Severing the TV Watching – Eating Connection
Would Americans be thinner if we all moved our fridges to the attic?
Instead, over the course of half a century, we’ve collectively progressed from sneaking food into the den, to enjoying the occasional meal there (TV trays), to essentially combining the Kitchen and Family/TV Room into one, great big, opened-up area.
See, “Hot Trend: The Great Kitchen.”
Perils of Proximity; When Every Dinner is a “TV Dinner”
Unfortunately, I’d argue that all that proximity to food hasn’t been kind to America’s waistline.
Dieters know the best way to not eat that pint of Ben & Jerry’s in the freezer is . . . not to have it there in the first place.
I wonder if the home design equivalent is to make food less accessible, not more.
P.S.: culprit #2 for overeating at home: the in-home version of “fast food,” thanks to that now ubiquitous Kitchen appliance, the microwave.
