Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family

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Summary: Quackery!!!
Review: Do not buy this book! The author's views and opinions are ,in my opinion, nothing but quackery. In fact, after just briefly scanning the book section after section, the author comes across as very opinionated, arrogant and superior. I was expecting a book that was full of useful information that I could apply to my young family, but what I found was a book full of unnecessary judgements and guilt trips. I am very, very, very disappointed. This book offends me so much that I had to write this review. The author states to eat in moderation and not to get hung up on the guidelines of good nutrition (which I agree to some extent). But when did loading your plate up with extra fat, salt and sugar in order to make your food taste good became part of a healthy eating plan? Her thinking is completely backwards. She then goes on to discuss that a diet high in saturated fat is not directly related to heart disease and that heart disease is not the number one killer in America, so we should learn to loosen up with our dietary restrictions! Excuse me, but what planet does she live on? Any physician, researcher, nutritionist, etc. will tell you that a diet high in saturated fat is directly related to heart disease. I should know, I am a registered nurse and I care for patients with heart disease all of the time. Furthermore, in a society that is obsessed with gigantic food portions and unhealthy food choices, obesity is fast becoming a crucial health concern. In a way, her book encourages this thinking of unhealthy eating and may directly or indirectly promote obesity. Wow!!!!!! Finally, the author is especially harsh and conscending with people who actually want to make good, wholesome, healthy food from scratch. Her comments about not being a food snob truly infuriated me. Cooking with canned soup may be fine for some people, but for some this is not OK for obvious reasons (high sodium content, etc.) And when did hot dogs, ice cream and potato chips become classified as nutritious? I could go on and on, but I will refrain. This book utterly disgusts and sickens me! Please do yourself a favour and keep looking.

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Summary: Learn to eat!
Review: Ellyn Satter seems to direct this book at parents with minimal cooking experience or desire. This is probably justified based on her topic, but I am a happy and experienced home cook and I really enjoyed the book too. She explains useful tips for adapting foods for little eaters and how to round out meals with appealing vegetables and desserts. I love this book! A great companion to Child Of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense, because it provides lots of recipes to help apply the very sensible eating principles from Child Of Mine.

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Summary: Excellent for parents of all cooking abilities
Review: Ellyn Satter seems to direct this book at parents with minimal cooking experience or desire. This is probably justified based on her topic, but I am a happy and experienced home cook and I really enjoyed the book too. She explains useful tips for adapting foods for little eaters and how to round out meals with appealing vegetables and desserts. I love this book! A great companion to Child Of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense, because it provides lots of recipes to help apply the very sensible eating principles from Child Of Mine.

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Summary: Common sense and recipes to boot!
Review: Ellyn Satter understands kids, parents and the pressures of modern life, and shows us how to navigate our way to a healthier diet! No guilt here, either. Just common sense and good advice.

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Summary: Put the pleasure back in mealtime
Review: If you've been grappling with the Food Pyramid for the past 20 years, this book will put the pleasure back in mealtime, eliminate guilt, and get you back in touch with your own feelings of hunger, satiety, and fullness. Have you ever noticed how people who are worried about their own health are no fun, and often less healthy than those with a more relaxed attitude? Read this book, relax, and enjoy your food!

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Summary: Great ideas - practical too.
Review: This book is a must have if you are interested in feeding your children well. I think the style is friendly and easy to read and the ideas are terrific. I would recommend to anyone who has trouble knowing what to feed their family.

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Summary: Great Approach!
Review: This book was written with a very simply and easy approach to help understand a healthier diet. The style is simple, has some really great ideas and advise. There are recipes also. The book was just on so matter of fact without all the glitz it applies common sense instead which was this a wonderful book.

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Summary: Great Approach!
Review: This book was written with a very simply and easy approach to help understand a healthier diet. The style is simple, has some really great ideas and advise. There are recipes also. The book was just on so matter of fact without all the glitz it applies common sense instead which was this a wonderful book.

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Summary: a fine valuable resource for parents in the 90's
Review: This is a treasure of a resource. It is a comprehensive guide that, as a parent, I find myself turning to regularly. We are Californians who cook with fresh food for our family, and Ms. Satter's book speaks to us as well. I have learned so much from it!

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Summary: Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family
Review: Very poorly written...don't waste your $$. Very little receipes and more of encyclopedia explanations on nutrician. Disappointing.