Eating Chocolate in Moderation

Yesterday I mentioned how chocolate is a part of almost any holiday and how those chocolate Easter eggs can be top heavy in the calories. Today I would like to discuss how to moderate the consumption of chocolate.

If you haven't mastered moderate eating, learning to eat good quality dark chocolate may teach you how to become a more mindful eater and control how much you eat. This is how to do just that:

Sit down and get comfortable. Put some slow pleasant music on. Put your chocolate on a pretty plate. Quiet yourself. Pick it up it and really notice its unique shape, size, and color. Before you put it in your mouth, take time to delight in the smell of it. Very slowly now, take one tiny bite of it and totally savor it melting decadently in your mouth. Make it last as long as you can. Do this with every single bite. You will find that by eating it in this way you will enjoy it with your other senses besides just taste, and delight in it even more.

If we could do this with all our food I think we would eat less of everything!