When we created the Stand Up & Eat web site, the product described in this video clip is NOT what we had in mind.

The Onion News Network, a spoof news web site, recently ran this hilarious story about a feedbag that people could strap on their heads so they could eat their favorite fast food meal while standing up (or driving or napping).  One interviewee said he liked the feedbag because he sometimes didn’t like to move his arms.  Talk about a way to eat more and move less.  Yikes!

The feedbag “news” story is very, very funny.  But it is also distressing.  Quoting the pseudo-CEO of the fast food chain cited in the clip, “It’s hot steamy foods in your face right now.”  Mindless eating, whether it is with a feedbag or by mindlessly dipping your hand into a large bag of chips is a sure way to get your calorie balance out of whack.

To learn more about how to combat mindless eating, check out Dr. Brian Wansink’s book, Mindless Eating:  Why We Eat More Than We Think and his resource-rich website.