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Brian Wansink has written a powerful book that helps people to understand how their eating habits are, even unwittingly, at the source of their frustrationwith weight gain. He gives helpful and concise tools that reframe the concept of going on a diet with the idea of adopting a workable and sustainable mindful eating plan.
I once asked a kid why he snacks so much. This book is a very significant contribution to the understanding how habitual eating has become. The answer, "I eat when I am bored or stressed." Pretty sad. I first noticed this working in public high schools and middle schools as a substitute teacher. It was very pronounced to see how kids snack particularly with chips and cheese puffs, all day long: in the morning, walking in the hallways, at lunch, after lunch, on the way home, and of course in front of the TV once they are home. Huh.This book should be read by all parents of teens and pre-teens because snacking in schools is so prevalent until it is ritualistic. Mindless eating is for real, and this book helps to understand and to control it.
This was an extremely entertaining book with lots of good advice on how not to mindlessly eat. There were lots of interesting case studies used to illustrate the author's point. I highly recommend the book.
I can't add much to the content of the reviews, but wanted to chime in with my own 5 stars. I only give 5 stars if I think the book will permanently change some part of me, and as a person who has struggled with my weight all of my life, I'm certain that some of the insights in this book will permanently change how I approach changing my habits and feeding my family.
Mr. Wannsink confirms in one well-written book what it has taken me 40 years of dieting to discover for myself.
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