Have you ever eaten because you’re bored? I know I have. I think that’s the case for a lot of people who struggle with their relationship to food. After all, food is always there to provide a distraction and give you some enjoyment, so it’s not surprising that someone might eat when bored. But if you’re not truly hungry, eating out of boredom will likely backfire. You’re liable to end up eating too much – especially if you pair eating with scrolling on your phone or watchin

A few weeks ago, I had a wisdom tooth removed. Luckily, it was a simple extraction, but they still wanted me to stick with pretty soft foods for a week. And the dentist told me it was one of the only times a doctor would tell me I should eat ice cream (and I took the advice). I had planned for this, at least, so in addition to ice cream, I made sure to have plenty of other soft foods on hand: yogurt, bananas, applesauce, Jello, soup, cornbread, ratatouille, roasted broccoli,