Kitchen Colors Can Stimulate Your Appetite!

[mtblujeans]

I am watching Jane Pauley and they are covering the colors that "make your mouth water". Prevention Magazine is making a presentation that warm colors make you want to eat more ~ yellow, orange, red, etc. They are showing that blue dishes and/or kitchen is less appetizing and you eat less.

They put blue gel over the lights in the refrigerator so that it shines blue when you open it ~ an attempt to eat less.

Use smaller plates, blue plates (if possible) so that the portion looks larger ~ an attempt to trick our minds.

Is anyone else watching this show??

 

[dina7]

I'm not watching it, but thanks for the info.
We are in the process of renovating our kitchen so this is interesting. I still don't know what paint color to pick though.

 

[Mom2Ashli]

So that is my problem. My kitchen is painted yellow.

 

[mtblujeans]

I looked at the Jane Pauley web site to see if there was some written info 'cause they were talking faster than I could type. There were no details there. I wonder if Prevention has a site that might have more info....

Edited: There is something on the Prevention Magazine site:

http://www.prevention.com/cda/feature2002/0,2479,s1-6278,00.html

 

[antmaril]

My kitchen and family room are yellow and red.

Now I know why I'm fat

 

[Lizzydoll73]

I've got a terra cotta kitchen and a yellow dining room. Instead of going on a diet, I think I'm going to paint the rooms blue. Think it will work?

 

[DisneyAddict_M]

That's why most fast food places use red and yellow in their design.

 

[snoopy]

I knew this from art school.

However, I gotta say, my kitchen is robin's egg blue, and it hasn't stopped my appetite at all. I love to eat!

 

[geetey]

I have an orange kitchen! A red dining room!! A yellow family room!!!

We were doomed and didn't even know it.

 

[Kristi1357]

I have a blue kitchen, and blue plates and It hasn't slowed me down!