Eating utensil for indicating when food may be eaten therewith and a method for using the utensil

An eating utensil wherein a timer is provided comprising:

• first and second immiscible fluids having different densities and an elongated chamber having first and second ends for containing said fluids, one of said fluids forming a visible formation moveable to a predetermined position about one of said ends for timing said interval of time when said one end is elevated above the other, said interval of time comprising the amount of time for said formation to move from said first end to said predetermined position.

A dietary control fork, comprising:

• a plurality of prongs for engaging said food;
• and
• a handle for manipulating said prongs, said handle including an elongated cylinder having first and second ends and comprised of a transparent material for viewing a bubble at a predetermined position about said first end for indicating when said food may be eaten and also including mineral oil and air contained in said chamber, said air forming said bubble in said mineral oil, said bubble being moveable to said predetermined position at a predetermined rate, when said first end is elevated above said second end a predetermined distance, said bubble being moveable to a start position about said second end when said second end is elevated above said first end, said bubble moving from said start to said predetermined position in a predetermined period of time dependent on said first end being elevated above said second end a predetermined distance, a diameter of said cylinder, and the density of said mineral oil.

Method of indicating with an eating utensil when food may be eaten, said utensil having a visible formation moveable between proximal and distal ends of an elongated chamber included in a handle thereof, said utensil also including an instrumentality for manipulating said food, comprising the steps of:

• positioning said utensil with said instrumentality resting on a dish and said handle resting next to said dish with said distal end of said chamber elevated above said proximal end, and
• waiting until said visible formation moves toward said distal end and to a predetermined position along said elongated chamber before using said utensil to engage said food.