You can make people feel bad about their
food choices just by rolling up to the table.
The way you eat may remind people that they
aren’t eating the way they should, or might
want to. So they’ll be on the defensive the
minute the waiter sets your salmon and
veggies down next to their macaroni and
cheese or BLT with fries.
But beware—now is not the time to point
out the dangers of grains, or comment on the
correlations between diet soda and obesity.
Keep your lunch to yourself, and encourage
others to do the same by ignoring snide
remarks or attacks on your “weird diet.” If
someone is truly interested, have the
conversation away from the crowd (and the
food), when you can speak privately and not
be interrupted by the criticism of others.
Educate yourself.You know you’ll have to deal with