How to Raise a Mindful Eater: 8 Powerful Principles for Transforming Your Child's Relationship with Food

Raising a Mindful Eater in a Mindless Eating World

Whether your child is obsessed with sweets, a big (or small) eater, or you simply want to avoid future eating problems, you are in the right place. In How to Raise a Mindful Eater, family nutrition expert Maryann Jacobsen shows you step-by-step how to nurture your child’s emerging relationship with food. The book pinpoints 8 Powerful Principles that give you the best shot at raising a mindful eater, someone who listens to their body, eats for nourishment and enjoyment, and naturally eats in moderation.

The book will teach you how to:

"Finally! Maryann's How to Raise a Mindful Eater takes feeding kids to the next level--intentional and thoughtful approaches to raise kids who eat with thought and intention." -- Jill Castle, MS, RDN, pediatric nutrition expert and author of Eat Like a Champion

"Maryann Jacobsen has written an extremely helpful book in which she explains the truth about nutrition, and gives guidelines on how to raise kids to have a healthy attitude towards food, facilitating intuitive eating and mindfulness. As a parent and as a clinician who specializes in food, weight, and body image issues, I find this book tremendously helpful." -- Dr. Nina Savelle-Rocklin, psychoanalyst, author, eating disorder specialist

"What I love about Maryann's advice on feeding kids is that she combines in-depth research along with her own experience as a mother to provide a compassionate and sensible but evidence-based approach. This book is perfect if you have your own food hang-ups and want something better for your child. Giving your child the right tools and environment for being a mindful eater is a wonderful gift with truly lifelong benefits." -- Sally Kuzemchak, MS, RD, creator of RealMomNutrition.com

"Maryann Jacobsen MS, RD has balanced science, research and common sense to write a book about mindful eating that will completely transform your families diet. This book is a fabulous way to bring mindful eating fully into the home." -- Megrette Fletcher M.Ed., RD,. CDE, co-founder of The Center for Mindful Eating and author of Discover Mindful Eating for Kids

"Maryann Jacobsen's latest book How to Raise a Mindful Eater is such a breath of fresh air. In it, she guides you toward developing a way of lookingat feeding your children which is not reactionary. Instead, she shows you howto take the big picture into consideration, for the present moment and thefuture. A must-read for all parents, whether your children are little or big! -- Katja Leccisi, MS, RDN, Author of How to Feed Your Kids and Questions and Answers" About Your Baby'sFirst Foods. 

The 8 Principles1. Plan, Prioritize, and Structure Meals2. Allow Hunger and Fullness to Guide Eating3. Neutralize the Power of Goodies4. Make Nutrition a Rewarding Part of Eating5. Put Pleasure at the Center of Your Table6. Teach Body Appreciation7. Deal with Stress Effectively8. Connect with Your Kids

Maryann Jacobsen is a family nutrition expert andindependent author. She is co-author of Fearless Feeding: How to Raise Healthy Eatersfrom High Chair to High School and author of From Picky to Powerful, What to Cook for Dinner with Kids and her latestbook How to Raise a Mindful Eater.Maryann is the founding editor of Raise Healthy Eaters, a popular blog aboutfamily nutrition, that now resides under her name MaryannJacobsen.com. She is aHuffington Post blogger and has written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Mind Body Green and She Knows. As afamily nutrition expert, she has been quoted in various publications including Parents,Scholastic Parent & Child, and Real Simple and has been featuredon Good Morning America.