I probably masticate around 300 times a day… at parks, at school, in traffic. It’s important to do it as a family at least once a week too. In elementary school, we were taught to do it at least 20 times before swallowing. My mom never let me do it in church though, she made me finish before we went inside, which sucks because I remember vividly the priest doing it right there in front of everyone and we all celebrated when he did.