How fast do you eat your meals?

Indonesia
October 31, 2009 12:39pm CST
Hello everyone! This question hit my mind and I think it's gonna be interesting to see how fast we eat our meals. Personally, I eat my lunch for less than half an hour. I usually eat them in college while taking a break. I eat fast because I have so much things to do in college. I'd like to enjoy lunch more, though, sometimes. I hate to be eating in a rush, actually. Oh about breakfast, maybe 5 minutes because I usually take bread for breakfast with milk. At dinner I eat with my family. So we chat while eating our dinner, basically about our life that day. So we spend around an hour to finish dinner. Well, enough about me. What about you?
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@ashbal (40)
• India
31 Oct 09
Same thing goes with me buddy .. i hav my breakfast in less than 10 mins .. n my lunch .. uh its the longest .. almost 45min , . .. n then dinner i hav it in front f tv for half an hr and its my lunch tat i relish the most! :D
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• Indonesia
31 Oct 09
Having dinner in front of tv must be nice, huh? I wish I could too but my mom won't let me. LOL!
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@vingyan06 (2486)
• Malaysia
1 Nov 09
When eating at the restaurant, we tend to spend more tie in our meals compare to eating at home. I don't think eating while watching television is good for us, especially for kids. My friend always has tough time feeding her 3 year old son. He takes at least 1 hour to finish his meal. If happen he eat and watch television, he will takes up to 3 hours for his meal.
• Indonesia
1 Nov 09
It's true, we eat slower while watching television. I think it's best we finish our dinner first and then at night we could have snack while watching them. :)
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
1 Nov 09
My husband and I drink a slim fast drink for breakfast, and that usually takes us five minutes unless we're talking. Though I usually get up before he, so i'm usually done with mine before he gets up. Now for lunch, there are times he'll be at work, so I'll just eat a yogurt, he eats fast whilst talking to me on the phone. For dinner we also eat quite fast, I don't know why, it's just something that we tend to do. We're fast eaters, though we do try to slow down. I think it was schoolt aht made us eat so fast, especially me who would do my homework during lunch before the next class periods.
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
2 Nov 09
Yogurt is very nutritious if you pick them out right, I saw a segment with MIL one day about it. I don't remember all that was said, but the yogurt we buy was considered to be healthy, though not completely on the mark for what they said. They have different flavors, My husband and I enjoy cinnamon bun flavored yogurt, it is delicious. You do not like yogurt?
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• Indonesia
2 Nov 09
Yeah I remember high school that demand us to eat fast. But now I eat slower and enjoy my meals faster. By the way, it's good that you drink yoghurt. I heard they are very nutricious. I wish like it..
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• Indonesia
2 Nov 09
I don't. Maybe because I never eat it as a child and now as a teenager I don't like the taste of it. I prefer milk. My cousins love youghurt and always encourage me to try to enjoy it. maybe I'll listen to them next time realizing how good it is for our health :)
@youless (112113)
• Guangzhou, China
3 Nov 09
I eat my meal very slowly. My friends tease whether I have teeth or not because I eat slowly. I think this is my habit. If I eat very fast, I will feel uncomfortable after that. But I have heard that eating slowly is good for the health. So perhaps they just eat fast and therefore I seem to be odd around them. I love China
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• Indonesia
4 Nov 09
LOL! I was teased like that too by my mom one day when I was little and play with my meals..
• Indonesia
4 Nov 09
Hi youless Same with me! I think eat too fast not good for our health, since our stomach doesn't have teeth to chew the food, so better to eat slowly, make sure you chew the food until it's quiet soft My friend and my parents often ask me and even my parents say I look like an old woman with no teeth.. the fact is, I just love enjoy the food and eat slowly for my health.. Guess they will hardly understand about that, but let us stay eat slowly for our health, no matter what others say
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
2 Nov 09
I do not like to eat in a rush but had to eat my lunch that way when i could work. I have always tken my sweet time eating my supper. don't have to rush anymore w/any of my meals since i'm home all the time. I usually read & eat & enjoy.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
2 Nov 09
Different strokes for different folks.
• Indonesia
2 Nov 09
Oh so you can read all the way while eating? I tried that before but then I stop eating and got carried away by the book I'm reading. LOL! That doesn't work for me..
