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| Blue Plates Curb Your Appetite (photo of Halsa Dinner Plate) |
Colors affect us in so many ways. They affect our moods. They can make us feel powerful or energetic. Color can also influence your food intake.
Livliga created a color palette of colors that are non-trigger
colors. What does that mean? It means that the colors are either neutral or
appetite suppressing. Very hot vibrant colors such as red, yellow and orange
are colors that stimulate us so when it comes to food served in an environment
filled with those colors we tend to eat faster and consequently more. That is
why fast food restaurants use those “hot” colors. You buy more and eat more.
This is not what we are after for those wanting to eat right amounts of food
and live a healthier lifestyle. We need to choose colors that support us, not
work against us.
When eating we want colors that are attractive but also are
calming and have a higher contrast with our food. All Livliga colors tend to
have more blue in them so even if there are yellow or reds used they are calmer
versions of the color and tend to be used as accent colors on our dishware.
These calming colors allow us to chew our food, breath in between bites and let
our eyes and brain catch up to our stomachs so when we have eaten our
right-sized meal we will feel full and not reach for a second helping.
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| Blue Provides a High Contrast to the Foods you Eat (photo of Halsa Dinnerware) |
There has been specific research done on the color blue. It
is considered an appetite suppressing color. It has this affect for a couple of
reasons. One is that itis in our DNA from the days we were hunter-gatherers to shy away from blue.
When you think about it, blue is not a food color. Besides blueberries it is
hard to think of a food in blue. Early man avoided dark colored food in
general, including blue, since many were considered poisonous—thus you have
another nail in the coffin for blue. Additionally, recent research has shown
that higher contrast between the color of your plate and the food you put on it
literally suppresses your appetite. Bottom line, it allows you to feel fuller faster
and therefore satisfied with eating right-sized amounts of food at a meal.
Interestingly, there is a growing popularity for
chromotherapy also referred to as color therapy. It focuses on the impact all
colors have on us, our moods and our health. JayCardiello, health strategist, and star of the hit
ABC show “My Diet is Better than Yours.”, is a proponent of
actively choosing the colors you live with to help you live a healthier lifestyle,
specifically he mentions using blue plates for eating. That is why Livliga
created our Hälsa pattern in blue hues. Color does matter and help us.
Color is a significant influencer in our lives. When we eat
off of dishware with non-trigger and appetite suppressing colors we are truly
choosing to support ourselves in achieving our long-term goal towards
sustaining a healthy lifestyle. It is one significant reason why Livliga works,
along with the other important elements like size, shape, visual illusion and
design we have integrated into all of our patented tableware.
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| Color is a significant influencer in our lives (photo of Vivente Lifestyle Dinnerware) |
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