Do you take the time to chew your food well?
By Hope
@1hopefulman (45120)
Canada
December 13, 2017 1:02pm CST
Most of us like to eat but do we chew our food well? Do you hurriedly eat your food? Do you pay attention to chewing your food? How many times do you chew each mouthful?
* We should chew each mouthful about 40 times
* Chewing improves digestion and overall health
What do you think?
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19 responses
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
14 Dec 17
That's very good! Try counting and see if you are able to chew a bite for 50 times. It took me 2 hours to eat supper last night and I was doing about 30 chews per bite. 
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
17 Dec 17
@DianneN Wow! I think you must be the champion chewer of the world! 
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
14 Dec 17
You are doing well. I will have to work on my chews. Chew chew chew!
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Dec 17
@1hopefulman You forgot the last bit. Swallow! 
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
15 Dec 17
That's great! May you enjoy a life of health! 
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
14 Dec 17
I never really count how many times I chew my food, but I remember learning about the 40 times chewing when I was a kid. I guess I'm guilty of eating in a hurry sometimes.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
14 Dec 17
I think I was doing about 5 chews per bite. Last night, at 30 chews per bite, it took me 2 hours to eat supper.
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@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
17 Dec 17
This is a very good post. I used to not take the time, and my food did not digest. That's why I have stomach problems. Plus I used to blend foods that didn't go well together like eggplant and icecream. I'm going to aim for forty chews, although i hope that won't make the food too mushy.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
17 Dec 17
I think the idea is to liquefy the food and then it would be well mixed with digestive enzymes in the saliva and make the digestion easy.
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@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
17 Dec 17
@1hopefulman Thank you. A very scientific explanation of the purpose of chewing.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
13 Dec 17
When I eat later, I will try to count the chews and see how it goes. I just came across an article in a health magazine about the importance of chewing to also get the maximum nutrition out of the food.
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
14 Dec 17
@1hopefulman Wooww..that was a long time. Did you do something else while eating? Like warching a movie?
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
14 Dec 17
@buenavida Yes, I was watching a movie or else I would have been bored out of mind.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
14 Dec 17
It took me 2 hours to eat supper last night.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
14 Dec 17
Good that you are eating slowly and chewing your food. I need to work on it.
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@LeaPea2417 (37353)
• Toccoa, Georgia
19 Dec 17
Yes, I do try to chew food well. I do not want to choke.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
19 Dec 17
I cant chew pie, its usually always so creamy and delicious. I can enjoy a slice of pie for a very long time
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
19 Dec 17
Wonderful! Yes, some things can't be chewed for long as they melt in our mouths but we can take the time to mix them well with saliva to help digestion.
When I eat a ripe banana, and I only eat them when they are very ripe, after a couple of bites, it liquefies and I swish it around in my mouth for a while enjoying it before I swallow it.
@riteeshpatidar9026 (504)
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15 Dec 17
Yes I do it.
If somebody eats very fast I use to tell them to eat slow.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
15 Dec 17
@riteeshpatidar9026 I'm doing well. I now try to eat a bit slower.
@riteeshpatidar9026 (504)
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15 Dec 17
@1hopefulman Thank you. And How do you do?
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
18 Dec 17
Thanks! Do you see any benefit from slowing down your eating?
@rubyriaz007 (4188)
• India
24 Feb 18
Chewing food properly is good,but I don't take long time to chew.I don't chew veggies,only if i have meat,I chew properly.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
26 Dec 17
I think you have a good point and chewing out our food and eating slowly helps prevent choking.
@sw8sincere (5204)
• Philippines
24 Dec 17
i think i need to practice chewing my food slowly. I am a fast eater and gobble foods and make it disappear in no time. =)
@creativeaashish (2609)
• Kathmandu, Nepal
24 Dec 17
Oh! Very interesting! I have heard we should chew 32 times of each mouthful since we have 32 teeth altogether! Fine ! I agree we should chew many times for easy digestion!
But everything finishes off before reaching the total count! I have tried too! And I found this great!
Thank you!
@Opheliasins (43)
• Arak, Iran
24 Dec 17
well... when i'm hungry like when i come home from work or school, i gobble it up. but when i'm patient or when the food's just not very good, i take small bites and try to chew as slowly as i can. i didn't know how healthy it was but i might as well try doing it now!
