The present post is about the article titled "The psychology of mindless eating". For some obscure robotic reason the JH software insisted on having it posted in this section instead of the weight control section, Go Figger!
Limit variety in order to limit compulsive food intake : YES!
But to limit variety when it comes to non-starchy vegetables or low-sugar fruits… Well!,…maybe I would like, very, very humbly and with all due respect to the most competent staff at Johns Hopkins, make a suggestion: Please exclude de facto healthy veggies and fruits from the limitations.
The recommendation would become something like this: Fill half of your plate with healthy fruits, low in fructose or sugar and / or with healthy non-starchy vegetables. Limit the other half of the plate (carbohydrates and protein) to only two choices of reasonable portion.
When I first read the article, I envisioned somebody with a plate filled with two selections: 50% regular ground hamburger meat and 50% buttered-up mashed potatoes. As an editor of the very obscure hM Journals, it is very difficult for me to disagree, even just a little bit, with the good people at Johns Hopkins. I have umpteen times in the past quoted JH as one of the best sources of health-related information.
But could you, please, kindly rephrase and exclude healthy fruits and veggies from the limitations. - Thanks, NGBeditor.
