Many blogs and
health websites have embraced the Buddhist idea of
mindful eating, which entails truly enjoying your food without distraction,
keeping it simple, and knowing when you’re full (or when you’re
eating for reasons other than hunger). But reading about mindfulness online can lead to some ironically mindless behaviors: As a commenter on a recent
Glamour blog post put it, “I want to try to be a zen eater (I am literally inhaling a peanut-butter sandwich while typing this).”