Serve Here, Eat There

If you, or someone in your family should be eating less at your next meal, there's a simple trick that helps:

If you're watching your weight, just eat less. Sounds simple enough, but easier said than done for most of us. There is a simple trick that could help. Leave the serving dishes on the stove or counter, and keep them off the dinner table. In a recent study called Serve Here, Eat There, participants ate significantly less if they had to get up for seconds, especially men.

This theory can work the other way around for healthy food too. If fruits and vegetable are ready to eat and kept in plain sight, we're more likely to munch on those than go for a less healthy snack that needs to be located and prepared.