Gum chewing in the store

If you are hungry and you go for shopping, you are more likely to but high caloric foods. It could be wise not to go shopping when hungry, but chewing a piece of sugarless gum during shopping can help too. According to 2 studies, chewing gum make people feel less hungry and buy less junk foods and more healthy foods like vegetables.

Healthy stuff first

Where-ever you take your meals, load up your plate with healthy stuff first. Research showed that people tend to eat more from the first things they see.Let veggies and whole grains come before meats and sides.

pay in cash.

It was found that people think twice when they pay for food with cash, unlike when they pay with cards. They tend to buy less healthy foods and more healthy items.

Avoid cooking shows on TV.

If you are on diet or trying to lose weight, don’t watch food shows on TV. It will make you more likely to take snacks, and crave food.

Colored plates.

Surprisingly, research showed that when food blend with the color of the plate, people take more food. So use a plate with some different color, like a blue one.

Smaller dishes and utensils.

The size of your plate and utensils serves as a cue to brain on how much you have to eat. So using bigger dishes makes you eat more than using smaller dishes.

Press pause button.

People can eat because they are tired, tense, or bored. Therefore, you feel the urge to eat try to delay 5 to 10 minutes and see if you are still craving food. Chances are that the urge either fades away or decreases in intensity.

Keep food away from sight.

If food is not handy the chance to take it is less. office workers eat 48% more when the chocolate is on the desk then when it is 2 meters away. if they put the candies inside the desk drawers they eat 25% less than if they are on the desk.

Order the small container.

It was found that people tend to eat more if the container is big, even if they are not hungry or the food is not tasty. Always order the small, this makes you more likely to eat less.

Drink water, and be slow.

Make your bites small. Chew slowly. Take more time between bites. And drink water during your meal. These simple steps help cut on calories and makes you feel full, research shows.