After a long day of work, sometimes the best way to cope is by watching mind-numbing television. Oftentimes this includes a meal from our favorite local restaurant ordered on a meal delivery service app or thrown together quickly using ingredients in our refrigerator and pantry.

Eating in front of your tv can cause overeating and weight gain, but sometimes it’s the easiest option. “It’s fine to sometimes have a snack in front of the TV, but when it becomes a repeated pattern, or when eating and watching TV become cognitively linked, then it becomes an unhealthy pattern,” says psychologist Susan Albers, PsyD to Cleveland Clinic.

According to a study by The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, we eat more when distracted. “I think eating while watching TV also prolongs the time period that we’re eating. If your show is an hour long, you might continue to eat throughout that time period,” says Albers.

If you would like to limit the number of times you eat in front of the TV, a few things will help. To practice mindful eating, try to limit the time you snack in front of the TV, choose healthy snacks, like fruits and vegetables, and watch TV with someone else as we tend to eat less around other people. You can also try doing an activity while watching TV, such as coloring, knitting, and painting your nails.

We know that, at times, watching TV while eating is inevitable, so if you must indulge, why not do so in luxury?

TV trays remind us of the times growing up when we weren’t allowed to eat in front of the TV. Being able to eat on a TV tray while catching up on our favorite shows is a reminder that we’re adults now and can do as we please, no matter how “good” or “bad” it may be for us.

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