Slim by Design Quotes

“If a wave of veganism washed over the land, in six months there would be Broccoli Kings, Taco Bell Peppers, and McTofu Drive-Thrus.”
― Brian Wansink, Slim by Design: Mindless Eating Solutions for Everyday Life

“Even though I was appointed by the White House to be executive director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s agency in charge of the 2010 United States Dietary Guidelines, and even though I am a past president of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, I still don’t think most nutrition education is very effective. People know that an apple is better for them than a Snickers bar, but . . . they eat the Snickers bar anyway.”
― Brian Wansink, Slim by Design: Mindless Eating Solutions for Everyday Life

“Hearing "can't" dares a person to find a workaround. It's a basic psychological theory called reactance - telling someone "no" just makes them want it more.”
― Brian Wansink, Slim by Design: Mindless Eating Solutions for Everyday Life

“If you’re buying it in bulk, you’ll eat it faster and in greater quantities than you otherwise would.”
― Brian Wansink, Slim by Design: Mindless Eating Solutions for Everyday Life

“Becoming slim by design works better than trying to become slim by willpower. That is, it’s easier to change your eating environment than to change your mind.”
― Brian Wansink, Slim by Design: Mindless Eating Solutions for Everyday Life

“It Isn't nutrition until it's eaten.”
― Brian Wansink, Slim by Design: Mindless Eating Solutions for Everyday Life

“The consequences of not serving chocolate milk are that many don’t drink milk at all. We discovered that when eleven Oregon schools banned chocolate milk, 10 percent fewer kids drank milk, 29 percent more of the white milk taken was thrown away, and 7 percent fewer kids ate school lunches.”
― Brian Wansink, Slim by Design: Mindless Eating Solutions for Everyday Life

“      Men shopping alone wanted all candy lines.                  Women shopping alone wanted more of the healthy food lines.                  Mothers shopping with children wanted more food-free lines.                  Fathers shopping with children didn’t exist.”
― Brian Wansink, Slim by Design: Mindless Eating Solutions for Everyday Life