Keeping with the eat more slowly theme… In our previous post we talked about putting your fork down between mouthfuls. This post talks about how long to leave it down before taking the next bite.
It turns out that your mother was right. Chewing your food 15 to 20 times per mouthful can decrease your caloric intake significantly.
In this study, subjects who ate at their normal speed ate about 650 calories worth of pasta in 9 minutes. During a second visit to the lab, they were instructed to chew their food 15 to 20 times.
The results?
They consumed about 580 calories… over 29 minutes!
In addition to eating 70 less calories, they also reported feeling more satisfied.
So, the moral of the story is two fold:
1.) Chew your food 15 to 20 times per bite to slow your eating and therefore cut calories, even when eating your favorite foods…
and
2.) Listen to your mother.
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