Mindful eating (Its not a diet!)
We ate dal and stir-fried cabbage yesterday. My kids continued to eat while complaining that the dal today wasn't to their liking. When I tasted to check, I found that the salt is missing in action. I rectified the problem and the taste improved significantly. Why didn't they let me know that just a bit of salt was needed? They were watching TV during lunch, so couldn't be bothered to actually taste the food. It's the same story with adults. We just munch up a tub of popcorn while watching a movie, down 2-3 cups of masala tea/coffee while writing a report, or eat a cookie just because the jar was on the table! It's like the whole process has been automated. We can't even decide if we are hungry or not. We just look at the clock to help us decide, instead of listening to our tummy. We should know when we are hungry and when we are full, it should come naturally to us. But many of us struggle with that. There are essentially two types...