1. Food digestion speed

Depending on the type of food that is digested quickly or slowly, you will have a suitable eating plan for your health care and body maintenance goals.

Foods with fast digestion time

Foods with fast digestion time are the reason why you eat more than the prescribed number of meals because the feeling of hunger will return quickly after eating. This type of food increases the amount of glucose in the body very quickly. Although this will help you have more energy, the excess glucose will turn into fat, making you gain weight.

Foods with slow digestion time

The group of foods with slow digestion time does not increase blood sugar too much, while providing enough sustained and balanced energy for a long day. However, if you only choose to eat foods with slow digestion time, the digestive system is forced to work at full capacity all day and causes trouble for the body.

The best time to eat foods that take different amounts of time to digest is at lunchtime, when your digestive system is at its most active.

You should prepare light meals for breakfast and dinner by prioritizing foods that are digested quickly. This will help you have energy right after breakfast and sleep better after dinner.

Digestion time of foods

You have learned about the different properties of fast-digesting foods and slow-digesting foods. So which foods are fast-digesting and which are slow-digesting?

1. Water

Digestion time: fast, almost instantaneous.

Water makes up the majority of our body. Therefore, you should increase your daily water intake. Drinking plenty of water is also a simple way to help you lose weight effectively.

2. Vegetable and fruit juices

Digestion time: 15–20 minutes

A glass of juice after a meal will provide enough fiber to help you balance your body's nutrients.

3. Fresh vegetables

Digestion time: 30–40 minutes

Surely you already know why we should eat lots of green vegetables. You can add a plate of mixed vegetables to your daily main meal to provide more fiber and vitamins needed for your body.

4. Processed vegetables

Digestion time: 40 minutes

To enrich your daily meals, you can boil green vegetables and eat them with dipping sauce in your main meal.

5. Fish

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Digestion time: 45–60 minutes

What could be better than changing meat dishes in your daily menu to a plate of fried fish or fish cooked in sour soup?

6. Oil-based salads

Digestion time: 1 hour

For mixed vegetables or salads with oil, you should eat a moderate amount to avoid indigestion.

7. Chicken

Digestion time: 1.5–2 hours

Chicken is a type of meat that is digested quite quickly compared to other types. This is also a good food for babies, so you should feed your baby chicken during the weaning period.

8. Nuts

Digestion time: 3 hours

You can add nuts to the dish but do not eat too much, especially for young children because this type of food has a long digestion time.

9. Beef

Digestion time: 3 hours

Although beef provides a lot of nutrients for the body, it is also difficult for you to digest. Therefore, you should add beef to your meals appropriately.

10. Pork

Digestion time: up to 5 hours

Are you surprised to know that pork has the slowest digestion time? To avoid your body falling into a state of frequent indigestion, you should not prepare too many dishes with pork every day.

After knowing the digestion time of different foods, you can arrange your menu more reasonably to protect your health and figure. Don't eat according to your inspiration, you can harm your health and find it difficult to maintain your desired figure!