Some evidence based but practical tips for you if you fund you are engaging in a…
Some evidence based but practical tips for you if you fund you are engaging in a little too much mindless and non-hungry eating!
1. Favour Smaller Packages.
The bigger the packet, the more we eat. This is especially true for foods like chips and chocolate that come in packets of varying size! Choose smaller portion packs. If you’re eating from a bigger packet, then portion some on a plate in the kitchen instead of taking the whole packet to the couch.
2. Keep most meals simple. Research shows that over-complicating flavours and textures increases how much we eat.
3. Visual cues influence how much we eat. No need to eat dinner off of a tiny side plate, but having more moderate size dinner plates can be useful for portion control.
4. Keep some foods out of sight. Often visual cues trigger us to eat rather than internal hunger cues. Having nutrient poor foods clearly visible when we open the pantry is difficult to resist repeatedly. Putting these foods out of site or in opaque containers will mean you reach for food usually only if you really want it.
5. Don’t stock pile. While buying a huge amount of snacks at Costco might seem like a good idea, research shows that having excess available means we eat more.
6. Tune into hunger cues. Google ‘hunger scale’ and use one to start to check in with yourself before you eat.
If you want more info on high volume foods that will fill you up then click on this post in the link in my bio.
