Chew your food for better digestion.....

Yes, we should chew our food well before we swallow them. Just wolfing them down into your stomach could give indigestion or colic, because of the air that accompanies it when we do that. I like to savor my food always. So, i chew them well before i swallow them. I once was hurrying in my eating, because i would be late for work. In my haste, i just wolfed down what i was eating. When i arrived at the office, my stomach begins to ache. I had an indigestion and had to run to the comfort room.

It has always been said that digestion starts at the mouth and I do agree with it. By chewing well, we get to savor the flavor more. From what I understand, our saliva also has enzymes that help out in digestion so by chewing well, we get to have such advantage. Though as you have said, you like to swallow right away and enjoy doing so. There those that are like you and there is nothing wrong with such. In my case, I take it slowly, chew a couple of times before swallowing.

We have got a saying in our family which our father used to say every time we used to sit for having lunch or dinner! He used to say that each bite of the food should be chewed 32 times, one chew for each tooth! Though this statement may seem senseless at the first instance! But if we think carefully we can understand the logic behind it! By chewing each bite for 32 times we are adding a lot of saliva t the food which is the first step of digestion. With saliva many starch products get their digestion the oral cavity itself and the slimy food thus obtained is easily passed down through the foo pipe without causing any trouble like chocking! Further it helps the stomach to digest the food easily! Next I feel we can enjoy our food in a better way if we thoroughly chew it as we can enjoy the taste and the aroma of the food! Thanks !

I have heard about this.. the importance of chewing food well prior to swallowing. It has been said that it aids in the digestion process and perhaps lilmits the possibility of gettiong choke on the food. Sad to note that I am also a kind of person who does not chew much. It migh be because I am in a hurry most of the time during work. But there are also times that I do, give more time in chewing. That is wehn I am at home and savoring a good meal with my family.

I always try to chew my food completely. That said, Ive noticed that the taste will hit your mouth at the first bite but then its not as much. So thats probably why we just swallow it after as its not as tasty. But I could be wrong and it could be me only with this problem.

I totally agree. It's all about eating conciously. I'm no stranger to gulping down food I enjoy. I think a lot of times, people who tend to overeat/eat fast have the same terrible relationship with food that people who undereat do. I think the less emphasis is placed on food, then the more one can enjoy it. If that even makes any sense, haha.

Personally I think a lot of it really depends on the time that you have to eat your food. Are you feeling rushed because you are on Lunch break at School or at work, or are you running behind and just got time to get a quick snack. I would think that if more people could take time to enjoy their food, and eat a decent Home cooked meal over quick fast food they would be a lot healthier, and enjoy the food more as well.

It is true that chewing the food is better for the digestion. And perhaps this is why the people who eat slowly are usually thin. I am this type of person. I can't eat the food fast since I will feel unfortable to it. I need to chew the food well and then swallow it. I love China

I have heard there are a lot of benefits to chewing food slowly. I have heard that affects everything from the way you feel to weight gain. I heard that it takes 5 minutes for the brain to realize that the stomach is full. People often over eat for 5 minutes before they get the full signal. Chewing the food slowly helps. I have a short lunch break so there are times when I know I eat too quickly.

People are in so much of a rush these days in western society that they are not taking sufficient time to enjoy their meals. I know that I have been guilty of this as well in the past. I used to gulp every meal down, trying to get it done and get full quickly so that I could resume life! But we do need to slow down with our eating. Chewing every mouthful until the food is a sloppy mess does help the digestive system to break it down easier. The saliva that is made by all the chewing also aids in this quest. This then helps the body to receive the nutrients from the food easier as well as avoiding blockages in the colon and other digestive tracts. This is why cultures like the French can stay healthy even though they eat lots of unhealthy foods.

I am a slow eater and sometimes too slow, this comes with my nature. There are some who eat very quickly and can't break from the habit of doing so. I do prefer to eat slower as I find that I enjoy my food more that way. If I rush and chew faster somehow I really can't appreciate what I am eating, so I tend to loose interest in my food that way. lol

I agree to this. Indeed we really need to chew our food well. But most of us are in a rush always and we tend to get things done as soon as possible. Hence, even eating needs to be done right away. Most of us would prefer to eat on fast food since food will be serve faster than any fine dinning restaurant. So is in consuming our food, most of us chew less and would swallow the food to fill the stomach right away, most especially if the stomach is empty or the person is hungry. I guess we need to remind ourselves every now and then to chew food by the time we eat. To take time in chewing it and cherishing the food before swallowing it since digestion takes place inside our mouth and the first action is chewing the food.

We should always chew the food properly, Chewing is good for digestion and we can enjoy the good taste of food for little more time, how ever if food is not so tasty or when in hurry people tend to avoid chewing more.

Yes, absolutely. Digestion starts by chewing. The stomach cannot take it all if we just swallow whole slabs of food without chewing it. By chewing we make it easier for the stomach to break down the food. You can also feel the flavors and texture of the food if we chew it producing gastronomic satisfaction.