First Bite
By Bee Wilson
How We Learn to Eat. Basic Books, 2015.
Summary of First Bite book by Bee Wilson
A nutritionist’s guide to how your environment influences how you eat, how your tastes develop, and what to do to cultivate new tastes and healthier eating habits.
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What do i get from this book? Insight into the development of our food tastes and how to change them
The foods you like and dislike are a product of your environment growing up
The emotional connections forged by strong memories make some foods a part of your identity
The food a child eats will dictate their developing tastes and affect their habits for a lifetime
Children have a natural tendency to eat well, but their tastes are highly susceptible to negative influences
Parents need to be authoritative about setting high standards for their children’s nutrition, without forcing them to eat
Boys and girls face harmful gendered beliefs about what and how they should eat
Hunger looks like a basic human impulse but it’s complicated to regulate and alleviate
It's possible to overcome an eating disorder with disciplined mealtimes and a positive, social association with food
If your eating habits are learned behaviors, then you can relearn new, healthier ones
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Who should read First Bite book
- nutritionists
- anyone who’s ever been on a diet
- picky eaters
About the author of First Bite
Bee Wilson
Bee Wilson is a food writer and historian, and founded the food education charity TastEd to help children learn healthy eating habits. Her writing has been published in The Guardian, The New Yorker, and The Sunday Telegraph. She has also published several books, including Consider the Fork and The Way We Eat Now.
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