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by Nicole Monton
Biting Off More Than I Can Chew
Growing up, I heard my share of lit- tle white lies from
might result in better diges- tion, more nutrients being absorbed and feeling fuller a bit faster — thank you, Gulp: Adventures on the Alimenta- ry Canal author Mary Roach, for that information. (Those interested in checking out her book can borrow it from the library or find it where books are sold.)
adults: “Stop making that face or it’ ll get stuck like that. If you swallow a water- melon seed, it’ ll start grow- ing inside your tummy. The crust of the bread is where all the vitamins are. The gum you swallowed will be in your stomach forever.”
A hundred seemed pretty excessive, and a quick inter- net search revealed that 32 times per bite is par for the course. Where that number comes from I have no idea, but I figured it would be a compromise in light of the 100-bite recommendation from my youth.
Theoneonmymindasof late, though, was the notion to “chew my food at least 100 times before swallowing to prevent a stomachache.”
The author chews her food about five or six times per bite, though recommendations range somewhere in the 30s, depending on the food.
Well, it seems there might be some validity to that. Properly chewing one’s food
I average about five to six
chews per bite, which might not be so bad except for two things.
First, I pile my spoon or chopsticks with as much food as possible; second, I
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