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Eat Junk Food Slowly and Mindfully

Use highly processed food as a mindful eating exercise by eating it very slowly and mindfully to reveal that it is often less rewarding than expected; this also teaches eating slowly and enjoying small amounts of rewarding food to reduce bingeing.

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We do that with the mindful eating. We have them bring in the junkiest processed food they can think of like a Twinkie and eat that really slowly and mindfully. And few people finish it and they're like, that actually wasn't nearly as good as the picture of it and the idea of it.

huberman · Control Stress for Healthy Eating, Metabolism & Aging | Dr. Elissa Epel · Apr 3, 2023 · 1:04:15 · open ↗
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