Scarred by the babysitter, part 2

In the summertime, we had to be at the babysitter's place all day long. At lunchtime, we were required to eat our food one item at a time: We had to finish the sandwich before we could eat chips; finish the chips before we could have kool-aid; and finish the kool-aid before we could have the cookie.

To this day, I still eat most meals in the same sequential manner; 99% of the time, I don't even think about it. If I want to "mix and match", I have to make a conscious effort to do so.