Gandhi said - Chew your drink and drink your food.
Smart man. My goal is to keep it simple and fun here. Life gets boring with a bunch of dull information.
I think Gandhi was trying to stress the importance as to why you should chew your food. Here are some mighty fine reasons I put together.

1. If you don't take time to chew your food, your body has to work extra hard to help digest the matter. On top of that, you will be in a food coma after your meal because your body will be in overdrive.
2. Chewing your food helps you absorb nutrients which in turns give you more energy. Unless you are on a candy bar diet. You'll be tired regardless.
3. Ever get bloated, constipated, the chronic or stomach aches after a meal-on-the-go? Not chewing your food properly promotes all that fun stuff. Even intestinal bacteria. Yucko. Those big chunks of food are not welcome down south.
4. The longer you keep your food in your mouth the easier it will be on your esophagus. The lubrication of your saliva helps this process. Sorry, that sounded kind of dirty.
5. Study after study show that speed eating, gorging and binge eating contribute to unhealthy weight gain. (And as a mom, I am so guilty of inhaling my meal and then eating my kids crumbs off the floor)
6. It's just fun to chew your food. It makes you feel connected to your body and it makes you feel good afterwards.

Until next time, get your chew on.