Food Positivity

Foreword xi Introduction xv Part I What We've Inherited and the Foundations for Change 1 Chapter 1 Understanding Health and the Impact of Diet Culture 3 Chapter 2 Unpacking the Roots of Diet Culture in Our Food System 15 Chapter 3 The Pursuit of Thinness: How Diet Culture Shapes Our Relationship with Our Bodies 25 Chapter 4 You're the Narrator Now: Turning Awareness into Action 37 Part II Whole-Child Development and What Kids Are Learning About Food and Bodies 43 Chapter 5 Nutrition Matters: It Starts with Positive Feeding Foundations 45 Chapter 6 The Building Blocks of Everyday Kids' Nutrition 67 Chapter 7 It Starts at Home: Your Most Powerful Tools for Raising Food and Body Confident Kids 83 Chapter 8 From Toddlers to Teens: What Kids Really Understand About Food and Bodies 93 Chapter 9 Food Talk Traps: When Food Talk Teaches More Than We Mean 111 Part III What We're Passing On: Unpacking Diet Culture in Parenting 135 Chapter 10 Family Core Values: Shifting Toward a Positive Foundation 137 Chapter 11 Parenting Matters: Guiding with Confidence and Care 155 Chapter 12 Role of the Food Leader and Establishing a Food Positive Environment 169 Chapter 13 When Feeding Is Difficult: Supporting the Child in Front of You 187 Chapter 14 Putting It All Together: The Heart of Food Positivity 207 Part IV Scripts and Strategies for Compassionate Conversations 221 Chapter 15 How to Talk to Kids About Food (Without Shame or Fear) 223 Chapter 16 How to Talk About Bodies (So Kids Learn to Trust Theirs) 243 Chapter 17 Navigating Food Exploration (Making Food Fun for All Ages + Stages) 255 Chapter 18 How to Handle Food and Body Talk from Others (and Support Your Child Too) 271 Part V Raising the Next Generation 287 Chapter 19 A Systemic Change for Transforming the Food and Body Environment 289 Chapter 20 Partnering with Schools to Redefine Food Education 305 Chapter 21 An Inclusive Whole-Child Approach to Healthcare 323 Chapter 22 Raising the Next Generation to Be SAFE 335 Acknowledgments 345 Index 347