How We Eat Matters
The choices we make before and during eating food, and the ways in which we engage with it can be crucial to our health.
What our meals look and smell like, whether we eat them with forks or fingers – even the music we’re listening to while eating or food shopping can all play a role in how healthily we eat.
The following techniques will help you “trick” your brain into making better decisions for your body.
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Ditching the cutlery, scoffing a big first bite and discussing the carrots can help rewire our brains and make us more mindful of our meals
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Go for a hike, play sports, make healthy food with friends, play music or make art together, or have fruit instead of unhealthy foods.
Eat healthier
- Don't keep in the house food that isn’t on your diet or you know is unhealthy.
- Buy items from the outer edges of the grocery store. The aisles are usually used for junk and processed foods.
- Trick your brain into eating less by using smaller plates and bowls.
- Plan ...
How to Eat
- Pay more, eat less. Better food costs more.
- Eat until you are 80% full. It takes 20 minutes before the brain gets the word that the belly is full. Eat slower and consult your sense of satiety
- Eat meals. Snack less
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