Brush your teeth after you eat. This will remove any bad aftertastes that make you want to eat more to cleanse your palate. A similar effect can be achieved by drinking water flavored with lemon or mint.
As a registered dietitian nutritionist, I am to give recommendations based on evidence - not personal experience. This is the one exception to the rule, and the reasoning behind it is two-fold.
First: brushing your teeth and drinking more water are healthy for more than just weight loss. Dental hygiene is necessary for whole-body health and most of us are dehydrated and don't even know it. Unless you drink too much water (which is possible), or are eating your toothpaste instead of spitting it out, there is no harm in this recommendation.
Second: this recommendation is not costly. It's not like an extraordinarily expensive essential oil that I am claiming will cure every ail and make you drop weight in a week. Nope, tooth brushing and tap water are very cheap recommendations.
Because there's no bodily or financial harm to this recommendation, give it a shot. Analyze how you feel after you eat and if you want to eat more. Do you want to eat more because you're hungry, or because you need to cleanse your palate?
Kate Fossman, RDN, LD
September 13, 2015
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