By Sahar Aker

I am a firm believer in snacking when you are hungry – as long as you’re munching on  healthy foods and they fit within your calorie budget – things like Greek yogurt, nuts, or fruits and veggies. The typical junky snacks – chips, cookies, or candy – I think of as treats that you should only have occasionally. But what do you do if you are snacking too much and going over your calorie limits, even when you’re not hungry?

Here are five ways to break your bad snacking habits from Rebecca Gladding, M.D., co-author (with Jeffrey Schwartz M.D.) of the new book, YOU ARE NOT YOUR BRAIN .

Make mental notes
One of the first challenges in dealing with any automatic habit, like snacking, is that you often are... More...