New Year Resolution... just chew more!

I love snow days. Suddenly I have the time to do all the things I never find time to do:  meditate, organize paperwork, go through emails, and delete pictures on my phone... but yesterday's project was an exciting one: I learned a lot about chewing.

We take chewing for granted. Sometimes we treat it as another chore. "Come on, let's get it over with, I'm hungry!"...
Do you even remember anyone teaching you how to chew correctly?! Besides grown-ups telling you "chew well"... no one really explains how to chew, what it should feel like, and why it's actually better for us to focus on the proper way.

Apparently, the magic number is 32. On average, we need to chew every BITE 32 times before actually swallowing. Did you know that? Have you ever tried that? 

More highlights of chewing more carefully:
-Improves digestion
-Gets more nutritions into our body
-Reduces gas
-Helps with acid reflux 
-Makes our body become more aware of when we are actually full

How ARE we supposed to chew? 
Chew each bite until the food loses its texture completely. Avoid over-crowding your fork/spoon, chew with your mouth closed (about 32 time for each bite), and until the food really feels mushy if it was solid to begin with (sorry if that grosses you out at first). 

32 sounds like a lot of times. It is. But it's important to chew well and I'm pretty convinced you will feel the difference... I definitely did!

Extra reading about chewing HERE