The dangers of eating while driving

Some of you will be aware that I spend a fair amount of time in the car travelling and I have to admit I'm not immune to the sweet treats that the petrol stations and supermarkets have along the way - but an overload of burger rings has reminded me of an important concept.


After a couple of long days it can be tempting to go for these sugar packed foods and I will also admit to a small pack of burger rings on one particular trip home (I'm human too!) What this really reminded me of is the concept of mindful eating- when I'd put my hand in the bag and realised I was out of burger rings I looked over in horror wondering who had consumed most of the packet! - It certainly wasn't me I thought!!! This can easily happen though, as I was focused on driving I hadn't even experienced those burger rings - I couldn't even recall what they really tasted like - sound familiar?


We all do it - its mindless eating. We should be thinking about, and concentrating on the food that we are consuming, savouring it as if it were a treat (which the burger rings were) and be able to tell if we are no longer hungry. This particular car ride re-taught me a valuable lesson - don't eat and drive (and don't buy treats if you aren't really going to experience them properly - its just a waste of calories!). Next time Ill tell you how Ive avoided mindless eating in the car ever since and how you can too!