Australian Healthy Food Guide – June 2019

H

owoftendoyouopenyourfridge

orpantryinsearchofasnack,but

aren’tquitesurewhatyou’dlike?

Wehaveasolution!It’scalled‘foodnudging’.

Stockyourfruitbowlwithfreshproduce.

Researchtellsusthatwhenyouputfood

ineasy-to-reachlocations,youcan‘nudge’

yourselftomakehealthierchoices.A 2016

reviewfoundthat 16 of 18 studiesshowed

thatchangingafood’slocationpositively

influencedpeople’seatinghabits.

Supermarketsarewisetothisalready,

ofcourse,butyoucandoyourownfood

nudgingathome.Startbyputtinghealthy

foodineasy-to-reachspots.Awell-stocked

fruitbowlmakesiteasytograbasnackat

home,orwhileyou’rerushingoutthedoor.

Alternatively,chopupfruit(andvegies)

andstorethemintransparentcontainers

ateyelevelinthefridge.Finally,keeptreat

foodslikechocolatetowardsthebackof

thecupboard—outofsight,outofmind!

10 minutes!

It’sthelittlethingsthatcount—soeverymonthwebringyou

aneasy,everyday10–minuteshortcuttoboostyourhealth.

change your life in

10–minute hack

FiLL uP

your Fruit

bowL

Text: Brooke Delfino. Source:

British Journal of Nutrition,

2016

. Photo: iStock.

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