Eating a whole meal out of one bowl has become very common in recent years. In the 1900s, though, it was actually considered poor __1__. Also, some people believed it was bad for your stomach to mix all your food together. Thus, in the past, some peopleinsisted on serving every dishseparately. They would end up eating 11 __2__ in one meal sitting. In most cases, the different dishes were served at the same time, but on __3__ plates. People would try to finish each food item before taking a bite from the next to avoid mixing them together. Eating mixtures from a bowl was even seen as a little __4__.
Now lots of dishes are served together in one bowl for people to enjoy. In many cases, it has helped people to __5__ healthier meals. By putting a layer of grains at the bottom, then vegetables, fruit, protein, and lastly a bit of fat in a sauce, you instantly get a(n) __6__ meal. Of course, there are a number of bowl meals that are not so healthy. People enjoy these just as much because they love the __7__ of food in bowls. The feeling of taking a warm bowl of food that looks and smells delicious in your hands and raising it to your face is very __8__. Who doesn’t enjoy looking at a beautiful bowl of food and smelling the combination of all the different flavors?
What’s more, with the __9__ need for food delivery services during the pandemic, restaurants had to come up with new and creative ways for customers to get their food safely. For many, putting food in one bowl was a perfect solution. It’s no __10__ that bowl food has become a favorite way to eat for millions of people.
