What is the accepted number of times one should chew each mouthful of food?

Question

What is the accepted number of times one should chew each mouthful of food?

Answer 1

6-8 times depending on what you're eating.

Answer 2

about 6, depends what kind of food

Answer 3

Obsessive compulsive disorder??

Answer 4

When you are comfortable you can swallow it without danger of choking... what kind of a question is this?

Answer 5

No fixed time. Chew until the food is about totally mashed.

Answer 6

There is no 'accepted' number of times.  We're all different and we eat different things.  You might have to chew a piece of steak 15 times before you feel like swallowing it but with a mouthful of pasta, you could be looking at 4 or 5.

Nutritionalists will recommend chewing times if you seach the internet for info about that but they'll no doubt be as varied as the food we eat.

Answer 7

i heard it was like 33 to do it properly and stop urself from over eating

Answer 8

My husband chews until the food is liquid, and the number of chews required depends on the food.

I chew until the food can be swallowed, which also depends on what kind of food it is.  

Answer 9

Conventional wisdom dictates 25 times, but no one does that, ten would be good though. It really is important to chew thoroughly before you swallow. Good reminder.