Content

• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

Eating slowly is not only beneficial for losing weight, but it is also a good way to enjoy and taste food. It can improve digestion and even be your favorite against fast food. Eating slowly is not a solution, but a habit that needs to be practiced often.

Steps

1. 1 Take time to eat. For many of us, food is simply a means to an end; we strive to end it as quickly as possible and move on with our business. We constantly eat in front of the TV or while doing homework or driving somewhere. Therefore, try to set aside time for food when you will only eat and nothing else. See How to avoid multitasking.
2. 2 Choose dishes with different flavors and ingredients. Consider how easy it is to diversify your menu with something new, like macaroni and cheese. Dishes will taste different if they are cooked differently, but note that these will be more expensive because they take much longer to cook and contain many ingredients. You can save money by preparing these meals yourself. Of course, you can buy if you have the money. It even better motivates you to eat slowly and enjoy what you paid for.
3. 3 Use smaller cookware. The less you can place on the plate, the slower you will eat. Look for baby dishes or eat with chopsticks!
4. 4 Try to lower your cutlery back onto the table between bites. This will help you get rid of the habit of swallowing piece by piece.
5. 5 Set the minimum amount of “chews” for each piece. Here's an ancient but wise piece of advice: start with a small number of chews (about 10) and gradually work up to 20 chews. It slows down your stomach, helps ease digestion, and even prepares you for your next bite.
6. 6 Take bite off food deliberately. Make an effort to be aware of and feel all tastes. You might even want to keep a journal. The more you can describe, the better. Find something useful in How To Taste Wine and How To Taste Dark Chocolate. You may find that you only started appreciating well cooked food, and now you are unlikely to settle for anything else!

Tips

• These steps focus on how to train yourself to eat slowly and enjoy your food. There are other tips as well, they can be found in the articles "how to eat slowly to avoid overeating" and "how to lose weight".
• Try yourself as a gourmet. Taste the different foods you like (chocolate, cheese, garlic bread, strawberries, etc.) Cut these foods into small pieces and arrange them on plates. When you eat, close your eyes and enjoy every single bite. Pay attention to the smell, ingredients and taste of each food.
• Another idea is to grow your own food. If you grow the food yourself and cook it yourself, then you will definitely appreciate it much more than if you just ordered it in a cafe.

Warnings

• If you eat in a company, they can eat faster than you, then they will have to wait for you.

What do you need

• Small dishes
• A plate for keeping food hot.