100 posts, a giveaway, WIAW, and one hungry blogger…
Yessss, there are plenty of reasons to celebrate today, so let’s get the party started!
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A little while ago, Tori came up with the clever idea of taking pictures of the devastation left behind after a hungry blogger demolishes their meal. Just a fair warning in advance – it ain’t pretty. Some of what you see may shock you. The following scenes are not for the weak of heart…
It was a day like any other. The only difference was that there was a hungry blogger on the loose, preying on innocent meals. The first victim of the day was breakfast…
Eggy bananafied steel cut oats topped with pudding and almond butter.
Poor guy – didn’t stand a chance. And his was only the first name on today’s lengthy list of casualties. Soon after, an attack was reported on a pre-workout snack, in broad daylight!
Cookie dough ball – Chocolate muffin.
All that was found at the scene of the crime were some discarded clothes. What kind of monster are we dealing with here? Horrifying. The next attack occurred around lunch time…
Salad beast – Greek yogurt mess with multiple cereals and trail mix.
Absolutely shocking. Grotesque. These pictures shook me to my very core, but at the same time, I couldn’t turn my eyes away. I wouldn’t have long to lament the loss, however, because it wasn’t long before the attacker struck again. This time on a very handsome afternoon snack…
Vanilla ice cream (in a bowl for a change) with a crushed cone and chocolate sprinkles.
Up until this point, the killer made quick work of her victims, but you can tell that she took her time with this one by the “lick marks” left on the bowl. Authorities are starting to believe that the attacker is enjoying herself. And she wasn’t done. Oh no. Around dinner time, she struck again…
As of this moment, the killer is still on the loose and considered highly likely to strike again before the day is done. If you are a tasty meal or delicious snack, we encourage you to stay inside your home with your windows and doors locked until further notice.
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Are you a bowl/plate licker or scrapper? Yes! Both! I always do my best to get every. last. speck of delicious goodness into my belly.
Do you always finish everything on your plate? I do. I think it’s something I picked up when I was recovering from my ED, and now it’s a habit that I find hard to break. I usually have no problem finishing my meals, but there are times where I get full either 1/2 or 3/4 of the way through, but finish anyways.
Lilly
Growing up I was never told to finish everything, so I just ate till I was full and stopped… or ate the parts I liked and left the rest 🙂 Now a days I cook usually just for one, and I have pretty small dishes and a big appetite so I usually go back from seconds or thirds! I think I would only lick my plate if it were something AMAZINGLY delicious, but I do scrape my oat, ice cream, and other dessert dishes usually pretty well. This post was super fun!!!
haveasliceofkatypie
Your food always looks so good!
I ALWAYS finish my food especially when I make it. I hate going through the effort of cooking/making something and then being too full to throw it away in the end. No. I just can’t do it.
I used to lick my bowl/plate but now I find it disgusting. I find saliva disgusting. I just can’t do it haha. I’m weird.
xxx
Emma Ritchie (@breakingthecage)
Ah this made me smile. You’re funny, Amanda.
I don’t finish everything on my plate, stupid ED habit I haven’t been able to break yet. But I’m working on it. =)
spectacuLAUR
You should win an award for most creative ways to write a post 🙂
I’m definitely a licker! My pool of syrup after those pancakes? Yeah, that disappeared. With ice cream, I think the messy goop is sometimes the best part!
I finish all of my meals. It’s actually a bad habit for me because I will be hungry but then I overeat because I feel compelled to eat EVERYTHING.
IHeartVegetables
Haha dude, I’m a shameless bowl scraper 😉 I don’t like to leave anything left behind! haha
I totally need to try putting eggs in my oats. I’ve never done it and it’s about time!
Amanda @ Running with Spoons
Yesssss. It’s seriously life changing. I’ll never go back.
Rachel @ Eat, Learn, Discover!
This seriously made me laugh out loud – love it! Theme posts are the best. I’m totally a plate licker/scraper. I’ve had this notion in my head that I have to finish everything on my plate, and I always have. I’m learning to stop when I’m full, but it’s really hard. Portion control is one of the most difficult things for me, but one of the most important – along with being perfectly satisfied if I leave something on my plate that I don’t want to finish. Hey, food is for enjoying, right? So why eat something I won’t enjoy.
Tara
I am totally a plate licker and scraper! Anything to get every last morsel!! I also just realized why your smoothies are always in that cup – you mentioned that you use the magic bullet in your comment on my last post and that’s the cup that comes with it! Brain blast!!
I almost always finish what is on my plate, unless I’m ridiculously full. This is kind of a bad habit when I’m out at restaurants and I know everything is richer, but one night of eating heavier food isn’t going to kill me!
Amanda @ Running with Spoons
That’s one of the things I love most about the Bullet… you can drink straight out of the cup so there’s less to clean up 😉
Alexa @ SimpleEats
LOVE this. What a cute post. I’m definitely an eat-it-all kinda gal. I’m glad you’re a member of the clean plate club, too 🙂
lactosefreelizzie
I am such a bowl scraper….I’ve also been known to lick them 🙂
Albizia
This post was hilarious, Amanda! If it was acceptable to giggle while some people are actually working, I definitely would.
