Skip to main content

Free US delivery on orders $35 or over

Small Bites

How to Teach Kids to Eat and Love Healthy Food

Small Bites cover

Small Bites

How to Teach Kids to Eat and Love Healthy Food

Quantity
Pre-order. Available Dec 10 2026
$21.60 RRP $27.00 Website price saving $5.40 (20%)

Payment for this pre-order will be taken when the item becomes available

Description

In a world grappling with rising childhood obesity and poor eating habits, Small Bites stands as a beacon of hope for parents.

Early eating habits, formed during the critical preschool years, are the foundation for lifelong health. But with busy schedules, conflicting advice, and strong food marketing aimed at children, many parents feel unsure of where to start.

In Small Bites, nutritionist Maja Berlic offers a unique combination of storytelling and actionable, no-pressure strategies for families to take on the challenge of healthy eating together. Each chapter begins with a child-friendly story for parents and preschool-aged children, sparking curiosity and enabling meaningful, age-appropriate conversations about food and health. These stories naturally transition into practical guidance for parents, helping them navigate everyday challenges like meal planning, smart grocery shopping, picky eating, and fostering a positive food culture at home.

Small Bites also addresses often-overlooked topics such as the influence of grandparents on children's eating habits, managing food allergies, promoting hydration, and reducing food waste, making it a uniquely valuable resource for families. By integrating evidence-based advice with relatable real-life scenarios, Small Bites equips families with sustainable strategies to create healthy eating habits that last a lifetime.

Accessibility Information

Additional accessibility information

  • EPUB 3.0
  • Conforms with the requirements of EPUB Accessibility Spec v1.1
  • WCAG level AA
  • WCAG v2.2 compliant
  • accessibility@bloomsbury.com

Hazards

The publication contains no hazards

Support for non-visual reading

  • No accessibility features offered by the reading system, device or reading software are disabled or otherwise unusable with the product
  • Has alternative text descriptions for images

Visual adjustments

Appearance of the text and page layout can be modified according to the capabilities of the reading system (font family and size, spaces, as well as color of background and text)

Navigation

  • Page list to go to pages from the print source version
  • Elements such as headings, tables, etc for structured navigation
  • All or substantially all textual matter is arranged in a single logical reading order
  • Content is enhanced with ARIA roles to optimize organization and facilitate navigation
  • Purposes of all links are made clear

Rich content

Language tagging provided

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. From Bites to Habits: Fueling Healthy Starts for Kids
2. Role Modeling: How Parents Influence Eating Habits
3. What's on Your Child's Plate?
4. Meal Planning: Practical Guide
5. Faces of Picky Eating
6. Shopping Adventure
7. Bringing Kids into the Kitchen
8. Zero Waste Kitchen
9. The Grandparent Connection
10. What's in Your Child's Cup?
11. Living Safely with Food Allergies
12. When Kids Can't Eat
13. Move, Sleep, Grow
14. Bringing It All Together

Appendix: IOTF Growth Charts
Index
About the Author

Product details

Published Dec 10 2026
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Pages 248
ISBN 9798216370284
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Illustrations 4 bw images, 16 tables, 28 textboxes
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Maja Berlic

Maja Berlic, PhD, is a distinguished nutritionist…

Related Titles

Environment: Staging