I told our grandmothers had to chew each food about 30 times, using both sides of the teeth before swallowing. Although it may be confused with a more urban legend, the act of mastication is a process necessary for the proper and complete digestion of food.

In the hurry we forgot that the process of food digestion begins in the mouth. A mechanical and chemical complex starts to break down food into smaller fragments, digested and salivated to be delighted with its taste and aroma.

You’d be surprised to see that chewing food well, you can identify the ingredients used for processing, determine the degree of freshness and discover their deepest flavors. Chew your food means to recover the pleasures of taste, awareness of the food we eat and facilitate our digestive processes. In addition we directly linked the act of eating.

Another advantage is that the proper chewing before our appetites sated. This is of vital importance for people who care or want their body weight.

Chewing slowly, foods stay longer in the mouth. As a result, lips, jaw, cheeks and tongue to work longer eat normally. Besides you need a minimum of time necessary for the brain to send signals satiety, that do not understand the body needs more food.

Remember that if you eat enough calm, chewing food thoroughly, the amount of food eaten will be needed, neither more nor less.