how you eat? methods

worldtraveller321
worldtraveller321 Posts: 150 Member
edited November 23 in Food and Nutrition
just curious? does the factor of how you eat make a difference?
as in if you eat up all your food quickly
vs eating slowly and chewing 30 times etc?

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  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    Why would it?

    It is about the amount of calories you take in.
  • OHFlamingo
    OHFlamingo Posts: 239 Member
    Only indirectly, I would think, if eating too fast makes you eat too much, and you don't adjust how much you eat and don't stay below your calaorie goal. Besides, food tastes much better and is more satisfying if you let yourself enjoy the tastes and textures of your meal, in my opinion.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    worldtraveller321 wrote: »
    just curious? does the factor of how you eat make a difference?
    as in if you eat up all your food quickly
    vs eating slowly and chewing 30 times etc?

    Make a difference how?
    I might eat less if I eat slower and give my body time to register fullness. I might enjoy the experience more as I slowly savor the flavors instead of shoving things in as fast as I can. I might experience more indigestion from eating quicker and not chewing my food.
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  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
    Eating slowly helps some people to keep to their calorie allowance as it makes them more mindful of how much they are eating and helps the brain to register when they are full.

    However if you eat 300 calories of food it wont make any difference to the calorie content wether you eat fast or slow.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    In terms of making it easier for you to eat less, it might.

    I find it helpful to eat only at meals, to try and pay attention to and appreciate what I am eating, to eat sitting down, and to slow down.

    But yeah, if the calories are equal, how you eat it won't matter.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,449 Member
    Why do you ask?
  • Owlie45
    Owlie45 Posts: 806 Member
    I eat slow, I always have. Most people are done and I'll still have half my dish left. You can still get big eating slow though, I did. Doesn't matter how fast or slow you eat, just that your calories are within the right level.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Make a difference for what? Sometimes I eat fast...sometimes I eat slow...I've never *kitten* counted my chews...
  • ljmorgi
    ljmorgi Posts: 264 Member
    This again?
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    Thorough chewing, as in all the corn kernels, is part of more completely digesting the food. Decades ago doctors were advising people to chew slowly so they'd get bored of eating and quit before eating too much.
  • jelly_potato
    jelly_potato Posts: 77 Member
    Eat with chopsticks if you are that worried about it. You can't grab large bites and if you are not used to it, it takes you forever to finish your meal.
  • counting_kilojoules
    counting_kilojoules Posts: 170 Member
    Nope. Eating slowly and chewing a certain number of times was a fad diet that came in during Edwardian times. If it worked it would've stuck around and fewer people would be overweight instead of the idea cycling around every couple of decades.
  • Cbean08
    Cbean08 Posts: 1,092 Member
    Well, I usually use a fork or my fingers depending on the food. I put it in my mouth, chew it and swallow it. Then dig back in and get another bite...

    But really, do what works for you. There are sometimes I eat faster than others depending on how much time I have. I don't really see a difference in fullness or satiety. Although, after a while I get bored of eating, so that does help curb how much I eat.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    I eat the edges of my hamburger before eating the centre. Somehow it seems to taste better that way. Don't know that it helps with weight loss, but it certainly helps me feel more satisfied.

    Calories are king. How, when, and what you eat is mainly relevant for personal preferences.
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