Mindless eating

The best diet is the one you don’t know you are on.

I am not surprised to read this:

When eating in group of four or eight, light eaters ate more, and heavy eaters ate less.

Those are both from Brian Wansink’s Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think.

Here is a New York Times article about the book; it summarizes the book’s practical tips.  Never let yourself forget how much you are eating.  You might also use smaller bowls and wrap transparent candy containers in aluminum foil.