Dec 20
2010

No Whine with Dinner Cookbook—Overcoming mealtime whines (+ A Giveaway!)

in Book Reviews, Giveaway

If you’re a parent, you’ve likely heard some form of the phrase, “I don’t like it” at the dinner table. Even my children, who tend to be very adventurous non-picky eaters have their moments. Navigating the waters of filling a little one’s belly with nutritious food can feel a bit like walking a circus tight rope—one false move may send you tumbling down to the ground in defeat. Liz Weiss and Janice Newell Bissex (registered dietitions and the talent behind The Meal Makeover Moms website, blog, and podcast) conducted a survey of over 500 moms nationwide and discovered that the number one obstacle for moms in getting children to eat healthy and well-balanced meals was picky eaters who whine and complain.

Authors, Liz Weiss, MS, RD and Janice Newell Bissex, MS, RDPhoto Credit: Meal Makeover Moms

Liz and Janice decided to supply moms with a tool to try and get around this obstacle and wrote a cookbook called “No Whine with Dinner”.  The book was just released and is filled, not only with loads of wisdom, recipes, and ideas from Liz and Janice, but is packed full of ideas and advice from moms all around the country. The book also contains a chapter titled “Bloggers’ Best.”  For this chapter, Liz and Janice asked some of their favorite mom bloggers to share a recipe and a personal tip for getting their kids to try new foods.  Guess what? Yours truly is one of those bloggers!

No Whine with Dinner CookbookPhoto Credit: Meal Makeover Moms

When Liz and Janice approached me about being included in the book I immediately said yes.  Although I must admit that I was excited about being included in the book, I was more excited about being included in a message that I feel strongly about.  I knew Liz and Janice would do a fabulous job and was excited to get to be a part of it!  If you’re looking for a last minute Christmas gift for anyone with young children, this book would be a wonderful gift!

Because Liz and Janice are awesome, they sent me a couple copies of the book.  I’m keeping one (I know, I’m greedy, what can I say?), but I want one of you to have the other one! So let’s have a giveaway!

To enter:

1. Leave a comment below telling me what your best trick to getting them to eat is!  Or, if you don’t have any tricks, tell me what your biggest struggle with getting kids to eat.

Bonus Entries: (*Each bonus entry requires a separate comment to be counted!*)

2. Tweet about this post! Come back and leave a separate comment telling me you’ve done so. NOTE: You must be following @fujimama for this entry to count.  You can even just copy and paste this tweet to make it easy: “I just entered to win a copy of “No Whine with Dinner” cookbook from @fujimama http://su.pr/5bgVsQ #NoWhineBook”

3. Like La Fuji Mama on Facebook. Come back and leave a separate comment telling me you’ve done so (or if you already “like” me on Facebook).

4. Like The Meal Makeover Moms on Facebook.  Come back and leave a separate comment telling me you’ve done so.

5. Follow Liz and Janice on Twitter at @LizWeiss and @JaniceBissex and leave a separate comment telling me you’ve done so.

6. Sign up for our RSS Feed or Email Subscription.  Come back and leave a separate comment telling me you’ve done so (or if you’re already a subscriber).

7. Subscribe to The Meal Makover Moms’ monthly e-newsletter (includes giveaway news, healthy recipes and favorite food finds). Come back and leave a separate comment telling me you’ve done so.

Giveaway ends Sunday, December 26th, 2010 at 10pm PST.  The winner will be chosen via random.org and announced on Monday, December 27th, 2010.  This contest is open to all LFM readers.

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