I learnt a lot from this book about food. There were tips and worksheets to go through which helped. It was nice to have a book to read about this as it made it feel like I wasn't the only one who was a picky eater.

This is an extremely well-written, easy-to-understand, and highly accessible book about avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder for adults. All three authors are Associate Professors of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and work with the Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, in addition to having a history of peer-reviewed research in eating disorders. That being said, this book can't be have better credentials to help someone looking for assistance with what the authors call "picky eating." When it comes to a subject that's as serious as eating disorders, I personally like knowing that the authors aren't just random people who decided they thought they'd write a book on a whim - I research WHO has written the book almost as much as WHAT the book is about.

This book helps one understand what exactly "picky eating," or ARFID is, and how to best understand their own eating habits and how they began. There are a lot of worksheets and questionnaires that help keep track of attitudes and behaviors that will help guide one through recovery, and I feel confident enough that this book can do just that.

I was provided an advanced copy of this book by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The book does a good job of gathering together a lot of information on this disorder, and presenting each chapter with multiple real life cases of people who deal with this every day, and how they are working on it. Introduction of new and scary foods is of course a huge part of this. One thing that I wish were addressed more was when introducing new foods to try them in different forms (raw, lightly cooked, more cooked). I have sensory issues, specifically texture and taste (also a strong gag reflex). The foods that I’ve been able to introduce as an adult have been in varied forms of raw and cooked. For example, asparagus is one of my favorite vegetables now, but only roasted until dark and soft. I will not eat steamed asparagus or raw asparagus. Another example is applesauce – I cannot tolerate store-bought applesauce because it has a grainy texture to it, but if I make it from scratch and purée in my blender until 100% smooth then it’s great. But like I said earlier, I think this book does a good job of getting together a lot of information on this disorder and the steps to mitigate it.

Thank you to NetGalley & Cambridge University Press for this advanced reader copy. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

I learned many things about food disorders from this book. All the examples, the tips and the worksheets with exercises given can help the person to get better. I liked the book because I learned a lot of things but I am sure it can be a huge help...

Thank you to Netgalley and Cambridge University Press for providing me with an ARC of The Picky Eater's Recovery Book: Overcoming Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.

This self-help book provides some nice information about Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) and a lot of tips and worksheets to overcome it. I do not have ARFID myself so I cannot judge how effective these tips and worksheets are. However, I do think that for individuals with ARFID, especially adults, this book might be a great help. A lot of literature and self-help books surrounding ARFID and picky eaters are focused on children so it's nice that the authors chose to create a self-help book for adults with ARFID who face different challenges, for example, difficult social situations surrounding food (eating in a restaurant, on a date or with family).

Personally, I learnt a lot about ARFID in the first couple of chapters. I was not familiar with this eating disorder at all so I am glad that I got to learn about it. These chapters might be nice to give to loved ones so they can understand the person with ARFID better.

I didn’t finish it because there was just an excessive amount of formatting issues that made it nearly impossible to read but the gist of the book was pretty interesting. I especially liked the idea of trying five new foods every week.

Hopefully the final product is formatted better but I just couldn’t read it.

This book was honestly such an eye opener. In 2018 I was diagnosed with anxiety and was told that my food issues were to do with my anxiety and emetaphobia. After reading this, I finally feel like I have some answers and that there is a way to prevent a relapse in the future. I cannot reccomend this book enough to people who feel like they are lost or struggling with food. I was so fed up of being told that I am a picky eater when in fact it is a genuine eating disorder. Thank you so much for all your research into this disorder and you will truly help thousands of people with this. Thank you.

I just want to say thank you to the publishers of this book. This book is written for Adults who have ARFID. I read this book to try and help my 14 year old son. Although he has never been officially diagnosed he definitely has this eating disorder. His eating issues started when he was an infant. Doctors had no idea what was wrong with him. At that time ARFID was not a diagnosed disorder that people knew about. I felt so alone and could not understand why my son would not eat. I had one doctor tell me to just let him starve for 3 days and eventually he would eat. After trying for years and working with many different health professionals he still only eats 10 foods.

What I really liked about this book is they broke down the disorder and gave examples of real people who have struggled and gone through treatment. One of the profiles was almost identical to my son. The strategies they suggested are very similar to ones I have heard over the years but what the book gave me was some hope. It really broke it down as to how one could go about conquering their fear and how to approach food which is exactly what my son needs. I also like how in the book gave follow up advice for when you have gone through the steps. I just found this book very informative and helpful. This is not a disorder that is going to be cleared up in one day. It takes time but this book gave some great advice and strategies.

I received this book through NetGalley to review and I will be purchasing this book when it is published. There were many charts and worksheets to help you but I could not access them on the ebook copy I was given. I definitely think that a hard copy would be much more beneficial. I am hoping that this book will help guide my son and be helpful to him throughout his life so that this disorder will not isolate him and rule him in the future.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Cambridge University Press for the advanced copy.