Reddit reviews The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor

I mean its just the nature of capitalism Id recommend checking this book out https://www.amazon.com/Dorito-Effect-Surprising-Truth-Flavor/dp/1476724237

I still enjoy food very very much. So i tried to convert that love into a love for cooking fast meals instead - i made it into a hobby to try different things on /r/1200isplenty and see what kinds of food I enjoy, can prepare fast and can eat a lot of. (Involves a lot of frozen veg, frozen dumplings, tofu, miso soup and other clear soups.)

I used to be addicted to potato chips (all kinds of chips tbh) and what helped me a ton was someone posting the amazon link to “The Dorito Effect”(scroll down for the excerpt: https://www.amazon.com/Dorito-Effect-Surprising-Truth-Flavor/dp/1476724237). There’s a super long excerpt on that link and I read it all and I FINALLY realized and understood that I was addicted to food (the food literally is designed to be addictive) and using it to cope.

I still do look forward to my meals and plan in advance a lot because it’s fun. It’s just different food from what I used to eat, and I try out different ways to eat smaller portions (so portions like a normal person) and still feel satisfied and full.

some things are having an apple after or even during every meal. Don’t feel full yet? Have an apple after. I drink a glass water during meals, before, during and after. (That’s 2-3 glasses.)

I really want to understand myself more, know WHEN I’m full vs. when I should drink water and pace myself when I’m eating so I can behave more like a normal person who’s not hoovering up the food due to its deliciousness (I do that sometimes sure, and my husband does that 100% of the time, but I want to take time to understand when I’m full even when there’s stuff on my plate and remind myself to drink water and also eat slower and enjoy the food).

I think really understanding the problem, acknowledging that it is a problem and not typical of the way other people look at food (I observe all my friends obsessively and long-term to really try and emulate a normal person’s long-term attitude towards food. They don’t mind cause they know I have a problem and I ask them a lot about what they eat in 24 hours etc.)

And also having the knowledge and hacks and strategies (you can search all of those on the loseit sub e.g. “volume eating”) and DOING all of those hacks e.g. water through a straw, apple after every meal, always having 100000 carrot sticks ready to crunch on in the fridge (give yourself ready fast options after a work day). All of these help me because I’m lazy with zero willpower, so instant, in-front-of-me options are what works for me. Basically I’m always prepared to fail.

And finally, REALLY understanding that the hunger that comes, viciously, when you start, is a complete illusion. The hunger will go away eventually after you’re solidly on your new portion size. But the hunger drives the majority of “starters” crazy and they give up cos hunger really hurts. So understanding that your body takes time to adjust to new portions, and also having ready low-cal food whenever you’re hungry (for me it’s a HUGE pot of miso soup w tofu and frozen peas whenever I’m hungry). Doing cheat meals stretches your stomach too so you’ll be horribly hungry again the next day. That’s fine - you just need to understand and really believe that your body WILL adapt to normal-person-portions.

there's a pretty good book on this called the dorito effect

we're unequipped to fight against the chemical and technological effects of modern foods. especially sense lifelong taste in food is formed by culture at a very young age

That reminded me of a book I read recently. The Dorito Effect., pretty interesting read, made me value certain types of food much more than before.

I highly recommend reading the book The Dorito Effect if you are interested in learning about how flavors in most of our foods came to be, how they were made, and how they are progressing.

Try reading https://www.amazon.com/Dorito-Effect-Surprising-Truth-Flavor/dp/1476724237 for a good explanation of why food may taste bland