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Flavormodified consuming habits from "summary" of The Dorito Effect by Mark Schatzker
This summary discusses how food companies have been changing our eating habits by altering the flavor of food. This has had an impact on our diets, with people now consuming more processed, higher-calorie foods than ever before. As a result, our health and nutrition have been affected.- Ever found yourself buying the exact same type of food over and over? It could be that your tastes have changed, or being flavormodified.
- We can have more control over our consuming habits by recognizing when we're feeling a little extra drawn to certain flavours and thinking before we act!
- Foods are engineered to always look tastier than they actually are - but don’t let that fool you into overindulging.
- Choose foods that require active chewing and effort to consume, like fresh fruits, vegetables, whole-grain breads. They’ll provide better satisfaction and nutrition than reached snacks which can contribute to controling the modified flavours.
- Increase flavourful options that come from real ingredients rather than processed snacks with artificial flavours added.
- Our taste preferences periodically change, so variety in what you eat can help keep taste stimulation interesting.
- Spend time outdoors and enjoy natural flavors that nature has to offer, instead of enhanced ones.
- Try eating slow instead of gulping down everything at once, allowing you to better appreciate the natural flavours of the food.
- Involve others in trying new foods to think outside the box when it comes to modifying your consuming habits.
