If you are typical, you do it more than three times each day. It can be a source of great pleasure or of profound anxiety. Eating is perhaps the most basic human function. And yet you'll make more than 200 food-related decisions today – 90% of which you won't even be aware of, young and old.

The information Dr. Wansink shares with you will change the way you look at food, and it will give you the facts you need to easily make smarter, healthier, more mindful and enjoyable choices at the dinner table, in the supermarket, in restaurants, at the office – even at a vending machine – wherever you decide to satisfy your appetite. It can be incorporated into the lives of 3 year-olds or registered dietitians alike, and his research discussion will show how to use his findings at or away from home or with your patients.

These illuminating and groundbreaking concepts will cause you to reflect on the many hidden persuaders in your daily eating life, including:

• Does food with a brand name really taste better?
• Do you hate brussel sprouts because your mother did?
• Does the size of your plate determine how hungry you feel?
• How much would you eat if your soup bowl secretly refilled itself?
• What does your favorite comfort food really say about you?
• Why do you overeat so much at healthy restaurants?

The research findings of Dr. Wansink and his colleagues have contributed to the introduction of smaller "100 calorie" packages to prevent overeating and the use of elaborate names and mouth-watering descriptions in some chain restaurant menus to improve enjoyment of the food. His latest research has targeted fruit and vegetable familiarity of pre-k children and their parents on being a Nutritional Gatekeeper. He will discuss these topics and more.

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