Resources for health professionals
Snacking is part of everyday life. Currently, while there are recommendations about what foods and beverages should be consumed, little guidance is given on why and how to eat and drink. One approach to help your clients get the most out of the snacking experience is called mindful snacking. Snacking mindfully can be taught in easy and practical steps.
Listed below are several resources for learning more about mindful snacking, including videos of discussions with experts and recent peer-reviewed publications supporting the application of this approach. You can also find resources to help guide and inspire your clients on how to snack mindfully, using simple tips and tools.
A literature review on the effects of mindful eating and potential mechanisms of action
Peer-reviewed publication
Read this narrative review that examines the concept of mindful eating and its measurement. It goes into the evidence for the effects of mindfulness-based interventions on disordered eating, energy intake, and food choice. Finally, it considers potential mechanisms of action and six recommendations for future research.
Your Guide to Mindful Snacking: Practical video tips by Food Insight
Video
Watch a mainstream animated video by the International Food Information Council sharing four easy tips to slow down, make intentional food choices and tune up your mindfulness when snacking.
Summary of the panel discussion about Mindful Eating approach applied to snacking
Peer-reviewed publication
Read the conference report of the IUNS symposium chaired and addressed by
Dr. Jean Kristeller, PhD, psychologist and mindful eating expert, with two food behavior and marketing experts discussing mindful eating theoretical principles to applications.
Evidence-based Mindful Snacking definition for practice in 3 steps and latest scientific references
Handout
Find a summary of the evidence-based practical definition of Mindful Snacking detailed into 3 steps together with health benefits of Mindful Eating with related scientific references, so you have additional resource than can help you counsel your clients.
Mindful Ways to Make Your Snacks More Satisfying: Practical video tips by Dr. Albers
Video
Watch a video by Dr. Susan Albers, Psy.D., clinical psychologist and mindful eating expert, sharing six simple tips that can help your clients make their snacking occasions more mindful – and more satisfying. Pick two or three techniques that appeal to your clients out of her “Menu for Mindful Snacking” to apply them.
Mindful Ways to Make Your Snacks More Satisfying: Practical video principles by Dr. Albers
Video
Watch a video by Dr. Susan Albers, Psy.D., clinical psychologist and mindful eating expert, sharing the basic principles of mindful snacking that can help your clients shifting their focus from what they eat to concentrating more on why and how they’re eating, so they can get more satisfaction from their snacking occasions.
How to Inspire Mindful Snacking Behavior: Tips and Tools for Health Professionals and Educators
Booklet
Discover tips and tools that you can use in your practice, and a snapshot of clinical research into mindful eating. This guide, created by Dr. Susan Albers, Psy.D., clinical psychologist and mindful eating expert, outlines a simple approach that can help you counsel your clients on how to snack mindfully.
Snack Mindfully, Enjoy the Moment: A Resource Guide
Booklet
Get started with practical tools developed by mindful eating experts for health professionals and their clients. This guide created by Dr. Susan Albers, Psy.D., clinical psychologist and mindful eating expert, lists materials that can be shared with your clients, such as mindful eating courses and trackers.
Snack Mindfully, Enjoy the Moment: Tips
Handout
Discover mindful snacking tips created by Dr. Susan Albers, Psy.D., clinical psychologist and mindful eating expert, that can be shared with your clients to help them focus on how and why they snack.
Scientific evidence supporting the application of Mindful Eating for sensible snacking practices
Nutrinsight issue
Find the latest research advances on mindfulness, mindful eating, and snacking in this extensive summary intended for nutrition science experts.
A literature review on the role of mindfulness and mindful eating in changing eating behaviors
Peer-reviewed publication
Read this recent review that summarizes the existing evidence showing that mindfulness, mindful eating, and intuitive eating could be effective approaches for modulating eating habits.
Expert discussion on Mindful Snacking
Video
Watch experts discuss how snacking and well-being can co-exist, and how to help consumers snack mindfully. Participants include Dr. Jean Kristeller, PhD, co-founder of the Centre for Mindful Eating and Michelle May, M.D., mindful eating expert and founder of 'Am I Hungry?'.
Mindful Snacking in Practice
Video
Listen this virtual panel hosted by Mondelēz International discussing how companies can use education and innovation to help people make more mindful choices. Participants include Dr. Susan Albers, Psy.D., clinical psychologist, and Hank Cardello, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute.