C.R.E.A.T.E Your Plate
A Recap of all our Conscious Eating, C.R.E.A.T.E Your Plate Actions:
C – Consideration (Conscious Choices):
Reflect on Your Food Values:
Jot down what matters to you in your food choices.
Mindful Meal Planning:
Plan your next meal with both nutrition and enjoyment in mind.
Joyful Foods List:
Create a list of food that bring you joy and aligns with your values.
R – Reflection (Reflective Eating):
Emotional Eating Journal:
Track your food choices and the emotions or situations accompanying them.
Habit Reassessment:
Identify and consider upgrading an eating habit.
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E – Engagement (Eating Mindfully):
Mindful Meal Ritual:
Choose a meal to eat mindfully, without distractions.
Meal Reflection:
Reflect on how mindful eating changes your meal experience.
A – Awareness (Attuned to Body):
Energy Assessment:
Note how you feel in terms of energy after each meal or snack.
Conscious Food Choices:
Incorporate more foods that enhance your vitality.
Hunger-Fullness Gauge:
Eat when moderately hungry and stop when moderately full (6-7/10)
T – Transformation (Total Wellbeing):
Lifestyle Integration:
Align eating habits with holistic wellbeing.
Incremental Changes:
Make small, beneficial changes to your diet.
Wellbeing Progress Check:
Reflect on the impact of these changes on your wellbeing.
E – Enjoyment
Savour the Flavours:
Make meals an event, focusing on the sensory experience.
Culinary Adventure:
Try new recipes from different cultures.
Shared Meal Experience:
Enjoy the connection and enhanced pleasure of shared meals.
Each action within the C.R.E.A.T.E framework contributes to a more mindful, fulfilling, and joyful relationship with food.
Conscious Eating is about more than just the physical act of eating; it’s a comprehensive approach that enriches your entire life and helps nurture a lifelong healthy love affair with food, and yourself.