"...a healthy relationship with food means eating in response to physical hunger most of the time.   However, normal eating can also include experiences such as eating occasionally because something looks good, eating past fullness at a special meal, eating in response to an emotion once in a while or choosing foods based on nutritional content because this feels care taking.   Attuned eating means that eating for satisfaction is predominant, and experiencing deprivation is virtually non-existent.   Attuned eating is a natural skill.   It can be relearned by people who have lost touch with their hunger and can be reinforced and nurtured in children so that they maintain this healthy relationship with food throughout their lives."