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"Before you eat breakfast, lunch or dinner, perform a short (and fun!) ritual, suggests a new study. When researchers had volunteers break a wrapped chocolate bar in half and unwrap each half before eating it, the volunteers enjoyed the chocolate more than when they chowed down without specific directions. Try these other quick rituals to savor your food: Perform a taste test: One scientist involved in that study found that she was practicing a ritual every time she ordered espresso. She&amp;#039;d tear open a sugar packet, put a little in, taste it and then add half the packet. Doing the same with your own morning coffee or tea, noting the subtle changes in sweetness, could leave you more content with your cup. Use a candle: Lighting birthday cake candles is one of the most well-known food rituals. Why not celebrate your meal every night? Other research finds that burning a candlestick before dinner will cast a glow on your food and set the mood for satisfaction. Dunk your way to delicious: The classic duo of cookies and milk forces you to slow down and appreciate every morsel of dessert, according to another study. Break a cookie into quarters, pour a glass of milk and dip each quarter into milk before eating it. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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