Focus on how the food makes you feel

Mindful eating means the process of enjoyment of food. Not awareness of the foods on your plate, but awareness of the eating experience. Noticing sensations that happen with eating such as chewing, tasting, swallowing, hunger cues, appetite, or even the emotional response.

Before you take your first mouthful, take a moment to really enjoy your food. You can initially experience a food's flavor by smelling it. As you take a mouthful, pay attention to how the food is chewed and swallowed as it passes through your mouth and down your throat. Pay attention to how the food is moving around in your mouth. Focus on the food you are actually eating rather than what will be in the next bite. Take a bite, and pay attention to the flavor. Close your eyes and pay attention to what's happening and notice the sensation.