Food that takes forever to eat!

claire_xox

So my biggest problem is I eat my food too fast! So I need an intervention, I need to be made to slow down.
My first thougt is allen's redskins for when I want a sweet treat! I haven't had one for years but I remember they used to take a long time to eat, and hopefully that means I wont have too many!

Any other suggestions? Doesn't have to be lollies, just anything that takes ages to chew/eat!

Summerleahd

If u have a smart phone, I have an app called 80 bites where you log each bite you eat. Last night was the first time I used it and it really helped me slow down my eating, usually I just shove it in my face. With a baby and toddler I don't usually get the chance to eat my food warm,so I just shove it in my mouth.

trailrider1963

Raw baby carrots.

Paddy31

I have the same problem.

I've found that I eat more slowly if I:

Eat at the dinner table
Put my fork down between mouthfuls
Remember to savour the flavour
Chat while eating

xAdrianax

erm,
malt loaf (the fruity one),
curly wurlys! (their pretty low cal sweet treat!)
Celery, quite chompy!! dipped in houmus is niccceee
Meat like steak or pork


Ok im out!

jen_bailey951

Putting your fork down between moutfuls definately helps!

claire_xox

thanks guys
and wow little embarassed, just saw that a similar topic was posted only a few hours before mine! didn't see that, oops! sorry!

rainvc

Crab legs! It takes a while to get at the meat! Also, peel and eat shrimp. Yummmm.

melsinct

For some reason oatmeal takes me forever to eat. Not the instant kind, I microwave old fashioned rolled oats (takes 2.5 minutes) and I find it more substantial than the instant type.

I notice I eat slowly if I am chatting during dinner, not just hunkering down and quietly shoveling food in my mouth. If you dine alone, grab a book or newspaper and read as you eat. That always slows me down.