Food Environment4 MIN READ
Level 2
Make Snacks Annoying
Add tiny friction so mindless snacking stops happening.
You don’t need willpower—you need inconvenience. Put high-calorie snacks in hard-to-reach places, in opaque containers, or in single-serve portions. Keep the easy stuff low-cal.
Execution Tips
- ⊕Store treats on the highest shelf (or not in the house).
- ⊕Pre-portion snacks into small containers/bags.
- ⊕Put fruit/Greek yogurt/jerky at eye level in the fridge.
Cautions
- ⊗Don’t turn this into “forbidden foods” if that’s a trigger for you.
Quick Summary
Complexity
Low to Medium
Time to results
Immediate
Unethical Level
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