One of Benji’s unique qualities is his very slow approach to eating. While his brother naturally eats quickly like the rest of the family, Benji absolutely gets in no hurry. He is not a picky eater; he just prefers to take his time. We quickly dismissed the family rule that no one leaves the table until everyone is finished because we all tired of watching Benji trod along so slowly. In fact, many times we go ahead and take Davey to bed after lunch and he is asleep before Benji finishes eating. Ironically, eating slowly is actually a good habit to have. It allows an individual to really enjoy their food, and helps to prevent overeating because their stomach has time to get the message to their brain to "Stop eating -- I'm full." Perhaps we should take a lesson from Benji, if we can ever make the time.
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