We know a whole lot about what (kale) and what not - potato chips) to eat. But what about the how and why of eating?

我们对什么可以吃(甘蓝)什么不可以吃(薯片)了解很多，但对怎么吃以及为什么吃又了解多少呢?

Those are just as important, says Vanessa King, nutrition professor at American University and a proponent of "mindful eating"--the how and why of eating--along with the what.

美国大学提倡“用心饮食”的营养学教授Vanessa King说，怎样吃以及为什么吃这些问题与吃什么同样重要。

"We all develop a lot of automatic patterns around eating, " says Kristeller, co-founder of the Center for Mindful Eating, who has a doctorate in psychology and whose research focus is food intake regulation and eating disorders. "Eating everything on our plate is a perfect example of one of those patterns. " she says.

“用心饮食”的创始人之--Kristeller说:“我们都有很多有关吃的习惯性模式。”Kristeller拥有心理学博士学位，并致力于研究食物摄取和饮食调节。她还说，“把盘子里的东西吃完就是这些模式中的一个很好的例子”。

"Mindful eating is (about) bringing your attention to a more calm place, " says Kristeller. "And then you might start observing yourself and learning about yourself in a nonjudgmental way. "

Kristeller博士说，“用心饮食是把注意力转移到一个更平静的地方”，“然后你会开始观察自己并用一种客观的方式来认知自我”。

If observing is the first step, the second step is connecting the body and the mind, says EliseMuseles, a nutrition and eating psychology educator in Bethesda.

贝赛斯达的营养和饮食心理教育家Elise Museles说，如果观察是第一步，那第二步就是身体和心灵的连接。

"I find that for many of us, the biggest thing we’re missing is what our body is telling us, "Museles says. "Slowing down allows you to taste and feel textures, to feel full sooner with less."Presenting the food in a pleasing way is part of that slowing-down process.

“我发现，我们当中的很多人最大的疏忽是忽视了那些身体告诉我们的信息，吃慢一点，细细品味，你很快就感觉饱了。”Museles说。在放慢速度的过程当中，用让自己心情愉快的方式摆放食物也是重要的一步。

Another tool is to keep a food diary. It makes you observe your behavior 1 a whole new way,King says.

King教授说，另一种方法是不断的记饮食日记。它让你以一种全新的方式观察你的饮食行为。

"Mindful eating is about cultivating that inner gourmet—really letting yourself enjoy the foodyou enjoy—just in smaller quantities." Kristeller says.

“用心饮食就是培养自己成为内在的食客，让自己真正享受自己喜欢的食物，只是量要小。”Kristeller博士说。