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“I just don’t want to look back and think, ‘I could’ve eaten that’” is a jocular line that has been printed on GIFs. “I just don’t want to look back and think, ‘I could have eaten that!’” was posted on Twitter on April 4, 2011, but the saying appears to have become popular in 2013.

Twitter
Mae
‏@mzeld
I just don’t want to look back and think, “I could have eaten that!”
10:41 AM - 4 Apr 2011

Twitter
shelby fero
‏@shelbyfero
I just don’t want to look back and think “I could’ve eaten that.”
12:27 AM - 15 Aug 2013

Twitter
TED
‏@PrestTosan
I just don’t want to look back and think “I could have eaten that”
8:09 PM - 23 Aug 2013 from Westminster, England

Twitter
Men’s Humor
‏@MensHumor
I just don’t want to look back and think “I could’ve eaten that.”
4:05 PM - 7 Oct 2013

Google Groups: soc.culture.arabic
Ramadan twitter
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7/8/14
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“I just don’t want to look back and think: I could’ve eaten that”

18 July 2014, Eastern Eye (London), “Waffling about month-long fast” by Reena Kumar, pg. 19:
While some people are offering information, tips and practical advice, others have been helping non-Muslims gain an insight into the significance of fasting. One tweeter urges people to drop the hashtag because it reminds him of a waffle, while another ponders the problems that fasting throws up: “I just don’t want to look back and think: I could’ve eaten that.”

Storypick
15 Ways Food Talks To You When You’re On A Diet
Akanksha Prabhune - 19th March 2015
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I just don’t want to look back and think “I could have eaten that.”

Google Books
And Then God Made Chocolate!
By Sherry-Marie Perguson
Minneapolis, MN: Mill City Press
2016
Pg. 65:
I once heard the saying, “I just don’t want to look back some day and think… I could have eaten that.”

Google Books
Bella Younger’s Deliciously Stella
By Bella Younger
London: Penguin UK
2016
Pg. ?:
I Just don’t Want to Look Back and Think I Could Have Eaten That

TABElog
14 Best Food Quotes That Are Frequently Mentioned All The Time
akm20myonmi
Published: 2016/03/10
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“I just don’t want to look back and think I could have eaten that.”
This food quote is so funny because it’s how we all feel at one point or another. It’s also a great reason to give into temptations. I mean imagine sitting in a restaurant staring at a nice juicy, thick, steak but it’s on the table next to you in front of someone else.

Odyssey
13 Inspirational Quotes To Live By
Mar 18, 2016 At Lehigh University
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12. “I just don’t want to look back and think ‘I could’ve eaten that.’” - Unknown, but probably you at one point.

MyStatus360
Foodie quotes | Best quotes about Food | Best Food quotes
Freeda Gillbert August 8, 2016
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14. I don’t want to look back and think, “I could’ve eaten that”.