[visionrehabtherapist] Re: Eating Salad Hints

I like to cut salads with a sharp knife. I also spear rather than scoop and tip 
the fork up a bit so that it is not parallel with the table. This seems to help 
hold the salad on the fork. I have started tucking a napkin in to protect my 
shirt because dressing dribbles no matter how careful I am.
If salad is served on a flat plate, keep working the edges so that it doesn't 
fall off. If I know that a large salad is to be served on a flat plate, I have 
asked for it to be served in a bowl.
I used to be terrified of eating salad in public. The more comfortable I have 
become, the easier it is. Also it is important to remember that people who can 
see drop food on themselves frequently; we just don't have the luxury of 
knowing about it so that we can feel like we are not alone in doing it.
Hope that made sense.
Terrie

Terrie (Mary T). Terlau, PhD
Adult Life Project Leader
American Printing House for the Blind
502.899.2381
tterlau@xxxxxxx

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[mailto:visionrehabtherapist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brink-Chaney, 
Marcie (LARA)
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 8:13 AM
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Cc: graysjoinery@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Gray, Diane
Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] Re: Eating Salad Hints

This may be considered the easy way out, but, if I'm having a salad as a meal 
in a restaurant, especially one I go to regularly, I'll have them cut it up in 
the kitchen. I've also asked them to just have the tomatoes cut up if 
everything else is in reasonable sized pieces. As for salad at home, I make 
mine in bite size pieces so nothing has to be cut up.
Marcie Brink-Chaney CVRT
Michigan Commission for the Blind
Detroit Office
Phone: (313)456-1643
Fax: (313)456-1645
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[mailto:visionrehabtherapist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Caitlin Snyder
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 10:59 PM
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Cc: graysjoinery@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Gray, Diane
Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] Re: Eating Salad Hints

When I eat a salad, I often will pool the dressing in the middle of the plate 
and then move it outward and toss the salad all at once.
This way the lettuce gets coated, not saturated, with dressing, and thus it 
sort of binds together and is then easier to stab with a fork.
 I do this because bread or "a pusher" is not always available.

Caitlin Snyder, CVRT

On 5/3/12, Sally Meyers <meyerssally@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I suggest the grid method of cutting the salad, I.e. cutting left to 
> right in strips then turning the plate or bowl 90 degrees and 
> repeating the process, and of course, dressing on the side to be added after 
> cutting.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On May 3, 2012, at 6:53 PM, "Bill and Diane Gray"
> <graysjoinery@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> Looking for suggestions on helping a client to eat lettuce salad.
>> Already
>> suggested was using a slice of bread as a "pusher" and cutting it up 
>> into smaller pieces.  I just thought I'd get more input from the 
>> group.  I checked written resources with no luck on more tips and 
>> tricks.  Thanks for your input!
>> Diane
>>
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