Lesson 9: Food And Relapse Prevention - Slide 26
Variety Means We Eat More
- Increasing the variety of foods or flavors of the same food increases how much we eat
- Our taste buds get numbed as we continue eating the same thing so we become satiated or full
- If we switch foods during dessert, for example, one piece of cake and then a piece of pie, our taste buds are back to a higher level of sensation and we continue eating
- If you are trying to avoid over eating:
- Avoid buffets
- Avoid making meals with 4 or 5 different foods
Notes:
Pg. 71-72, Wansink, Brian, 2006, “Mindless Eating, Why We Eat More Than We Think” Bantam Book, New York.
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