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Pros--it is based on science, and she is actually a certified professional. So many of these eating books right now are just people who are interested, but have no background! I also liked her approach to just trusting yourself and giving yourself permission to enjoy your food/eat/etc. (I also liked her coping techniques when food gets you emotionally anxious, etc.) I enjoyed reading her new take on parenting kids to be good eaters and am interested in trying some of out it. I found her writing direct and easy to understand without being too scientific or jargon-y.
Cons--The book isn't groundbreaking. I imagine working with her would be more so. The book also feels like a major pitch for her program/practice which I found off-putting. I really liked the parenting/teaching kids chapters but they make up a tiny portion of the book. The last half of the book is cooking techniques and recipes that are REALLY basic and, while healthy, are probably the kind of recipes most of us grew up on when Mom didn't feel like cooking (tuna noodle casserole, anyone?) Although it was interesting to skim that, I didn't find it that helpful for my or my family's tastes. To be fair, it would be immensely helpful to someone who doesn't feel like they know their way around a kitchen or feeding a family.
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Satter is perhaps best known for the "Division of responsibility": the parent is responsible for the what, when, and where of feeding. Children are responsible for the how much, and whether they eat. That means no forcing your kid to eat. Instead, she recommends structured sit-down meals and offering a variety of foods, including protein, carbs, and fat at each meal.
I read thi
This book is a bit of a slog, but worth it if you need some guiding principles for feeding your family ... or yourself.Satter is perhaps best known for the "Division of responsibility": the parent is responsible for the what, when, and where of feeding. Children are responsible for the how much, and whether they eat. That means no forcing your kid to eat. Instead, she recommends structured sit-down meals and offering a variety of foods, including protein, carbs, and fat at each meal.
I read this to help me figure out what to cook for my kid, but this book really changed how I view my own eating habits. Her overarching message is that we can trust our internal regulation skills, and that we mute or distort what our bodies are telling us with negative messages around food. The stories made me realize how often our attitudes towards food are judgmental, negative, and restrictive - and actually make us eat worse. I'll be monitoring my self-talk around food from now on.
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I cannot recommend this book more highly.
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Easier said than done, for me at least. So I appreciated the additional guidance the book offers.
The recipes provided aren't ones I consider particularly nutritious, they remind me of a lot of my grandmother's canned-soup-based noodle dishes. Part of the message though is, "Don't be a snob." Parents say they've
This cookbook centers childrens' bodily autonomy by encouraging adults to think of their job as provinding adequate food at predictable intervals and letting them eat until they're satisfied. This might help you cope with a picky eater or unravel your own weird relationship to food.The recipes provided aren't ones I consider particularly nutritious, they remind me of a lot of my grandmother's canned-soup-based noodle dishes. Part of the message though is, "Don't be a snob." Parents say they've tried everything and that their children won't eat protein, but wouldn't offer a hotdog or fish sticks. She also wants you to be prepared for your kids to eat bread and butter and milk and reject the rest of the family meal. Often. Many opportunites to self-serve a variety of foods is a good thing.
I can't say that the approach has really 'worked' in my multicultural family with pronounced differences in eating preferences - and even eating times - but I'm glad to have it as a perspective in my parenting toolkit. Satter's Division of Responsibility is also useful if you want to move your daycare or school lunch program away from forcefeeding, the 'clean plate club' etc. You can present this as more of a 'here's what a respected nutrionist says' instead of just being another pushy parent.
If I had a time machine I'd move away from child-centered meals for very young children and simply seat them at the table with the meal I myself wanted. I come from a tradition of both diet culture and Depression-era obsession with not wasting food. The swing of this pendulum is very hard on the body. It makes for a weird dynamic with my twins too, one of whom has sensory-influenced food avoidance and the other of whom will eat to excess to the point of vomiting when my mother-in-law does the feeding. I feel anxious when M won't eat and anxious when A eats to excess.
Let Satter guide you toward meals that are social, enjoyable, well-mannered and good enough. And compost the rest ;)
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In any case, you only need to read one Satter book to learn everything you need to know. If you have any concerns about your child's weight (over or under) (or even your own weight--as reading this one will give you clues to the origins of your own food issues, if any), read the one called "Your Child's Weight: Helping without Harming." If not, this one is more general, and has sections on meal planning.
