Do you have eating competence?

Many people have never heard the term ‘eating competence’ before. If you Google 'eating competence' over 17,000 results come back. Although they can’t all be relevant here’s two that are:

"Enjoying the eating process without focus on dietary restrictions may be key to managing weight and staying healthy, according to researchers."

"Eating Competence and the Adolescent: The Investment Pays Off"

So what is eating competence and how does it apply to average Joes and Janes?

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Has dieting made food your forbidden fruit?

Can mindful eating give you permanent weight loss? Healthy lifestyle changes should be a pleasure. But dieting has a nasty side effect many of us experience but overlook for the sake of weight loss. We stop enjoying the act of eating.

Is this because the food isn't tasty? Well, maybe, if you're doing packaged diet meals. If you don't know how to cook, or prepare foods improperly, you can be losing out on flavor. Many dieters forgo flavor and skip tasty low calorie seasonings and condiments. Satisfying foods - foods with lots of flavor - mean we eat less. Paired with mindful eating, foods high in appeal lead to less calorie intake and weight loss.

Actually, your food may actually be tastier on a diet. But two things can stand in your way of actually enjoying eating. Click here to read more and watch the videos.