Asklemmy

I just usually keep my hair tied back with a rubber band, a head band, or under a bandana, if doing most anything but just sitting.

Yes.

What I have difficulty with, is when some wayward knotted cluster I've inadvertently consumed, tries to jump ship the next day in the restroom, while having managed to braid itself on one end into my derrière hair, while the other side of it is still chilling somewhere up in my small intestine.

I have adopted a somewhat haughty looking stance for eating where my head is angled back just to avoid this.

i just tuck my hair into my shirt before i eat

Back when I wore it long, the problem was getting it in my pants?? How did I have that problem but not getting it in my mouth

I just make a something like a chingion tail. Normal pony tail + another half. This works for me.

I have lion style so it never fall

I normally make a pony tail while eating (or at least brush then back over my shoulders and into my shirt to hold them there) I also have very strong hair, I recommend those silicon hair ties which look like sealing rings, they hold everything. If they break, just get thicker ones

...i tie back my hair or tuck it behind my ears when i eat...

I've have long hair for about 35 years now. I guess mine is wavy too (?) although when it's humid I'll get some tight pipe curls. Just tie it back out of the way. Best hair bands I've found are made of pantyhose material, they don't snag or wrap up in your hair. They do come in different sizes so if you have thick hair you can get a larger band.

Regardless, no matter what you do you'll always eventually get some hair in your food.

For the last three years I've let my hair grow out and donate it once its about 15in long. My hair is probably 2c if I let it air dry. It was annoying but I learnt to live with it by tying the sides of my hair back and tucking my crown's hair underneath the tie. Some strands will sneak out eventually but it's manageable.

However, what I have not found a solution for is my moustache. I like to have my moustache grown out, Tsar Nicholas style, but eating anything is a chore. Sandwiches, burgers, and pizze mean I'm munching on my own stache and pulling some hair out, soups and stews mean I'll be patting dry the contours of my mouth down to my chin. The only things I can eat comfortably are things I can skewer with a fork. Really puts on a damper on my hair game since I have to trim it a lot for it not to be a bother.

No, I pull it back when I eat. And when I cook or serve food.

No. Sometimes.

Beards are sometimes like that too.

Let's talk more about the headbands. I use the cheap elastics and haven't had an issue. Have you tried a large handkerchief?