Zack Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Many times I don't. I'm pretty bad about chewing my food. It's almost as if I feel someone is going to take it away from me if I don't eat it fast enough. How about you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 I try to, but the things I don't really like I just want to get the hell down my throat before I taste it, and the things I *do* like I'm so excited to be eating I sometimes inhale them more than chew. I guess I probably chew the in-between stuff pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 I'm a terrible chewer. I don't know that I even chew most the stuff I eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paragonx Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Honestly I am a mess at the dinner table. I eat as though it is my last meal. I really need to improve with eating slower and chewing better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeJoe Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Count me among the "I got to hurry up and eat before someone gets my food" crowd. I've been trying to work on eating slower for years. I suck at eating slow and chewing my food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopussoir Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 I was starved sometimes as a child so I never talk when I eat. I wait after. I also tend to chew very little. Once when I was 18 I had a little bit too much to drink and threw up hald french fries and whole pickle rounds from a burger I had had hours previous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_raVen_ Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Octo, that sounds awful . You were starved as a child? That would definitely lead to disordered eating. "Inhaling food" and that type of eating leads to various problems. A lot of people overeat when they come from backgrounds simply lacking in nutrient dense foods. You should really try to chew well; in fact, it is recommended to chew to liquidity. "Mindful" eating, as opposed to mindless eating which is so prevalent. Don't watch tv or movies while you eat, either! It's best to concentrate on your food and chew well and taste the food. At least till you stop the bad chewing behavior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted December 6, 2007 Author Share Posted December 6, 2007 If I didn't do something else while eating I'd eat faster... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kon Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 I don't eat that fast, but i dont eat slow as well.I knew someone who ate crazy fast who practically swallowed his food without chewing..I also don't like food that is too hot, because hot food is hard to taste because it overwhelms my tastebuds and numbs my tongue, so when i eat, if its too hot, i have to wait for it to cool down.. my mom on the other hand eats things when they're really hot, which is crazy, and she thinks if you wait for even a few minutes that its gone cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted December 6, 2007 Author Share Posted December 6, 2007 and she thinks if you wait for even a few minutes that its gone cold. My dad is like that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopussoir Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Octo, that sounds awful . You were starved as a child? That would definitely lead to disordered eating. "Inhaling food" and that type of eating leads to various problems. A lot of people overeat when they come from backgrounds simply lacking in nutrient dense foods. You should really try to chew well; in fact, it is recommended to chew to liquidity. "Mindful" eating, as opposed to mindless eating which is so prevalent. Don't watch tv or movies while you eat, either! It's best to concentrate on your food and chew well and taste the food. At least till you stop the bad chewing behavior. Ha ha. I remember watching Full House and they said you need to count to 100(in chews) with each forkful. man screw that. I dont mindfully eat. I eat for calories and energy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I chew well if I'm not eating a lot of food or if I'm eating really filling food without starches. However I pretty much swallow everything if I've got a lot of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganEssentials Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I tend to chew fairly well during meals - I had the unfortunate incident of choking when I was 3 years old (antsy kid + hot pizza = choking hazard and a scalded throat). I didn't eat solid food for nearly 2 months afterward, as I've been told. That's managed to hang with me ever since - anything that's chewy gets ground to dust before I swallow. Now, things like vegan ice cream, I can put away a pint faster twice as fast as the average person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odidnetne Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I try to chew really well, but there are so many things that I can't understand how to chew (Rice and beans are among them). Fruit I do really well on, and salads too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I've actually made somewhat of an effort to do a better job of chewing my food. I'll let you know how it goes. Here's to better chewing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FormicaLinoleum Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I'm really bad--I know I should chew my food better. I am a fast eater. I should work on it. It's a hard habit to break! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubby2112 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I trained myself to chew well last year, but over the summer with work I seriously didn't have the time to chew well during work. Between stops (delivery guy) I had to inhale my food or I wasn't eating. So now I don't chew well anymore. I need to train myself again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I can be really bad when I'm on the go. I eat at my desk at work (small company and really no place to go eat lunch), so I tend to go through lunch pretty quickly while working. My wife's family was strapped for cash and she had to contend with a hungry father and hungry older brother, so the quicker they ate, the quicker they could get what little seconds there were. If my wife and I need to zip off someplace, we can put dinner down like the Simpsons eating, but we've been trying to make a better effort to slow down even on those meals that are little more than sustenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Veganism Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 I try to chew properly, but I just want to gobble the food down, so it's very hard ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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