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Her dietary approach is relaxed--evidence suggests that restrictive diets of any kind, especially out in the real world, do most people m
Denser than I was expecting, with two columns of teeny-tiny print per page. But don't be daunted; it's worth the effort. Satter goes through reams of evidence and theory (which it is OK to skim) to explain why you should serve organized family meals with set menus and then let your kids be in charge of whether and how much they eat from what you have provided.Her dietary approach is relaxed--evidence suggests that restrictive diets of any kind, especially out in the real world, do most people more harm than good. Her focus is more on the how of eating than the what--on developing "eating competence" (feeling good about what you eat, enjoying your food, having regular meals, liking new foods and eating a variety). Beyond, the details, she insists, just aren't that important.
Once she has explained in detail what eating competence is and why it's important, and then laid out her principles for feeding children, the third part of the book is about menu planning and cooking. She admits that even if you're efficient and you don't cook fancy food, it's a lot of work--so she also talks about how to give yourself a break from it.
I already cooked food at dinnertime but have enjoyed so far implementing some of her recommendations, like putting a wider variety of food on the table (saves me having to leap up because someone wants cheese) and not nagging my kids during dinner. It felt weirdly extravagant to pass over a fourth piece of bread, but she was pretty convincing that this will balance out eventually, so... go for it, little dude!
It's refreshing to read something that is so detailed and extensively researched and at the same time, so laid back in its recommendations.
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After 6 months, I finally got around to finishing this book. I did like it, I just had other things I wanted to read. There were a lot of basic food discussions in the cooking parts that I didn't really need, but they would surly be helpful for someone who doesn't currently do a lot of cooking. Where this book excels is in the discussions about different aspects of our relationship with food. I learned that I don't have to be so uptight and concerned about what I am eating and Restarted May 2015.
After 6 months, I finally got around to finishing this book. I did like it, I just had other things I wanted to read. There were a lot of basic food discussions in the cooking parts that I didn't really need, but they would surly be helpful for someone who doesn't currently do a lot of cooking. Where this book excels is in the discussions about different aspects of our relationship with food. I learned that I don't have to be so uptight and concerned about what I am eating and serving. I am also glad to have the knowledge of how children eat and learn positive thinking about food and eating. I feel like I can be a much more calm and laid-back parent when it comes to mealtime after having read this. I would be interested to know how Satter's views have held up in the 17 years since this was published. Nutrition seems to be so political. After having just read Dr. A's Habits of Health, I think I have a more solid foundation upon which to build my attitudes toward food and health. These two authors don't have the same ideas by any means, but they are on the same page when it comes to using our intuition and not going crazy about fat and salt. ...more
It's also completely changed our mealtimes. I have been so stressed, acting as short order cook to our 3-year old and it's been such a wonderful, relaxing change to set all the food on the table, and say, "here we are--eat what you
I am really loving this book--I've been dabbling with intuitive/mindful eating for some time but Ms. Satter's method adds discpline into the mix. It's not just eat on demand, but eat at regular intervals and I'm amazed at what a difference this small change has made.It's also completely changed our mealtimes. I have been so stressed, acting as short order cook to our 3-year old and it's been such a wonderful, relaxing change to set all the food on the table, and say, "here we are--eat what you like," and know that a snack is only a couple hours away if he doesn't eat well.
Absolutely a great read, very common sense and I love the author's personal, down-to-earth writing voice. Would highly recommend to anyone who has food issues (parent or not), particularly to anyone who is a recovering dieter.
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I did not need to read Part 3 on How to Cook. I may have some trouble with feeding my children, but I do, thankfully, know how to cook! I scanned this se
I read this mostly for advice on feeding my children. No surprise: I'm doing it wrong and I have lots of work ahead of me. I'm a little discouraged, but hope that by implementing some of her advice I can turn things around. I also appreciated her advice on honoring your appetite and trusting your body - an approach similar to eating intuitively.I did not need to read Part 3 on How to Cook. I may have some trouble with feeding my children, but I do, thankfully, know how to cook! I scanned this section and had to laugh at some of the topics she included - TV cooking shows, buying and using knives, shopping advice.
As with all advice, I will take some and leave the rest.
...more Satter is an internationally recognized authority on eating and feeding. She is a dietitian, family therapist, author, trainer, publisher, and consultant. During her over 40-year clinical career, she worked first as a Registered Dietitian in an outpatient medical practice, then as a psychotherapist in private practice specializing in family-based treatment of eating disorders. Satter created and continues to do research with the Satter Feeding Dynamics Model and the Satter Eating Competence Model. The Ellyn Satter Institute helps the public and professionals apply the models and discover the joys and rewards of being trusting with eating and feeding. Satter is the author of the division of responsibility in feeding , which is considered the gold standard for feeding children. Satter's "What is normal eating?" is a refrigerator-door and social media icon.
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