As with many skills, mindful eating takes practice and patience to develop. You may have a pretty good idea of what it means to eat mindfully (in theory, anyway), or you may have no idea at all. Either way, dipping your toes into some of these resources will help get you on your way.
Books
- Intuitive Eating, 3rd Edition (3rd Edition) by Evelyn Tribole, RD, and Elyse Resch, RD
- Mindful Eating: A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship with Food by Jan Chozen Bays, MD
- Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life by Thich Nhat Hahn
- Eating Mindfully: How to End Mindless Eating and Enjoy a Balanced Relationship with Food by Susan Albers
- 50 Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food by Susan Albers
- The Rules of “Normal” Eating: A Commonsense Approach for Dieters, Overeaters, Undereaters, Emotional Eaters, and Everyone in Between! by Karen R. Koenig
- Art of the Inner Meal: The Power of Mindful Practices to Heal Our Food Cravings by Donald Altman
- The Zen of Eating by Ronna Kabatznick
- Eating the Moment: 141 Mindful Practices to Overcome Overeating One Meal at a Time by Pavel G. Somov
Websites
- My archived posts related to mindful eating
- Intuitive Eating (link to 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating)
- Evelyn Tribole (link to her resource page)
- The Center for Mindful Eating
- Eating Mindfully (Susan Albers’ website)
- Am I Hungry (website of Michelle May, MD)
Articles
- “Make your holiday bites count with mindful eating,” my column in last Sunday’s Seattle Times
- Mindful Eating as Food For Thought,” New York Times
- “How To Master the Art of Mindful Eating,” Zen Habits
- “7 Mindful Eating Tips” from Susan Albers via UC Berkeley’s Eating Disorders Awareness website