Mindfulness of eating is very important for working with food desire. If we're not mindful when we're eating, we're often just thinking of the next spoonful. So being aware of the movements - mindfulness of the physical process of eating - is quite important, because often the taste is very fast, and we're not really there, eating it. And if we actually are there, eating it with awareness, then we may be more satisfied with less.
Taking out the food reflection is quite difficult, because if we don't use it, then often this will make us have food desire. If wise reflecting isn't helping with lessening food desire, please talk to us in an interview.
Certainly cultivating compassion, especially within the food reflection, and understanding the results of our eating on other living beings, is also helpful for cutting down on desire.
Sometimes food desire comes because we're bored. We may not have as much interest in our life as it would be beneficial for us to have. Perhaps there's a lack of interest or joy in our life, so we're making up for that with desire for food.
One thing I'll often encourage people to do when they're eating, is to allow a breath in between the spoonfuls. Sometimes people get so caught up in their thoughts about the food, that they hold their breath while they're eating, so, actually, becoming more aware of your breathing habits while you're eating is helpful, because oftentimes we're very tight in the stomach.
Reflecting on Impermanence is very helpful for food desire. e.g. "Where is it going to be in an hour or two? Where is it going to be next week?"
Examining whether it's a comfort thing is helpful, as well. And this is where finding more joy in our life and our meditation practice is helpful, too.
These are a few suggestions. If you're having more difficulty with it, perhaps we can get more specific in the interviews.