Healthy Options to Eating When Stressed or Emotional:
- Get your trigger foods out of the house, get your crutch foods out of arms' reach
- Go for a walk or jog. Physical activity relieves stress.
- Do deep breathing and relaxation exercises
- Keep a reminder of your goal handy
- Talk to a friend
- Visit and post on the support message boards
- Surround yourself with positive reinforcers, like pictures and people
- Keep a journal that includes your best personal accomplishments
- Track your eating patterns, including when and why you pick up food.
- Apple or orange slices
- Carrot sticks
- Banana
- Broccoli
- Whole wheat toast
- Bran muffin
- Fruit smoothie
- Applesauce
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