Mindful eating is maintaining an in-the-moment awareness of the food and drink you put into your body. For many of us, our busy daily lives often make mealtimes rushed things. We find ourselves eating in the car going to work, at the desk in front of a computer screen, or parked on the couch watching TV. We eat mindlessly, taking food down regardless of whether we’re still hungry or not. In fact, we often eat for other reasons instead of hunger — to satisfy emotional needs, to free from stress, or deal with unpleasant emotions such as sadness, anxiety, loneliness, or boredom. Mindful eating is the opposite of this kind of unhealthy “mindless” eating.
Mindful eating isn’t about being perfect, always eating the right things, or never allowing yourself to eat on-the-go again. And it’s not about establishing strict rules for which foods you have to include or avoid in your diet. Rather, it’s about focusing all your senses and being present as you shop for, cook, serve, and eat your food.
While mindfulness isn’t for everyone, many people find it worth trying. By paying close attention to how you feel as you eat, you can learn to enjoy both your food and the experience of eating. It can keep you full with less food, and influence wiser choices about what you eat in the future. It can also help you free yourself from unhealthy habits.
To practice mindfulness, you need to participate in an activity with total awareness. In the case of mindful eating, it’s important to eat with all your attention rather than on multitasking (reading, watching TV, daydreaming, etc). When your attention moves away, gently bring it back to your food and the experience of cooking, serving, and eating.
8. Which belongs to mindful eating?
A.Eating while driving. | B.Eating as quickly as possible. |
C.Eating to fill emotional needs. | D.Eating only to satisfy physical hunger. |
9. What does the underlined word “on-the-go” mean in Paragraph 2?
A.Rudely. | B.Crazily. | C.Irregularly. | D.Hurriedly. |
10. What’s the author’s attitude towards mindful eating?
A.It’s a trend in weight loss. | B.It’s worthwhile to have a go. |
C.It’s a universal rule of diet. | D.It’s helpful to keep energetic. |
11. What might be talked about in the following paragraph?
A.The benefits of mindful eating. | B.The practice of mindful eating. |
C.The reasons for mindful eating. | D.The spread of mindful eating. |