Do you feel hungry when you watch a cooking show?

By Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (55828)

Portugal

February 7, 2024 12:58pm CST

... I do, no matter if I have just eaten, when I see someone cooking different dishes that look delicious I always feel hungry, and I'm not a sweet tooth, if I was I would be lost

Yesterday I was watching a cooking show after dinner and I ended up in the kitchen looking for something to eat, I know I didn't need to eat more but my stomach or brain or both, I don't know, were telling me that I was still hungry.

I enjoy trying new recipes and these shows are great for finding new recipes but I think I need to stop watching them, otherwise, I will gain some weight

I wonder if this happens to you too? Picture of a salad I ate in Spain.

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@Juliaacv (49120)

• Canada

7 Feb

I usually do not watch a show when I am hungry so that it won't affect me and I can make a better judgement on the recipe and dish that they are making.

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@nela13 (55828)

• Portugal

7 Feb

I am not hungry when I start watching but seeing it makes me hungry.

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@LadyDuck (461940)

• Switzerland

20 Feb

@nela13 Often I get hungry when I watch YouTube videos about food.

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@nela13 (55828)

• Portugal

27 Feb

@LadyDuck Our eyes communicate with the brain that tells the stomach to be hungry, it must be to see if we eat what we are seeing

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@LadyDuck (461940)

• Switzerland

8 Feb

Imagine how I feel, because I am a sweet tooth! I also enjoy watching those cooking shows, they give me ideas about new dishes to try. This salad you had in Spain looks delicious.

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@LadyDuck (461940)

• Switzerland

9 Feb

@nela13 I usually like Spanish cooking.

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@nela13 (55828)

• Portugal

9 Feb

@LadyDuck yes, I like it too, is similar to portuguese.

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@nela13 (55828)

• Portugal

8 Feb

I really enjoy cooking new dishes and trying if they come up as I have seen, most of the times they don't

It was a shrimp salad, really good!

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@kaylachan (59748)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

7 Feb

It can happen to me sometimes. Most of the time food doesn't bother me, but sometimes it's all I need to trigger my brain.

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@kaylachan (59748)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

8 Feb

@nela13 That's true. we need to switch things up every so often.

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@nela13 (55828)

• Portugal

8 Feb

It is the same with me, I am not a foodie but sometimes a different thing is good.

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@RebeccasFarm (87035)

• United States

8 Feb

I feel hungry when I am on myLot too

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@RebeccasFarm (87035)

• United States

11 Feb

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@nela13 (55828)

• Portugal

8 Feb

Many mylotters out some delicious food pictures. I understand you

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (310128)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

8 Feb

I don't watch cooking shows often, but when I do, I watch them with a critical eye, wondering if I would like it, if I would make it, and then don't do either. I'm sorry you feel hungry watching the shows.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (310128)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

9 Feb

@nela13 Understandable. Mostly I get hungry when I read the posts here about the food people make.

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@nela13 (55828)

• Portugal

9 Feb

@just4him ahahah some look delicious

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@nela13 (55828)

• Portugal

8 Feb

I do that too but I get hungry too

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (15837)

• Raurkela, India

8 Feb

I watch the show carefully to try it later but don't feel hungry while watching a cooking show.

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (15837)

• Raurkela, India

9 Feb

@nela13 I too love cooking but don't like to spend too much time in kitchen.

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@nela13 (55828)

• Portugal

9 Feb

@aninditasen I also have the feeling that I spend too much time in the kitchen.

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@nela13 (55828)

• Portugal

8 Feb

I try some recipes later too, it is something that I enjoy to do.

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@much2say (54011)

• Los Angeles, California

8 Feb

Those chefs make their dishes look sooooo delicious, don't they? I may get hungry, but only for what they made and showed on tv

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@nela13 (55828)

• Portugal

8 Feb

Yes, what they do looks so delicious that I feel the need to eat something, not only what they cook.

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@rebelann (111577)

• El Paso, Texas

7 Feb

I do not watch cooking shows but often when I reply to the many discussions on Mylot they often mention food I like and I become hungry

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@nela13 (55828)

• Portugal

7 Feb

Ahahah it is almost the same thing as watching a cooking show.

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@JudyEv (328093)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

I don't like cooking at all but I always get inspired by cookery books and their colourful photos. The inspiration never lasts long though.

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@nela13 (55828)

• Portugal

8 Feb

I enjoy trying the new recipes I watch on TV and sometimes they come up really good!

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@sarik1 (6792)

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9 Feb

Yes sometimes.sounds yummy.

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@nela13 (55828)

• Portugal

10 Feb

It is true and it seems só easy to do watching them cooking but when we try to do at home is totally different.

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