It's funny. Nermal never was into stealing food, and actually has never even liked that much people food. I think I have perhaps catered to him a bit too much in his old age to the point that he now feels confident in taking liberties that in his earlier days would have gotten him the business end of a squirt bottle.
Some of mine like potato chips and other strange things! If my husband is here, we have to eat with a squirt bottle nearby, but if I am snacking and/or dining alone, well, I maintain the world's most spoiled pet program.