The Good Parenting Food Guide – Managing What Children Eat Without Making Food A Problem

Introduction ix
<p>Facts and theories 1</p>
<p>1. What is healthy eating? 3</p>
<p>2. How do we learn to like the food we like? 22</p>
<p>3. What does food mean to us and what role does it play in our lives? 37</p>
<p>4. Why are eating habits so hard to change? 52</p>
<p>5. Overweight and obesity: prevalence, consequences, and causes 67</p>
<p>6. Overweight and obesity: prevention and treatments 85</p>
<p>7. Eating disorders: prevalence, consequences, and causes 96</p>
<p>8. Eating disorders: prevention and treatments 116</p>
<p>Tips and reality 133</p>
<p>9. I don t have time to cook 135</p>
<p>10. My child won t eat a healthy diet 161</p>
<p>11. My child watches too much TV : tips for being more active 174</p>
<p>12. My child eats too much 187</p>
<p>13. My child won t eat enough 196</p>
<p>14. My child thinks they are fat 206</p>
<p>15. Take home points 216</p>
<p>Recommended reading 218</p>
<p>References 220</p>
<p>Index 225</p>