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I don’t like to write book reviews, preferring to quote from what I’m reading and let the book speak for itself. However, Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think
It turns out we don’t eat “because we’re hungry,” and we don’t stop when “we’re full.” I’ll leave the intricacies of how and when and why we eat (and stop) to the book, but some of the material presented is counter-intuitive and could have potentially far-reaching results in various food-, nutrition-, and diet-related industries and fields. It is a fascinating book in part because it’s The Long Tail
However, I am much more interested in how it applies in my kitchen. While this book is primarily focused on research results, there is information on how to mindlessly shave calories off of one’s diet instead of mindlessly consuming them, how to make healthy foods more attractive to a consumer (even a consumer sitting at my dining room table), and how to recognize and resist cues that may encourage us to eat too much.
Dr. Wansink does not claim that there will be dramatic results if you apply the principles of this book. I believe he indicated that the average reader could painlessly lose 10 pounds in a year. However, since this is not a diet but a whole new way of looking at food, the lifetime weight and health benefits could be enormous.
Again, the book is Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think
(I should also add that this is not a book about nutrition, nor is it a book about eating disorders or eating to fill an emotional void.)
