Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think

Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think

By Brian Wansink, Ph.D

Intended audience: young adults and up

If you gave a bunch of moviegoers some really, really stale popcorn, do you think they would eat it? What do you think would happen if you served that same old popcorn in larger containers? If you gave restaurant diners a free glass of fine North Dakota wine to enjoy with their food, do you think it would change how much they eat and how long they linger over their meal?

“People eat however much they want depending on how hungry they are and how good it tastes. At least that’s what they say. My graduate students and I think different.” explains author Brian Wansink. Wansink has spent years studying people’s food choices, and he’s had a lot of fun while he’s learned some surprising things about how and why we eat. In Mindless Eating, he describes some of his entertaining experiments and their instructive results.

Wansink states that Mindless Eating is not a diet book, but he does give tips for “mindless” weight loss, which those of us who struggle with dieting may find very helpful. He also provides lots of ideas to help you make healthier decisions about the food you eat. Even if you don’t care about losing weight, you’ll find Mindless Eating well worth your time.

You can find a copy of Mindless Eating in the New Books section of the Young Adult Room in the basement.

Gail Hintze

Kewanee Public Library

Young Adult Coordinator