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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Environmental Nutrition

Healthy eating habits take time to cultivate but are worth the effort

Meal prep can impact healthy eating habits. (Dreamstime/TNS)

How many times have you reached for a cookie without even realizing you were doing it? Or maybe you find yourself automatically stopping for fast food on your way home from work?

We often think that our food choices are a conscious decision we make every day. In truth, many of the foods we buy, cook and eat are largely based on habit, developed through weeks, months or years of repetition — habits we may not even be aware of.

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