The ObservatoryMeal planning
Decide the week's dinners in advance so the food isn't decided by hunger at six o'clock — planned meals go together with a more varied diet.
How it works
- Plan the weekList
- Write the listWrite
- Simplify one eveningChoose
Most poor food choices happen not out of laziness but from unplanned hunger at six o'clock. Deciding in advance removes the decisions for when you are at your most tired. Five dinners is enough — leave two unplanned.
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Why does it work?
Planning the week's meals is associated with a more varied and nutritious diet. The link rests on a large cross-sectional study (shows association, not cause). Source: Ducrot et al., IJBNPA (2017).
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