Eating Well Is Not Just About What You Eat

When, where, why, and how are also key

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As the new year rolls in and people consider their 2018 resolutions, we’re being flooded with advice on what to eat. There are endless new books, TV shows, magazine articles, and blogs advising us on how to lose weight, stay healthy, avoid disease, and live longer.

Although the health experts’ views on how to achieve these goals may differ, they have one thing in common: They only focus on what to eat. But eating well is about much more than just what you eat; it’s also about when, where, why, and how you eat.

When to Eat

We live in a culture in which being busy is valued. We often skip breakfast, rush through lunch, and are too busy to make a proper meal in the evening. The traditional three-meals-a-day structure of our lives is disappearing, and people are getting heavier and heavier as more snacks are consumed than ever before.