# How to Stop Mindless Eating

Published: 2012-05-08T11:59:28.305524-04:00
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![baby carrots on white plate with a white background](http://photos.happyherbivore.com/2012/05/Baby_Carrots_onplate.jpg)

I once plowed through an entire bag of baby carrots without blinking an eye. I stuck my hand in to grab another only to -- gasp! -- there weren't any left! At first, I didn't think much of it -- after all, carrots are healthy right? but excess is still excess and I'd mindless nibbled away a lot of calories!

**Snacking has always been my pitfall.** I love to snack, often because it gives me something to do. So what do I do instead? *I brush my teeth.*

That's right! Anytime I get the urge to snack mindlessly, I brush my teeth. There is something about brushing my teeth that silences my fake "bored" hunger signals -- and my dentist seems pleased with my enhanced mouth care!

**Give it a try** -- and don't feel silly doing it in the communal bathroom at work. It was actually a former coworker who turned me onto this practice. Stop on the way home to buy an extra toothbrush and a small tube of toothpaste!

1. Buy toothbrush, toothpaste today!
2. Leave it in the car or in your purse

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