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• Indonesia
3 Nov 09
Hi nooveggies I'm the kind of person who love to enjoy the food melt in my mouth, taste every spices in that food and eat slowly I hear eat slowly can help us to lose weight (actually I'm skinny, but I don't know, I just like to eat slowly). Break time in my college is quiet long, so I can eat slowly and enjoy my meal. But, I can't do it with my breakfast. I don't like wake up too early, so I must eat my breakfast hurriedly.. When I was in highschool, I ate my breakfast inside the car. It took around 1 hour to arrived in my highschool and that is enough for me to finish my breakfast Now in college, I drive myself and must finish my breakfast at home, it takes around 15 minutes because I don't have appetite to eat in the morning (but it's a habit in my family : always eat breakfast!) In holiday, I eat breakfast while browsing on the net and it takes me around 1 hour to finish. In dinner, it depends on my activity. If I have test tomorrow, I can finish it around half-1 hour, if I have nothing to do I usually watch TV with my family while eating dinner for about 2 hours
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• Indonesia
3 Nov 09
That's a very great eating habit. You seem to enjoy your food very much. During holidays, I too eat very slowly, trying to enjoy chewing those foods.
• Indonesia
4 Nov 09
It is good for our health, eating slowly.. Even in busy situation, just grab some burgers or other food then eat it while I'm running or walk fastly, but still, chew it slowly
@kutedarsu (254)
• India
1 Nov 09
m slow while eating i will take atleast half an hour always (For Brk fast, lunch and dinner). To have snacks also i will take too much time. i am tring to eat fast but unable to eat fast hummmm
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• Indonesia
1 Nov 09
Hahaa.. why do you wanna eat faster? Many mylotters here are telling us not to since it's better for our digestive system. I think you're on the right track, kutedarsu..
• India
4 Nov 09
But friend, eating slow its not working out in functions, parties and while going out with parents hummm... Anyway thanks for your responc
@cripfemme (7698)
• United States
1 Nov 09
I'm a pretty quick eater. I basically only eat because it's required to or I'll die. If I'm in a restaurant, I'll try to eat more slowly because I don't want everyone looking at me and thinking I was raised in a barn. But even there, I usually finish first.
@cripfemme (7698)
• United States
1 Nov 09
I don't much like to eat. It just takes up time in my day that could be used to work or activism. I'm a total workaholic.
• Indonesia
1 Nov 09
Well it must be admitted that many people were under the impression of quick eaters are like you said, "raised in a barn". Are you saying that you don't really takethe time to enjoy your food since you need it only for your body to survive? I think my food are delicious and I hate eating food with bad taste even though people say to me that we need certain food for our health
• United States
1 Nov 09
This does seem like a little neat thing to discuss. For me I think it depends on what is going on when I eat. If I am very hungry I tend to eat very fast for obvious reasons. But if I am relaxing and kicking back I will take almost an hour to eat a meal. And also it depends on how much I am eating at once. For example if I am eating like a 5 thing meal meaning 5 different things at once it will always take me longer to eat and I get full faster. And to be really honest I enjoy eating bigger meals because I am fuller longer. I hope answered all your questions thanks for starting this discussion happy mylotting as well.
• Indonesia
1 Nov 09
Yes I think that depends on how hungry we are too. I don't like to eat big meals because I like to eat different kinds of meal throughout the day, including snacks. I got full when the others are eating something else if Ieat a big portion of meal.. :)
@RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
1 Nov 09
My lunch time meal is sometimes a big smoothie which I drink on the run while I am working. Sometimes I have this for breakfast and drink it while getting kids ready for school and various other jobs. So when I have my large smoothie, it usually takes me over an hour to drink it as it is quite filling and I am busy doing other things, not sitting down. The only meal I usually sit down at the table with my family for is dinner. This usually takes around 20 minutes to eat as we talk as a family as well while we are eating!
• Indonesia
2 Nov 09
I see. If your dinner is in small portion 20 minutes is good. I heard that eating small amount at night is more healthy too.
• Indonesia
2 Nov 09
Wow you truly are a busy man. How nice of you to prepare the kids in the morning. Isn't dinner in 20 minutes a bit fast?
@RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
2 Nov 09
No, I do not think so. I try not to have too large a meal at night time as it does not digest as well as during the day time. I also try not to have anything heavy at night very often!
• China
2 Nov 09
when i was a child, my father didnt allow us to speak or laugh more when eating. so i formed the habit to eat fast. not count how fast it is. but always i'm the fastest one to finish each meal when with others. in fact, sometimes i do want to chew carefully, and eat for longer time. but i cant. i have had the habit.
• Indonesia
2 Nov 09
Your father must be a strict man. Or is it the custom in China? My parents are chinses who were born in Indonesia so I think they're not strict anymore.
• China
3 Nov 09
i think not the custom here. maybe only cause my father is a little strict. but i still love him so much.
@cerebellum (3863)
• United States
31 Oct 09
They tell you to lose weight you should eat slow. I try and try but I still eat fast. If I'm with friends I don't usually talk as much and eat more so I'm usually done first. I try different things like cutting pizza with a knife and fork but I still eat too fast. I usually eat by myself so breakfast and lunch takes about 10 minutes if that, dinner maybe half an hour.
