If you have a few extra pounds on your person, don’t blame yourself.
Blame Benjamin Moore.
A study published in a recent issue of Contract magazine reveals that people who eat in kitchens and dining areas painted red, orange and yellow feel hungrier. The sunnier hues apparently make food more attractive.
To eat less, we need to surround ourselves with blue light and blue tones…or, at the very least, use blue utensils and dishes to help curb our hunger.
Now they tell me!
My entire house is a tribute to the colors red, yellow and orange. They’re even in my bathroom. I have always loved their energy and fire, but now I guess — deep down – I was really just looking for another excuse to eat.
This revelation has its advantages. Now, if I gain a pound or two, it’s not my fault; it’s the yellow paint in my kitchen. And all those red dishes. Or maybe the orange FLOR tiles in the living room. Heck, I even have a red leather love seat.
I’m the victim here!








Come clean
Grab the takeout menu; it’s time to celebrate!
In the study — which was conducted online in 2008 in California’s Los Angeles County — only 61 percent of the homes taking the test would have scored an A or B if put through the actual health inspection. In comparison, 98 percent of all restaurants in Los Angeles County scored an A or B in their inspections.
Think of all the cases of food poisoning that have been blamed on restaurants, when the real culprit was a lot closer to home. Your mother? Trying to kill you. Your wife? Plotting to get your money. Or perhaps you simply have a death wish.
Not convinced? Think your kitchen would score an easy A? Take the online test and see for yourself.
And if your score is a disappointment, the only other decision you have to make is delivery or carryout.
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