Monthly Archives: January 2016

Intentional eating starts well before the food is on our plate. Planning and preparing are essential to having the right foods available. Plan out foods for the upcoming week, shop, and prepare ahead of time. A well-thought-out plan puts you … Continue reading →

If portion sizes have expanded beyond 1 cup of solid food, mindless eating most likely plays a role. Create a physical pause in your meal to bring more awareness to the portion of food you are eating. Do this by … Continue reading →

Part of intentional eating is to tune into your body’s needs. It’s hard to discern hunger signals when hurried and distracted. Is it hunger or fatigue? Is it hunger or anger? Is it hunger or boredom? If you eat when … Continue reading →

Cut up all of your food into ideal-sized bites at the beginning of the meal. Don’t start eating until all of the food is cut. Eat each bite with full attention, tasting, savoring, smelling, and feeling the food. Eat slowly … Continue reading →

Intentional eating sounds like an easy concept, but in reality can be hard to implement in this hurry-up world. It takes effort, practice and a lot of repetition before it takes hold. Below are some ideas to get you started. … Continue reading →