Half of Brits Only Spend 23 Minutes Eating a Day Because They’re too Busy
For many people, food is the most important part of the day but despite this, 51 per cent of Brits are wolfing down their meals in order to get on with more important aspects of their lives.
Incredibly, Brits will spend a total of 23 minutes each day eating their meals. This means six minutes for breakfast, eight minutes for lunch and nine minutes for dinner.
This rushed eating also means that food isn’t being chewed properly and is literally been thrown down Brit’s necks.
Kristina Locke, founder of Conscious Food who created natural digestive remedy D’Mix, said, “We are constantly surprised by the lack of time and importance that people dedicate to eating.
“Eighty per cent of those polled understood that they should spend at least 20 minutes eating each meal but our research indicates that they are in fact eating all three meals in a third of this time.
“This only serves to highlight the need to address these issues and educate people on the importance of eating slowly and chewing food properly.
“Our lives have become increasingly hectic and it’s clear that people are prioritising work and other commitments over taking time to sit down and eat meals.
“In truth, most British adults are grabbing food on the run, eating it quickly and as such aren’t giving themselves the time to chew and digest their food. This common pattern results in an increase of people suffering with digestive issues which are easily preventable.”
The main problem causing us to eat so quickly is our hectic schedules, and 21 per cent of adults admit that they will rush, skip, or eat breakfast on the go to avoid being late for work.
A further 16 per cent said that they will miss a meal or take it with them to avoid missing a train or bus.
Incredibly, a quarter of Brits see eating as a ‘waste of time’ and would rather spend the time doing ‘more important things’ such as working.
With this being said, it’s unsurprising that 42 per cent of people see nothing wrong with eating two meals a day at their desk.
Due to the busy lifestyle choice Brits have to contend with, food takes a backburner and only 3 out of 28 meals are planned in advance.
This results in 19 per cent of people having to skip meals because they didn’t have anything prepared.
A third of people admitted that they will often eat unhealthy foods because they are quicker and more convenient to prepare.
Due to all of these factors, 73 per cent of people said that they do suffer from digestive problems, and shockingly, rather than take the time to eat slowly, people would rather cut out certain food groups all-together to solve the problem.
Kristina added, “The time we spend eating and chewing our food is incredibly important to our digestive health.
“Sixty five per cent of people think that each mouthful needs to be chewed ten times or less when in reality it should be between 20-30 times for improved digestion.
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