Most teachers do not allow their pupils to eat in the classroom, because they can disturb and dirty the classroom; however, you may feel hungry during class when it is not yet lunch time. Follow the advice in this article correctly if you want to learn how to eat in class without them discovering you.
Steps
Step 1. Find something to hide food in
Get a large bag, backpack, or jacket to keep snacks in; a large sweatshirt or other clothing is also fine.
Step 2. Choose your food carefully
Take small foods to keep them in your mouth easily; avoid those that are too big or that you know make noise when you chew them. Also exclude those who leave crumbs; consider products such as jelly candies, chunks of chocolate, or other small treats.
- Opt for small items that you can hide in your hand when you bring them to your mouth, such as grapes, nuts, jellies, M & M's-like candies, as well as foods that don't crumble and make no noise when you chew them (e.g. crackers. not a good idea).
- Also be wary of greasy products as they can stain notebooks and make binders slippery.
Step 3. Sit as far away from the teacher as possible
Try to turn sideways and bring the food to your mouth when not looking at you; you can also pretend to cough and then put food in your mouth while covering it. Drop the pencil and eat a few pieces when you bend down to pick it up; if the food is too large, break it into suitably sized chunks when under the counter.
Move with caution; making movements that distract from the lesson, such as coughing or dropping something, can draw attention to you even more rather than take it away
Step 4. Pay attention to the teacher's eyes
Leverage the concept that "light travels in a straight line"; crouch down a bit and look in his direction. Whenever something prevents you from seeing the teacher's eyes (for example the head of some other classmate), it means that the teacher cannot see you too; this method is particularly effective when the teacher is short in stature and the peers in front of you are tall.
Step 5. Chew as quietly as possible
Minimize the noise and keep your mouth shut, chewing very slowly.
Step 6. Have a bottle of water available for when you are thirsty
Most teachers allow to keep water only, but you can try sipping a few other drinks if the bottle is opaque; you can also keep some flavored water or some other clear drink if the package is transparent: no one will be able to notice the difference!
Step 7. Enjoy your snack and clean everything carefully
If the teacher finds any leftovers, he may become suspicious.
Advice
- Chew with your mouth closed; this is particularly important for middle school or older children, because it is a social education rule.
- Do not eat in class if the teacher often walks between desks.
- Lean down and look under your desk as if you are looking for something and then put the food in your mouth.
- Try eating in class during the first week of school; in this way, you can understand what is allowed and what is forbidden.
- Don't choose foods that you know can make a lot of crumbs or that can stain or soil your backpack.
- If you have to open a package, such as a bag of chips or a drink, start coughing very hard and open it at that moment; However, keep in mind that this way you could attract even more attention and have more problems eating in secret.
- Opt for foods that melt in your mouth, such as cookies.
- Choose products that are not crunchy and whose packaging makes no noise when you open them.
- If you have a lesson with a permissive teacher right after recess or lunch, he may sometimes let you eat in the classroom; however, if you don't know for sure, don't try to hide; if it is not allowed, it is likely to give you only a verbal warning.
- You may also want to commit and report to the teacher about the benefits of keeping your blood sugar steady. Diabetics eat 6-7 small meals a day, which means they need to eat something at least every two hours. Then suggest that the principal allow the class to have some snacks during class (fruit, cereal bars, juices and simple foods that do not dirty, such as a stuffed flatbread instead of sandwiches that leave crumbs).
- Choose only healthy foods.
- Try to be as discreet as possible; if other kids notice you and ask for some food, the teacher might get suspicious.
- If you think that some classmate might report it to the teacher, try to "bribe" him by offering him food; maybe you convince him not to talk.
- Try chewing with your tongue. Press the food with your tongue as you suck it in; this method only works with certain foods, for example it is not suitable for chewy ones.
- First of all, if the teacher does not want pupils to eat in the classroom, you should respect his wishes and not do it; however, if you really feel the need, put a few bites in your pocket and ask to go to the bathroom, where you can eat safely before returning to class. If this isn't a viable solution, eat quietly, don't put too much food in your mouth all at once, and wait for the teacher to be busy.
- If you want to avoid in all ways that you find out, you should not eat crunchy food, which must be chewed for a long time and which must be extracted from a noisy package.
- Do not eat anything that has a strong smell, otherwise the teacher can perceive it very easily.
- Choose products that you can easily open, such as chocolate, jelly candies, gummy candies, and so on.
- It is very useful to hide small packages of food in the empty pen case; people think you're just grabbing something, like a pencil. But keep a real pen handy, in case the teacher suspects something, and pull it out when he looks at you.
- Make some space in the center of the counter and cover it to hide the food.
- If you're really creative, you can hide some candy in the glue stick.
Warnings
- If you're eating a candy bar, make sure the package doesn't make too much noise.
- Choose only foods that don't have a strong smell.
- Watch out for comrades who "snitch".
- If the teacher allows you to eat, but the principal comes into the classroom, stop, otherwise you could both get in trouble.
- Don't bring a can of soda to class, as it makes too much noise when you open it; choose a bottled soft drink instead.
- Some teachers may even give negative notes if they find food in the classroom, so be careful!
- If you start coughing excessively, the teacher may send you to the infirmary
