The holiday is over and no doubt, many of us have
overindulged too much. Health Briefs TV offers some tips on how to get back to
eating healthy and how to avoid overeating.
That heavenly cheeseburger or those luscious barbecue ribs
are gone. The potato salad, the Key Lime pie, the cold beer – consumed with
gusto. It’s back to normal for everyone now. Below are some suggestions about
how to get back to eating healthy.
Drink plenty of water all day long. This helps fill us up so
that we will not consume too much food and food which is not healthy.
Turn the lights off and light some candles. A study by the journal
Psychological Reports found that
people who dined in a relaxed environment with dimmed lights and quiet music ate
about 175 calories less per meal than those in a fast food place.
Aromas are
particularly helpful when wanting to eat less. The more flavorful the food the
less we eat. So add some fresh herbs to food. Health Briefs TV encourages readers to spice up food.
Slow down when
chewing food. The slower we eat, the less we eat as researchers found in a
study. The Academy
of Nutrition
Turn the TV off
and leave digital devices away from the table. Mindless eating is one in which
we pay no attention to what’s going down the hatch. Turn attention to the food
in the fork or spoon instead of the TV show or text.
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