[header] How to eat a tic tac [title] Remove a single tic tac from the plastic box at one time. [step] The correct way to eat tic tacs is to dispense with the small breath mints one-by-one. [substeps] The wrong way to eat tic tacs is to try to shake a bunch of them in your hand at once. 
Often, the latter method results in the small mints landing on the floor. You never know how many you will get.