Chew Your Food!

Envision a yoga-type session while reading the following - the room is dark, there is peaceful music playing, and there is an instructor with an extremely soothing voice. But instead of doing yoga, we're eating a meal!

Close your eyes.

Challenge yourself to identify everything you are tasting individually.

shrimp...rice...salt...butter...garlic...

Which ingredient stimulates your nose?

Describe it with adjectives.

fishy...chewy...tart...

Notice the texture.

grainy...wet...slippery...

How does it feel rolling around in your mouth?

Now, try to imagine "what it would taste like if..."

Open your eyes.

Do this for your whole meal.

I guarantee you will finish feeling 100% more satisfied than you would have otherwise.

Happy Masticating! :)