The Compendium of Caraka 3.1.24

3.1.24

Therein, this is the rule for food intake for healthy persons and also for certain patients eating at the proper time what is most wholesome by nature: one should eat warm, unctuous, in proper measure, when [previous food] is digested, non-antagonistic in potency, in a favorable place, with all favorable utensils, not too fast, not too slow, without talking, without laughing, with a focused mind, properly examining oneself.