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“The fact is that anyone who loves chocolate can tell you that in some cases a sweet fruit just won’t fill the void of that wonderful taste of chocolate,” said Cathy Nonas, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association who works with obese patients.
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Kirby said that people who tend to try to eat around a craving — having a piece of fruit instead of chocolate — often end up eating more calories but still are not satisfied.
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Kirby, who also runs the Vermont Cooking School and Farm, said dieters should eat the freshest, highest-quality food they can get, instead of focusing on calories, fat and cholesterol.
“We’re essential beings who respond to food, not numbers,” she said. “We respond to flavor, textures, smells, visual cues, and if you can get yourself to learn more about food and search out the best quality food as opposed to eating by the numbers, you’re going to be teaching yourself something and forming lifelong eating habits.”
She said that better-tasting food is more satisfying, so you don’t have to eat as much. For example, a few slivers of freshly shaved Parmesan cheese usually have more flavor than the powdered stuff that comes in a can.
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