As a perpetual seeker of relationship strategies surrounding diet and nutrition, I was hopeful that I may gain some inside into my struggles reading The Core 3 Healthy Eating Plan. It sounds simple enough, right? Maybe 3 bullet points to comprehend and move forward incorporating healthy changes into my life? Wrong. This reads like a textbook and quickly brought me back to all those years in nursing school, decades ago. While the author took great care to cover many aspects of nutrition, I just couldn't stick with it very long and absorbed very little information. Unfortunately, I didn't feel drawn into this book as it seems to overlook opportunities for connection with the reader.
Many thanks to Adams Media and Netgalley for this ARC (all opinions expressed in this review are authentically mine).

Some interesting facts, but definitely a bias towards weight loss, rather than living healthily. Overall, some information may be useful. Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book is unfortunately not for me. It is quite information heavy and has some outdated views on dieting and body size

Unfortunately, The Core 3 Healthy Eating Plan is not very good for two reasons.

First, I took nutrition in college so believe me when I say this book reads like a textbook. It is filled with useful facts but as dry as a bone. Don’t read this in bed unless you are looking for a sleep aid.

Second, the author appears to hate people who are trying to lose weight. There is fat-shaming throughout the book. Those people are the audience for her book. Does anyone else see a problem here?

The Core 3 Healthy Eating Plan is not recommended unless you are a person who is already thin but has insomnia. 1 star!

Thanks to Adams Media and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.

DNF @6%

"And without a doubt, it is easier to be body positive when you're in a smaller body."

I'll take "Completely Missing the Point" for $1000, Alex...

This lovely chestnut (said without irony or caveats) is actually in the "Signs of an Unhealthy Body Image" section. Gee, I wonder where people are getting toxic messaging that leads to body image issues?

I'm not at all opposed to people wanting to live their healthiest lives, or even wanting to lose weight, for a myriad of reasons--I voluntarily picked up a book about healthy eating, after all. But body positivity is about honoring, respecting, and caring for your body regardless of what size and shape it happens to be.

I find it so disingenuous to have statements like this buried in the section that's ostensibly supposed to be about improving one's health and not measuring worth on the scale. Unfortunately, reading this makes me mistrust the author's motivations and perspective to the point where I'm no longer willing to explore the rest of their ideas.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review.