What is mindful eating? And in the life of a busy parent during the holiday season, is it an oxymoron?

Harvard nutritionist and registered dietitian Lilian Cheung, DSc, RD, who collaborated with the Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh on the book Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life, defines mindful eating as “eating with awareness and stopping when we are full.”