Bite This! Your Family Can Escape The Junk Food Jungle And Obesity Epidemic

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“Bite This! is a chat with a savvy friend. These parents know what they’re talking about when it comes to the real challenges of feeding kids healthy food day in and day out. Their honest, scrappy attitude is a breath of fresh air.”

– Katherine Center is the author of four novels about love and family: The Bright Side of Disaster, Everyone Is Beautiful, Get Lucky, and The Lost Husband (on sale May 7, 2013). Her books and essays have appeared in Redbook, People, USA Today, Vanity Fair, Real Simple, the Dallas Morning News, and the Houston Chronicle.

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“Bite This! is a survival guide for any parent trying to navigate the minefields of our food culture. The tone is playful, but the insights are both astute and reassuring – providing ideas that are completely on target and so full of sense. It takes the anxiety out of family food.”

– Shari Brooks is the founder of My Judy the Foodie, a blog chronicling her journey “from kitchen-clueless to comfortable cook” through her mother’s treasured recipes while sharing stories about family life and food. Shari was named to the Circle of Moms Top 25 Foodie Moms 2012.

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“The landscape of children’s health has changed. And today’s parents, in the face of the growing number of children with allergies, diabetes, obesity and other conditions, need all the help they can get when it comes to navigating meals. Bite This! comes to the rescue with practical ideas, simple recipes and sensible strategies to inspire families into making healthy meals at home.”

– Robyn O’Brien, author, The Unhealthy Truth, and founder, The AllergyKids Foundation. Robyn is an expert on children’s health policy. Her work is seen in Food, Inc. filmmaker Robert Kenner’s 2012 video, Labels Matter, and with Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution.

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“I was delighted to read Bite This! as I witness the pediatric obesity epidemic in my practice and spend many an hour with patients and parents discussing healthy eating habits and wise dietary choices. Parents must set an example and be creative. This book offers a variety of practical tips and ideas. Bite This! is entertaining and educating; it should be read by all parents.”

– Dr. Shuli Kon practices pediatric medicine in New York City with a special emphasis on nutrition and obesity prevention. She has been in private practice in NYC for 23 years, and serves on the faculty of Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan.

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“We are in the midst of an obesity epidemic that is eroding the health of our nation. Unlike most illnesses, the solution here is not a medicine or a surgery. The answer is in what we eat and, more importantly, what we feed our children. Bite This! is written by parents for parents, and contributes to the conversation with lots of real-life experiences and simple strategies that can make a difference.”

– Dr. Garth Davis is a recognized national leader in the field of bariatric medicine, the branch of medicine dealing with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. His personal passions are nutrition advocacy, plant-based eating, and competing in triathalons. He is working on his first book.