The last Becker-Rose cafe was one of my favorites. It provided a valuable insight into what drives our food choices, and how we can affect our food choices. I am going to look at some of the best tips they gave.

They told us how we can use our food impulses to guide us. For example, putting healthy snacks like fruits in easy to reach places while putting high calorie snacks in far to reach places. The difference may seem small, but that small increase in effort necessary will cut your snacking on high sugar/high fat snacks by a lot.

Another tip is not to fall for those “low calorie” snacks. Yes, buy the lower fat/sodium alternatives, but don’t think that provides you a license to increase your snack portions. Often, you may end up in taking in the same amount of fat/sugar, or maybe even more than you would’ve with the original snack.

We also discussed the smaller plate initiative. You have most likely already heard of this as it has become quite popular. Very often, we aim to finish all the food on our plates as though we are completing an objective. Using the common large plates this can lead to overeating. If you grab a smaller plate, you will still have a filling meal, but you won’t feel groggy afterwards.

Using these tips, you can sharpen your diet to lead a healthier life.