Mindful Eating Tips
Posted by Dr. Alda Ngo
Practicing Mindful Eating can be intimidating so you can start simple. It’s a practice, and sounds relatively easy but can certainly prove to be more of a challenge. It could be as simple as stopping to enjoy a cup of your favourite tea or even just the first few sips of it, and the effects of slowing down for no matter how short a period of time helps to cultivate a healthy practice of self awareness.
Mindful Eating Tips
- Simply eat. Avoid multi-tasking while you’re eating.
- Chew thoroughly. Make sure each bite is well-chewed before swallowing it. Aim for 25-30 bites.
- Find a quiet and relaxing spot. Maybe even consider eating in silence, even if it’s just for the first 2 minutes of your meal.
- Routine. Set a particular time aside each week to truly savour a few sips or bites, or a favourite beverage or meal.
Canada’s Food Guide also offers the following Mindful eating habits:
Think about the last meal or snack that you had. Can you describe:
How you ate?
Did
you eat slowly?
Were
you distracted?
Did
you eat with others?
Why you ate?
Were
you hungry?
Was
it offered to you?
What you ate?
What
food and drink did you have?
When you ate?
What
time was it?
How
long had it been since the last you ate?
Where you ate?
Were
you in a space meant for eating?
How much you ate?
How
much food and drink did you have?
In support of Men’s health during the month of Movember, we are co-hosting an event with Chef Blair Lebsack, owner of Edmonton’s popular restaurant Rge Rd. Come and join us in learning how to make a mindful meal that is healthy and easy to prepare.
Check out our events page for more info.
Call to register 780-756-7736
Space is limited!
