Using the Silverware
Now that we are starting to eat, let’s talk about our silverware.
Don’t hold your forks or spoons like a shovel. Hold them more the way you would hold a pencil.
If it is difficult to get the food on your fork, you can use the tip of your knife, a small piece of bread, or move it against another part of the meal to get the food on your fork. Don’t use your fingers.
If you are right handed, change your fork to your left hand and put the knife in your right hand to cut your food with a sawing motion. Keep your elbow close to you as you are cutting so you don’t grow wings. If the food is a little tough, make the pieces even smaller.
Don’t gesture with food in your hands or on your silverware. A pea in the eye is not a pleasant experience.
Silverware should never touch the table once you have picked them up. Put them on a plate when you are not using them.
When you are finished with you meal, place the fork and knife in the center of you plate to signal that you are finished.
Tags: children, dinner etiquette, education, Manners, people skills, Table Manners
Table Manners | lifeskills | March 3, 2009
