Mindful eating

Definition:

Mindful eating is all about paying attention to your food and your body’s signals when you eat. It’s a way to ditch distractions and really focus on the experience of eating.

Here are some key aspects of mindful eating:

• Slowing down and savouring your food: This involves taking smaller bites, chewing thoroughly, and appreciating the flavours and textures.
• Tuning into your body’s hunger cues: Mindful eating encourages you to eat when you’re truly hungry and stop eating when you’re comfortably full. It’s about listening to your body’s natural signals instead of mindless eating.
• Identifying emotional triggers: Sometimes we eat for reasons other than hunger, like stress, boredom or sadness. Mindful eating helps you recognise these emotional cues and find healthier ways to cope with them.

Overall, mindful eating can be a helpful tool for developing a healthier relationship with food. It can improve your enjoyment of meals, promote weight management, and reduce the risk of disordered eating. ^[1]