Healthy eating habits

Posted: 3/1/2020

Over eating is easy when you have large amounts of food in front of you. Here are some tips to help you manage how much you eat.

• Keeping junk food out of sight- Replace
candy with a fruit bowl. Put cookies,
chips or sweets on a high shelf where it is
harder to reach and move healthier food
where you can see it.

• Eating out- Many restaurants give more
food than one person needs for one meal.
Share a plate with someone or save some
of your meal and put it in a “to-go” box.
This way you are not wasting food and
you can eat it later.

• Slow down while you eat- Eat regular
meals such as breakfast lunch and dinner
and never let more than four hours pass
without eating to avoid overeating or
eating too fast at your next meal.

• Listen to your body- Don’t eat until you can’t eat another bite. Eat until you
aren’t hungry any more.

• Snacking- If you feel hungry between meals, eat a healthy snack, like a piece
of fruit. It can keep you from eating too much during your next meal.

• Eating from large packages- Don’t eat straight from the package. Serve the
food in a small bowl to prevent over eating.