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Mindless Eating
Heidi Wengreen, R.D., Ph.D.Associate Professor of NutritionUtah State University
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Learning Objectives
• Recognize the impact of the food environment on food intake.
• Define concepts and principles of mindless and mindful eating and list examples.
• Browse resources available to teachers at the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab.
• Develop one personal and one classroom goal that will promote more mindful and less mindless eating.
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What is behavioral economics?
• “Behavioral economics, or behavioral science more generally, is the study of how we don't behave according to logic. In other words, how we ignore our education and choose whatever is convenient, seems most normal, or seems most instantaneously rewarding. “
Wansink B. Nutrition education and behavioral economics. JNEB. 2012; 44(4):281.
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“The best diet is the one you don’t know that you are on”
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How can mindless eating work to influence people to eat healthier?
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Proof that “nudging” works – applied to NSLP?
• Moving and highlighting fruit increased sales by up to 102%
• Naming vegetable and displaying the new names with the foods increased selection of vegetables from 40-70%
• Placing white milk first in the coolers increased white milk sales by 46%
http://smarterlunchrooms.org/ideas
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Group share
• Each person: List two examples of how you think portions of food have influenced the amount of food that you have eaten (2 minutes).
• Share and discuss with your group (4-5 people; 3-5 minutes)
• Discuss with the class
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people will generally clean their plate even after they are full – even when they don’t really like what they are eating – most people eat 92% of what they are served!
What affect has “Supersizing” of portions had on consumption?
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Supersizing of the “last supper”
• http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Recipes/video/supersizing-supper-10187307
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Which black dot is bigger?
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Which looks like more food?
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Food costs – quality vs. quantity?
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Which is the highest kcalorie candy snack?
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3500 calories = 1 pound of fat
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• 1 life saver mint = 15 kcalories• How many mints would you have to eat to gain
1 lb? • If you eat 1 “extra” mint per day, how many
days would it take you to gain 1 extra pound? 28
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• 1 life saver mint = 15 kcalories• How many mints would you have to eat to gain
1 lb? (3500/15 = 233 mints = 1 lb)• If you eat 1 “extra” mint per day, how many
days would it take you to gain 1 extra pound? 29
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Group share (skip if short on time)
• Each person: List two examples of the convenience of food influences your food behavior – either what you eat or how much you eat. (2 minutes)
• Share and discuss with your small group (4-5 people; 3-5 minutes)
• Discuss with the class
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Group share
• Each person: List two examples of how the “out of sight, out of mind” principle has influenced your food behavior - either what you eat or how much you eat.
• Share with your small group (4-5 people)• Discuss with your group (4-5 people)• Discuss with the class
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The curse of the warehouse stores
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Get a better deal
• Repackage jumbo sizes into smaller bags or containers
• Hide the extras – make them inconvenient to track down.
• Reseal packages – make them inconvenient to get in to – using tape to close a bag of chips is more of a deterrent to an impulse splurge than an easy-to-open clip.
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Get a better deal
• Repackage jumbo sizes into smaller bags or containers
• Hide the extras – make them inconvenient to track down.
• Reseal packages – make them inconvenient to get in to – using tape to close a bag of chips is more of a deterrent to an impulse splurge than an easy-to-open clip.
“De-convenience” tempting foods
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Group share (skip if short on time)
• Each person: List two examples of how food expectations influence your food behavior - either what you eat or how much you eat.
• Share with your small group (4-5 people)• Discuss with your group (4-5 people)• Discuss with the class
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Which menu has better food?
Menu A• Red beans with rice• Sea food filet• Grilled chicken• Chocolate pudding• Zucchini cookies
Menu B• Traditional Cajun Red Beans
with Rice• Succulent Italian Seafood
Filet• Tender Grilled Chicken• Satin Chocolate Pudding• Grandma’s Zucchini Cookies
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• Role models• Repeated tasting exposures• Rewards
= Increased Fruit and Vegetable consumption
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Who are the gatekeepers?
• The Nutritional Gatekeeper of a home influences an estimated 72% of all of the food their family eats.
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Resources for your classroom
http://foodpsychology.cornell.edu/toolbox/toolbox.html
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How can you bring mindful eating into your classrooms?
• Browse resources in small groups• Discuss as a group• List your top 3• Group demo of one classroom activity
http://foodpsychology.cornell.edu/index.html
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Take action – set a s.m.a.r.t “mindless eating” goal
• Personal goal • Classroom goal
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