- A behavior change experience about slow eating
Smaller Spoon is a user experience design about slow eating behavior. Smaller Spoon aims to help people gradually slow down their eating speed through new product concepts and slow eating interface design.
Most of us lead hectic, fast-paced lives, so, understandably, we might try to rush our meals. But eating fast does us no favors. When we eat too quickly, we eat more than we need, leading to poor digestion, weight gain, and lower satisfaction from eating.
To quickly and accurately provide users with a recipe plan, Smaller Spoon will ask users about their diet control and food preferences.
Users can choose the food they want to eat in advance. At the same time, users can shorten the preparation time they need to cook by editing the taste and time attributes of the recipe.
Users can choose the food they want to eat in advance. At the same time, users can shorten the preparation time they need to cook by editing the taste and time attributes of the recipe.
Smaller Spoon will help users slowly develop the habit of slow eating by providing action guidelines. After eating, users can view recent eating records to understand the progress of their behavior changes.
1. Sensing Satisfaction
It takes about twenty minutes from the start of a meal for the brain to send out satiety signals. Most people’s meals don’t even last that long.
2. Improved Digestion
Eating slowly also helps our digestion. Slow eaters consumed fewer ounces per minute than fast eaters.
3. Better Hydration
According to reports from the University of Rhode Island, eating slowly will increase water consumption during meals.
Pierre, Brian. 2020. "All About Slow Eating". Precision Nutrition. https://www.precisionnutrition.com/all-about-slow-eating
Fast ends in fast
People who start eating at a fast speed tend to end up eating at a fast speed, as do people who start eating at a slow speed.
BMI is related to lifestyle habits
Besides eating slow, not eating dinner within 2 hours before sleeping, not snacking after dinner, and drinking infrequently can also affect the BMI.
Obesity & Eating Speed
Countries that spend the least time eating food also have the highest obesity rates.
Fast ends in fast
People who start eating at a fast speed tend to end up eating at a fast speed, as do people who start eating at a slow speed.
BMI is related to lifestyle habits
Besides eating slow, not eating dinner within 2 hours before sleeping, not snacking after dinner, and drinking infrequently can also affect the BMI.
Obesity & Eating Speed
Countries that spend the least time eating food also have the highest obesity rates.
Hurst Y, Fukuda HEffects of changes in eating speed on obesity in patients with diabetes: a secondary analysis of longitudinal health check-up dataBMJ Open 2018;8:e019589. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019589Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Regular Restaurant
Sometimes serving food too slowly can increase hunger.
/ food preparation
Fast Food Restaurant
Fast food does not mean eating fast.
/ food composition
Cafe
People mainly want to relax and slow down the pace of life.
/ distraction
Home
Food taste and eating speed are closely related.
/ appetite
12 Questions | 49 Participants
User Type
Most users want to reduce weight, and some users want to be healthier and have a better body image.
Eating Environment
Most users prefer to eat at home and with 2-3 people.
Behaviors
Watching video while eating is an almost universal habit for users.
Eating Speed
Busy is the main reason users can't slow down, and hungry and fast-eating habits are also problems.
Understanding & Motivation
Most people are willing to slow down their diet. More than half know that a slow diet will be healthy.
User Needs
Motivation is an essential part of changing eating habits. Besides, time management, supervision, and suggestions are also needed.
User Type
Most users want to reduce weight, and some users want to be healthier and have a better body image.
Eating Environment
Most users prefer to eat at home and with 2-3 people.
Behaviors
Watching video while eating is an almost universal habit for users.
Eating Speed
Busy is the main reason users can't slow down, and hungry and fast-eating habits are also problems.
Understanding & Motivation
Most people are willing to slow down their diet. More than half know that a slow diet will be healthy.
User Needs
Motivation is an essential part of changing eating habits. Besides, time management, supervision, and suggestions are also needed.
/ People usually spend 20-30 minutes here, including 15-20 minutes they wait for food.
/ I think the speed at which people eat in a restaurant depends on the restaurant's location, and the busy area is usually relatively fast.
/ The food here is delicious, and I think that's one of the main reasons why people wolf down their food.
/ People tend to eat faster when there are more people.
/ Usually, customers who eat slowly will often need us to refill the water.
/ This is my first time to confirm that eating slowly can losing weight.
/ I think it is difficult for me to slow down when I meet my favorite food.
/ I enjoy cooking, and I can not slow down when I am starving.
/ Sometimes, it's essential to eat a little and then rush to do something else, and I admit I'm not very good at time management.
/ I wonder if you mean slow down my chewing or slow down my overall diet. I can't chew too much. It loses the taste of things.
As a busy user, Chen needs a detailed schedule for organizing his every single day. He doesn’t know the benefit of slow eating and does not believe in himself. Chen feels finding interests is essential for his first try. He thinks that he wants his personal and easy way of changing his eating speed. Chen can use a mobile phone to check his schedule and eating speed on the application.
Layla wants to follow a healthy way of eating and finally forms a habit. Because this is the first touch on slow eating, she doesn’t know how to slow down during her diet time. Layla always feels terrible when she overeats; she wants to have reasonable control over how much she eats. She thinks losing weight as a goal gives her enough motivation, but she still needs a more exciting way. Layla is always using a mobile phone to check some benefits and exciting training methods on the application.
The product should allow people to slow down through the guidance of products while maintaining an authentic eating experience.
The idea of a smaller spoon is to encourage people to reduce the amount of meal per mouthful. Smaller spoons eventually slow down people's eating speed by increasing people's access to food.
The "Smaller Spoon" and other products are auxiliary products of the "Smaller Spoon" application. These products help new users slow down their diet but do not fundamentally help people develop slow eating habits. People need to eventually expand the practice of slow eating by returning to ordinary tableware.
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