So, you’re about to remodel your kitchen and you’re pouring over color palettes and light fixtures. You are planning your budget and putting everything in order. Wait right there! Before continuing, do you know that some colors and lighting can sabotage your diet and cause you to gain weight? It’s true!
Before installing lighting or choosing colors, take a moment to step back and consider the following information.
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Use bright lighting in your kitchen and dining room to keep your diet efforts on track. Psychological studies have shown that dim lighting actually creates the mood for food. It makes food look more appealing and makes diners feel relaxed, comfortable, and unprotected. All of these things contribute to bingeing. The brightest lights keep us alert and bring our senses back to reality.
What about the color?
Have you chosen the color for your new kitchen? If you’ve selected red, yellow, or orange, you might want to think again. You’ve seen the McDonalds logo, right? The colors are yellow and red. You know why? It is proven that red, yellow and orange make us hungry. Restaurants like McDonalds pay marketing companies a lot of money for this information and it seems to have worked well for them. While this works well for the restaurant industry, you may not want to use it in your kitchen. Instead, the shades of blues and greens are perfect. If you have already painted and repainting is not an option, you may want to select blue or green dinnerware to help with your appetite. According to a study of event attendees conducted in a blue room, participants consumed a third less than their counterparts who dined in a yellow room.
Blue tones for your kitchen lighting will also help with its no-hunger effect, as they have been shown to make food look less appetizing. Don’t worry, the blue lighting won’t make food so unpleasant that you’ll lose your appetite altogether. It simply works as an anti-stimulant on your brain’s sensory perception, while yellow and red have the opposite effect.
If you are remodeling your home, take the time to consider what type of lighting you are using in your kitchen and what colors are best for your family and your lifestyle. This area of your home is a busy hub with heavy traffic. Make sure that everything you have chosen works for your benefit and not against your efforts.