It is important to differentiate between healthy and unhealthy eating habits.
| Healthy eating habits | Unhealthy eating habits |
| Choose foods to eat according to your local season | Earing too soon after a full meal |
| Sit while eating | Drinking too much water during a meal |
| Chew well before swallowing. This helps food to be digested easily | Eating when constipated |
| Do not drink water and fill your stomach instead of eating when you are hungry | Drinking extremely cold water |
| Eat fresh food of the best quality you can afford | Eating outside of scheduled meal times during the day or night |
| Do not eat unless you feel hungry. Skipping a meal when you are feeling full is fine | Eating when you are not hungry |
| Do not eat too fast. Chew your food and eat at a normal pace. Rushing to gobble your food does not help in the long run | Emotional eating |
| Just because you skipped your previous meal or got delayed, do not double up the quantity of your next meal. | Munching or snacking between meals |
| Do not overeat. It urges you to eat more and more food, and creates toxins in the digestive tract | Eating while watching TV, or reading a book or doing other activities. It is important to focus on the food. |
Per Ayurveda guidelines, during a meal eat to fill 1/3rd of your stomach, drink 1/3rd water 30 minutes after the meal and leave the other 1/3rd empty.
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