Many nutritionists and health experts pointed out that most of us are far too famished when we sit down at the table to restrain ourselves from eating hurriedly. Regardless of that, this is just the time to stop and chew our food more times. Basically, chewing is not just the process that stands between our hunger and the feeling of satiety, since not chewing food properly can have some very negative effects on our health. Not only that, but it also prevents us from enjoying our meal while leading to overeating. By wanting to finish quickly we do not allow our body to react to the food ingested.

Benefits:

• Chewing food well is an act that tells the rest of the gastrointestinal system to start the digestive process.
• It will contribute to breaking food into smaller particles which makes digestion much easier.
• We avoid embarrassing moments like indigestion, bloating, gas and the more painful stomach aches by not swallowing large chunks of food.
• Ensures better imbued with saliva which contains enzymes that aid digestion.
• Prevents bacteria since it eliminates the risk of incomplete digestion which in turn can be caused by swallowing larger pieces of food.
• Helps us better appreciate our food, since we get to savor every flavor properly, while also preventing us from overeating.

Taking our time with food has benefits both for our health and our diet, it is being said. A little test that we can perform to see whether we’re currently chomping our food as we should is to try to identify the food in our mouth by texture. If we can, then we meet the “chewing standards” set by nutritionists an

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