Local Produce
These spring greens mixes from Braddock Farms are as crisp and fresh as the first day I bought them and that was nearly 2 weeks ago!
I like to add lettuce to warm grains to help increase how much I chew my food. If youāve seen me eat while Iāve had the munchies youāve probably been traumatized. Iām dainty but so so fast!
Chewing food properly is a habit that can reduce risk of obesity, diabetes, sexual or urinary incontinence, depression and anxiety. To put it in perspective, itās really all about communicating with the brain whatās happening during the meal. Chewing at least 40 times communicates satiety.
To chew twice and swallow means more food is entering into our stomach than the brain recognizes, which causing us to overeat.
Overeating begets spikes in glucose, begets spikes in insulin, begets, insulin resistance, begets destroyed glucose regulation.
Outside of being a total chatterbox, other ways I slow my meal intake time:
Mindful chewing, giving gratitude for each bite, no distractions from the meal (YouTube)
Put the fork down in between bites
Consume random raw fiber items with softer grains.
Eat crisp fruits and veggies as I find the chewing more satisfying to my ear. Like a snare or high hat sound, and I make up little melodies as I chew
