[Rocko]

How often do you masticate properly?

Have you ever seen someone wolf down their food? No chewing, just single bites to get something big enough in their mouth and then swallow!

Chewing has several benefits including:

1. Oral Hygiene (producing saliva which helps protect teeth enamel)
2. Weight management (taking longer to eat your food, allowing your stomach and brain the time to realise you are full)
4. Appreciating the taste/flavours of your meal!
5. Alertness and concentration as well as stress relief (chewing gum through out the day apparently helps here. Notice number 3 is missing?)

What's your masticating habits?

[bronaaaa]

I always chew & take small bites..makes it last longer

[Lauren]

I remember watching a programme on Victorian diets, and apparently chewing your food 32 (I think!) times loses the weight you put on from eating it in the first place.

[rayheartbliss]

erm....i eat!

[Rocko]

Originally posted by Lauren
I remember watching a programme on Victorian diets, and apparently chewing your food 32 (I think!) times loses the weight you put on from eating it in the first place.

Is it that you get bored and lose your appetite? lol

Celery works like that, no? The effort to chew it is more calories than what you'd take it.

[AngRemembered]

Well at least 4 times a night in this darn heat, anything to help me sleep, and whats the point of being able to multi task if you don't take advantage of it?

Yeah I'm all for a good old mast.......... ohhhhhhhhhh Masticate?

whoooooooooops wrong thread again

[Tom]

Originally posted by Rocko

Is it that you get bored and lose your appetite? lol

Celery works like that, no? The effort to chew it is more calories than what you'd take it.

Probably, I mean I couldn't see you losing all the calories from some mega chocolate gateaux

[jonsep]

Originally posted by Angiebabe
Well at least 4 times a night in this darn heat, anything to help me sleep, and whats the point of being able to multi task if you don't take advantage of it?

Yeah I'm all for a good old mast.......... ohhhhhhhhhh Masticate?

whoooooooooops wrong thread again

[Sam!]

I'm sure that the topic title was a typo lol.

[Rocko]

Originally posted by Angiebabe
Well at least 4 times a night in this darn heat, anything to help me sleep, and whats the point of being able to multi task if you don't take advantage of it?

Yeah I'm all for a good old mast.......... ohhhhhhhhhh Masticate?

whoooooooooops wrong thread again

4 times, you should do it more than that. Dentists recommend....

....oh...tsk Angie!

Originally posted by Tom

Probably, I mean I couldn't see you losing all the calories from some mega chocolate gateaux

Just chew 420,000 times per tea spoon.

[AngRemembered]

Originally posted by Scampi
I'm sure that the topic title was a typo lol.

Thanks Scampi darlin, I need all the help I can, it almost fooled you too huh ?

[melanie]

I swallow as fast as I can, if I chew for too long I think about how mushy it is and then I have to spit it out.

[MR.K!]

I practicaly INHALE food ! :P

[DamonJ]

Originally posted by melanie
I swallow as fast as I can, if I chew for too long I think about how mushy it is and then I have to spit it out.

Ditto.
It grosses me out. =|

[AngRemembered]

Originally posted by melanie
I swallow as fast as I can, if I chew for too long I think about how mushy it is and then I have to spit it out.

Anyone else like me, and hoping Melanie hasnt mistaken the thread as a typo either lol

[Rocko]

Originally posted by Angiebabe

Anyone else like me, and hoping Melanie hasnt mistaken the thread as a typo either lol

I didn't even think of that until you mystified it.

Ew.

[Tom]

Originally posted by Angiebabe

Anyone else like me, and hoping Melanie hasnt mistaken the thread as a typo either lol

I was just about to say that

[melanie]

Originally posted by Angiebabe

Anyone else like me, and hoping Melanie hasnt mistaken the thread as a typo either lol

It wasn't ment to sound wrong

[Fom]

Haha this thread is hilarious.
I chew, but sometimes... i dont know how, I eat REALLY quick.

[Rocko]

I just finished masticating.

Malted toast...chew chew chew!

[AngRemembered]

Originally posted by Rocko
I just finished masticating.

Malted toast...chew chew chew!

Good for you, I hope you washed your hands now

[Rocko]

Originally posted by Angiebabe

Good for you, I hope you washed your hands now

Yeah, it did get a bit filthy from the creamy, tasty butter.