours of a baked potato? Hint: not a fork! Spoons leave the delicious potato innards intact and also allow you to scrap the curved peel so that you can enjoy every last crumb
- Shredded BBQ/Sloppy Joe. Anyone who's tried to eat shredded BBQ on a bun knows that most of the meat ends up on the plate. The remedy? Use a hot dog bun instead. Keeps the BBQ nicely contained in one place.
- Cupcakes. Tired of getting icing on your nose? Slice the cupcake in half and invert the top half to create a cupcake sandwich - frosting between two layers of delicious cake. No more icing nose!
- Salads. Salads are annoying. The lettuce leaves tend to be inconveniently sized and shaped. Forks can only stab 1-2 ingredients at a time, so you never get to enjoy the blend created by all the flavors. And exactly how are you supposed to eat the croutons - do you try to stab them with your fork or balance them atop a forkful of other ingredients? End the madness by chopping all the ingredients into bits, then toss the lot with some salad dressing and eat the finished product with a spoon.
- Popcorn. Pour your popcorn into a big beverage cup and tip it into your mouth as if you're drinking. No more buttery hands!
- Sliced apples. Stop using bitter lemon juice to keep apple slices from browning - orange juice works just as well, and doesn't leave a bitter after-taste.
- Oreos. There is no satisfying way to dunk an Oreo without getting your fingers milky. Except there is! Insert the prongs of a fork into the mysterious white pasty stuff in the middle, then use your fork to dunk the cookie all the way into the milk. So satisfying!
- Bacon. Who needs the mess of cooking bacon on a griddle? Who wants to waste 30mins baking it in an oven? Solution: cut raw bacon into 1" pieces, then cook the pieces in a saucepan. Stir by swirling the pan and use a lid to keep the grease from making a mess. When done, pour the bacon pieces onto paper towels to drain and enjoy your bitesized bacon bits.
- Tacos. Wrap the ingredients - lettuce, salsa, meat, cheese, sour cream - in a small corn tortilla, then insert the rolled tortilla in the taco shell. The tortilla adds taste and prevents mess.
- Lunchmeat sandwiches. Dangle your lunchmeat off the edges of a slice of bread, place your condiments in the middle, place your condiments - lettuce, tomato, cheese, etc. in the middle of the slice - then fold your lunchmeat over the condiments. Not only does this prevent your condiments from moving around, but you'll get lunchmeat in every bite - even the corners.
