Be Mindful of Your Eating Habits.
Healthy eating is about more than just the foods you eat. It is being mindful of your eating habits, taking time to eat and noticing when you are hungry and when you are full.
Being mindful of your eating habits means being aware of :
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How to become more mindful of your eating habits
Create a healthy eating environment
Your eating environment changes depending on where you live, learn, work and play. Focus your attention on eating and your eating environment. |
Minimize distractions
Always sit down to eat, and turn off any screens. Take a few moments to be fully present and enjoy the experience of eating. |
Regardless of where you are, try to make changes to your surroundings so that the healthy choice is the easy choice.
Being mindful can help you
Make healthier choices.Make positive changes to routine eating behaviours and to be more conscious of your food choices.
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Increase your awareness.Make purposeful food choices. Allowing you to think more carefully about how your food is produced and where it comes from.
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Fully enjoy the experience. Reconnect to the experience of eating by creating an awareness of your feelings, thoughts, emotions and behaviours.
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Use your senses
Being mindful of the foods you eat encourages you to pay attention to the aromas, textures, flavours and taste of food. Pay attention to your likes and dislikes using these senses. This may help connect you to your eating experience and be more conscious of the food you are eating.
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Challenge: Think about the last time you ate something, and reflect on the questions above. Being able to recall and describe answers to these questions means you were likely being mindful of your eating habits.
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