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• Indonesia
1 Nov 09
To eat slower, I might have a tip for you. Try to chew more before swalowing, ensure that the food in your mouth is really really soft and smooth. It's good to eat slower like that because it eases the job of your digestive system. Give it a go. :)
• United States
2 Nov 09
Thanks for the tip! I'll try that. It makes sense, if nothing else it might help my digestive system.
@wlee9696 (595)
• United States
31 Oct 09
I eat very fast - usually in about 5 to 10 minutes. My spouse eats slow - usually about 15 minutes per meal. That's how long it takes just to eat the food. If you add in socializing then of course the time increases. We generally have breakfast together and that takes about 1/2 hour. Same thing at supper (or dinner as some folks call it). Lunch - we don't generally eat lunch. My spouse is always telling me to slow down. I agree I should but all through college and work we only got 30 minute meal breaks - so by the time you got your food heated it up and started eating you had about 15 minutes to finish clean up and get back to work.
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• Indonesia
1 Nov 09
I think 15 minutes is too fast. I can't enjoy my meal very much if I have to finish a meal in about 5 to 10 minutes. In college, meals are usually served fast and no cleaning up needed after eating.
@colu41 (271)
• United States
31 Oct 09
Unfortunately, I eat very fast. No matter what it is breakfast lunch dinner, I eat within 5 minutes USUALLY.. When Im out with some family at a restaurant, I eat somewhat slower, but yeah. Otherwise, I eat quite quickly. Explains my pugginess! =)
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• Indonesia
1 Nov 09
5 minutes is way too fast. try to enjoy your meal more and eat them slowly or else your digestive system might get a problem in the long run. So i heard..
• China
1 Nov 09
Well,within several minutes,very fast.I often have my breakfast on my way to somewhere,and my lunch and supper are finished swiftly due to a lot of things waiting for me.In fact,I don't like doing so,I really hope I can enjoy my meals leisurely .
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• Indonesia
1 Nov 09
I agree that it could be difficult at times to have the time to eat your meal slowly and enjoying it. We're such busy people! Maybe we should eat while myLotting? LOL!
• China
2 Nov 09
intersting!I believe I can slow down when I'eating my meals while mylotting.Both... Have a nice day and enjoy your meals and mylotting!:)
@anne25penn (3305)
• Philippines
1 Nov 09
I finish what I eat fifteen minutes tops. I have no idea where or how I acquired this habit. I guess its because I have had a dysfunctional family and we never really got around to sit and eat dinner together.
• Indonesia
1 Nov 09
So ann, do you eat your dinner alone?
• Romania
1 Nov 09
that depned on haow much time do you have... but in generraly i eat verry fast becouse i'm in a rush. But i eat fast even if i have time becouse i'm used with this.
• Indonesia
1 Nov 09
Hi pufitza, Be careful not to eat too fast, though, the other mylotters responding in this discussion have many advise on eating slower along with the benefits of it.
@gr8life (6251)
• Malaysia
2 Nov 09
Hello nooveggies, I am a slow eater. If I am in a hurry, I don't eat *laughs* I will wait until I have time to eat though it means that I can only eat once at night. I love to enjoy my meals and at the same time, whenever I am having a meal with my family, that's the time to chat too! As for breakfast, I only take a light one where I can have it on the go *smiles* I understand your situation as I was once a student too.
• Indonesia
2 Nov 09
Wow your stomach must be strong. If I skip any meal, mine will go crazy! LOL! Who knows student life could be that hard and demanding..
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@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
2 Nov 09
I think the longest meal that I take into is during lunch time. I do not take any breakfast. Its usually 30 minutes but I do not eat plenty. Its just that I take my time in eating. My dinner is quite short since I also do not take a lot during evenings.
• Indonesia
2 Nov 09
Hi, so I take it you must not be fat since you eat small portions and skip breakfast. Am I correct? :)
• India
3 Nov 09
I usually eat my meals in 15mins or take half an hour because i eat my meals very slowly.
• India
3 Nov 09
not a best response
• Italy
1 Nov 09
My breakfast takes about half an hour, my lunch less than an hour because it's just a small meal or a snack and my dinner takes more, like an hour or so. I enjoy eating my food quietly, no need to go fast, I like to feel the food in my mouth, enjoy side dishes, mix food, play with it, talk with anybody at the table...
• Indonesia
1 Nov 09
Yes I'm totally with you! Food are made to be enjoyed right? They are delicious. It's funny you should mention 'play with it'. What do you mean?