If I like what I am eating, you can hardly see anything left on the plate. When I am at home, my naughty fingers always get inside the plate/bowl/cup (or whatever I am eating from) when my favorite teaspoon throws in the towel unable to scrape anything more from the bottom.
Jessy (squeezetheday)
I’m a member of the ”clean plate club” … it’s not really a good thing, because sometimes I eat too much and then my stomach hurts. I hate wasting food, though.
Dawn
Ha! I love the before/after photos…cool idea. You are a brave one fore posting that.
almostveggirlie
This was so cute! I’m not a plate kicker but I definitely pick up any crumbs I drop on the table or wherever I’m eating, as long as I know it’s pretty clean. Definitely a messy eater over here 😉
Haley Q
If nobody is watching, I’m a licker for sure. 99% of the time I finish whatever is on my plate, unless eating out. I guess it’s because I put a certain amount of food on my plate because I know that’s how much my body needs, so why not indulge and finish it all?
Jenny
I am a total plate licker but don’t tell 😉 I always finish my plate haha I’m such a fatty, errr I mean foodie!
missymiller
Yes I am a plate finisher….there are starving food babies in my belly! Heehee.
PS- You leave remarkably little crumbs on your placemats! (Unless you lick them).
Amanda @ Running with Spoons
😆 Now that’s just gross 😛 I try not to make TOO much of a mess, so I eat over my plates. Either that or my food isn’t too crumby?
Hannah
This gave me a much needed giggle. <3
I am definately a licker, consider me a part of the 'clean plate club'
Cait @ Beyond Bananas
99.99999% of the time iI finish everything on my plate. I am pretty good at giving myself portions that will fill me right. Not too much – and not too little. And 99.98% of the time.. I lick that plate clean 🙂
2tightlywound
I’m definitely a bowl-licker. It only gets a little awkward when I’m eating at a restaurant and I have to display proper table manners. 😛
Happy 100th post! Wishing you many, many more delicious posts to come!
debbiecutieface
haha, what a cute post! I’m definitely a plate licker and scraper! I never want a good meal to end.
Maxwell@FreedomRunning
Ahhhh! Run Away! Full lock down in procedure! My meals wouldn’t stand a chance against the villain! I mean, look, she. licks. bowls. Cruelty in its most severe form. 😛
But I have a secret. I am a bowl licker too! Shhhh….. my greek yogurt bowls are almost always wiped clean.
And yes, I always finish my plate too. My Dad used to spank us if we tried to leave the table with food still sitting on our plates. Those were bad times my friend! But he made his point and the habit has stuck with me to this day.
Amanda @ Running with Spoons
My mom used to make me sit at the table until I finished everything. One time I ended up sitting for so long, and got so bored, that I called 911 out of curiosity. Mom was much more lenient after that 😆
VEGirl
Oh my gosh, 911? LOL!
Amanda (@blackbirdflyyx)
I want to “like” this, LOLLLLL.
Tori (Fresh Fruition)
HAHA! Love this, girlie. My poor plates don’t stand a chance, either.
I’m definitely a plate-finisher. Well, you’ve already seen my post! I tend to always finish things at home, but when I’m out sometimes I’ll leave some since the portions are so much bigger than what I’m used to! Eeep. But then I’ll just finish it later that day. HAH!
HAPPY 100TH POST, LOVE! <3 <3 <3
I tend to swipe with my finger more than lick, but I like to get all the good stuff! If I measure out portions I always make sure to get the goodness out of the measuring apparatus (?????), too. Nomnomnom.
That ice cream looks fabulous! I'm not a big cone-eater, but crumbling one for a topping is brilliant! Nomnomnomnomnmnomnom. Nom.
You've made me hungry! Hah.
CAT VERY FRESH. PICKED THIS MORNING.
<3
Kristy
I am definitely a bowl and plate scraper! I don’t mind licking my plate clean either. I’ve done it in public before…no shame.
I almost always clean my plate. Before my Ed, I stopped eating the second I was full, but after spending a few years in a state of perpetual hunger, I now clean my plate every time.
Jess
I seriously love this idea. Recently I was thinking of doing an “aftermath” post like this – just cleaned plates. You beat me to it and I love it!
I’m not a plate licker – but I do tend to clear my dish pretty well! If I get full I’m more likely to leave random bits behind, but for the most part I eat everything :]
VEGirl
Ahh I love it!
And um, yeah I lick my plates (with my tongue AND my fingers!) and I tend to always finish my food, even if, like you said, I start getting full. Sometimes I will put away the serving for later, but I often will finish anyways. It can be a bit frustrating 😕
PS: I love your ice cream bowl. Way to switch it up, LOL!
Amanda @ Running with Spoons
Well so many people said they preferred ice cream in a bowl when I asked, so I needed to see what all of the fuss was about! I’m still undecided…
Alexandra
Nummy nummy!! You got some might fine eats there you hungry blogger you 😀 I want that ice cream bowl so bad!!!
I’m thoroughly guilty of licking my bowls clean, a spoon can never demolish the remnants of a yogurt mess quite like a finger haha
Katie @ Nutrition in a peanut shell
Amanda this was WAAAY too cute. Yes what a monster indeed!
And yeah, I’m a plate finisher, but my parents didn’t instill a “Clean plate club” in me…I just like to finish what I eat. I used to flip out in recovery when they told me to eat as much as I could, because, well, it made it hard because my body never knows what it wants.
And yeah, I swipe, lick…whatever it takes. Especially the yogurt containers 😀
sarah
Your’lil tale is both thrilling & delicious:)
If I’m out to eat or with company I keep it classy and just use my finger to get the last morsels of goodness on my plate. When I’m on my own( which is pretty much always) the tongue comes out to get the job done.
I always clean my plate too, regardless of my fullness.
CONGRATS on 100 WONDERFUL & BEAUTIFUL posts- I hope there are many more to come!
Xxx
In Sweetness and In Health
Haha this was awesome! Loved it :). I usually eat all of my food…and try to get every last bit of it! And like you, even if I’m full, I still typically finish it. Unless of course I get so full that it hurts…then I don’t finish.
Brittany @ Itty Bits of Balance
I knew I had to come over here to see that ice cream that you mentioned on my blog.. You lucky lucky girl. I unfortunately cant even remember the last time I had ice cream because I’m trying to budget my groceries up here at school.. WAHHHH
I don’t always finish everything on my plate– but most of the time I do 😉 And YES I absolutely lick the bowl/plate clean! Sometimes even in public….
Amanda @ Running with Spoons
Gah! The dreaded B word! I should probably be doing that too, but I can’t say no to ice cream 😀
Lauren @ What Lauren Likes
Yum! what a fantastic WIAW! I am now a bowl/plate cleaner/licker! haha and proud of it 🙂
jenandberries
I’m definitely a plate finisher! Whats the point of putting it on the plate in the first place if it’s not going to be eaten anyway? ;p All your food for the day looks soooo good and loving the black sheep mug – how cute! The sheep were eye witnesses to the attack though – dundundunn!!!
Alexis - PumpedforPumpkin
bahaha I’m a certified bowl/plate licker as well. I don’t eat out of bowls that I can’t lick clean! I ALWAYS finish my meals. I did it as a child and I do it now…. I don’t plan on breaking the habit ever. 😉
Suzie
Haaaaaaa. Im laid in bed awake. Read this as you just uploaded and i laughed a lot. Abduction smiled. Your blog really fills me with freedom mentally giving hope.
I hope all night time snacks have been warned of this monster…
S. X
Suzie
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Healthy Hot and Happy
Haha, I myself like to scrape my bowl clean.
I’m going to make that pudding you posted 🙂 Looks delicious!
Have a good night <3
Jen
If I make something at home, it’s very rare that I don’t finish it. At restaurants, I don’t always finish, but most of the time I scrape my plates and bowls clean enough to be used again without washing. Haha! Maybe not that clean, but close! If I don’t finish a meal, there definitely isn’t much leftover. People are always surprised at how much I can eat.
Amanda @ Running with Spoons
I get some pretty strange looks, too. I think they’re just jealous 😉
Katie
I am a PROUD plate/bowl licker!!!
I am craving your ice cream bowl, I think its the chocolate sprinkles on top that make me drool even more!
How are you girl?!! How many days now until the MOVE?!!
Love the devastation left behind food pics, lol!
<3 xoxo
Amanda @ Running with Spoons
EeeeEEEE! 22 more days 😀 Tomorrow I’m gonna hit the 3 week mark and start panicking about packing 😆
Samantha
I definitely scrape absolutely everything on my bowl/plate/container/tub or else I feel like im wasting some cents (is that weird?)
As for everything on my plate, again, if I don’t finish everything on my plate I feel like I’m wasting, so I portion my plate sizes/what I’m cooking to appropriate portions where I know I will finish everything in front of me. It’s a bad habit, I’m getting better and better at making leftovers, but I just hate having leftovers even though it makes life so much easier! I’m definitely a lot better… unless of course you count my pineapple/cantaloupe addiction where I just cannot keep either of them cut open for more than one day :|!
Samantha
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Amanda @ Running with Spoons
Haha I know what you mean about leftovers. I hate having them lying around because it makes me feel like I have to eat them, even if I want something else. Handy if you’re pressed for time, but otherwise kind of annoying.
Sarah - feeedingbrainandbody
Haha what creative writing, I loved this! I do eat everything on my plate, often times I even lick it clean 🙂
Sarah - feeedingbrainandbody
I was lying in bed last night when all of a sudden I remembered I forgot to say Happy 100 posts on my comment! I was tempted to get out of bed and reboot the computer but I figured that I would wait until the morning. Why is it that I always remember things in that strange state between awake and asleep?!
Anyways congrats on 100 posts !! 🙂
Amanda @ Running with Spoons
Awwr that’s so sweet. Thank’s Sarah 😀
cleaneatingchelsey
haha you’re too cute. I loved this. I am a definitely plate swiper with my fingers. Oh well!