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thought this was a cookbook but it's not - it's amazing resource for unlearning some poor information we've been fed about health and relearning intuitive eating and to stop fearing food.
This was a great, quick read. I liked the stories between the information. It added a nice touch to the dense information. I found it an easy read and I love that it really does aim to make us less scared to eat and to lean more into understanding - it's a whole picture, not just one piece.
A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.
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Absolutely loved this book! This should be required reading for anyone who needs to heal from a lifetime of negative self-talk and warped views on food and beauty. Living life con sabor is so vitally important. I received this as an ARC from Random House Publishing Group - Ballentine via Netgalley.
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This was just an awesome read way beyond my anything I could have imagined. I grew up a Mexican/Latina family in Arizona and eating beans, potatoes,rice and tortillas and none of us were heavy. We just learned about portions from my dad. My dad was the cook in our home. The book really hit home with me. Reading the peoples stories to further illustrate what author, Dalina Soto talking about helped even more. You don't have to stop eating what you grew up enjoying, just pay attention to the portions. There are so many helpful ways to stay healthy with food be intuitive about the way you eat no matter what culture. I can highly recommend this book for everyone who cares about what they eat.
I adored the book and thank you netgalley for giving me an opportunity to read it.
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I’m so glad I found this book! For such a long time, I was thought that Latin foods were not healthy. It wasn’t until Tik tok that I started realizing that it can be very healthy, you either need to portion it or find methods not to use ingredients like oil. This book has helped confirm that. I love that this included the TLDR sections and the Chula practice. It’s very informative and thorough in my opinion. It even breaks down the My Plate Diagram and explains each section with examples. I will be reading this over and over again for my meal times!
Thank you to Dalina Soto, Random House Publishing, and NetGalley for this e-ARC
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This was thoughtfully written and with a lot of care. I love the stories used to help connect to the reader and the infused humor that softens some of the challenging conversations and feelings that often come with "weight-loss"/"Diet" culture. It's empowering in its own right.
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Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an early copy of this book!
The author, Dalina Soto, truly wrote an incredibly moving and engaging piece. Once I started, I could not put this book down.
When I read the description of this book, I knew I had to read it. As a plus size woman who grew up in a Hispanic family- food and weight have always been at the forefront of my mind. Soto most definitely did not disappoint. I found myself connecting to the women in the book, and Soto’s wisdom on nutrition opened up something that I wasn’t expecting. I learned a lot from this reading, and I’m so happy that it was my first read of the year.
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First read of 2025! This was so good!! Thank you @netgalley and Ballentine Books for the chance to read this coming book from @your.latina.nutritionist. She nailed it with this book, due to come out March 18, 2025. It was funny and informative. I was able to relate to so many of the stories and ideas, even though I’m not Latina…Jewish families are so similar! This isn’t one of those “diet” books that makes you feel bad about yourself…it was informative and gave great information to apply to my life…just wish there were some good recipes!
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Very interesting book. I like how this one talked about different Diets related To the L a t I n community. I like how she tells a story about the person telling with a diet problem and how she explains how they can go about fixing this problem. Interesting book.Because She does.
Not like the diet myth. And she explains how different People went to a nutritionist and got the same results but in a healthy manner.
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The Latina Anti-Diet by Dalina Soto is an outstanding contribution to the field of intuitive eating, nutrition, and body acceptance from the Latine perspective. Most books on this topic are written by white dieticians with a lack of cultural sensitivity for Latine culture and customs. Dalina Soto is a registered dietician who started a popular instagram site on diet-free living. The first section of the book discusses how intuitive eating and dietetics in general can be extremely challenging for women in the Latine community. Ms. Soto empowers readers to embrace their bodies and cultural. While many dieticians make Latinas feel comfortable about cultural cuisine, Ms. Soto empowers readers to embrace foods that taste good and teaches approaches to make peace with food and exercise. The second section of the book covers the healthy living methodology that she has developed using several case studies.
I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to learn more about about intuitive eating. I especially recommend this book for Latina women and dieticians who work with the Latine community.
Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing for an advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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Well written and very informative. I am not Latina but there was a lot of good information for all of us. I had never thought of the cultural significance of my food.
I really enjoyed this.
March 18, 2025 NetGalley/ RHPG
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I received a free ebook from Netgalley in exchange for a fair and unbiased review of this book. I am not a Latina. I don't really have a weight issue. I did have an eating issue when I was in my teens. I didn't really know what this book would be about. I highly recommend it!!
All of have been taught that thin is beautiful. It's horrible but even if we aren't on a diet, everyone around us is. We have not been taught to love our bodies. It creates so much havoc.
The book is about trying to teach us how to eat in a healthy and non judgemental way. It's not a book about rules. It's about acceptance.
It's a book about self care and being kind to ourselves. It dismantles many myths we have been taught. It's a book that can be reread.
I read this book in only a few days. It is an easy to read book. The chapters are fairly short. The book is so interesting. It gives examples, teaches facts, gives history, and teaches self love.
I am so happy that I got the opportunity to read this book. I highly encourage others to read this book. I would love to meet the author at a book signing.
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I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This was a wonderful book, filled with great insight!
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Dalina Soto’s 'The Latina Anti-Diet' is a refreshing and much-needed addition to the conversation around intuitive eating, particularly for those in the Latine community. This book offers a culturally affirming guide for anyone who has followed Soto’s Nutritiously Yours platform or felt frustrated by the rampant misinformation about nutrition. Soto brings the warmth of abuelas’ kitchens to her approach, celebrating staples like arroz, habichuelas, and plátanos while rejecting the restrictive norms of diet culture.
With her CHULA method, Soto empowers readers to embrace intuitive eating that honors both their health and cultural heritage. This book speaks directly to Latine individuals from New York, Philly, and beyond who grew up surrounded by the love and tradition of home-cooked meals. It's an essential resource for those seeking to rebuild their relationship with food in a way that prioritizes both nourishment and joy.
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Thank you NetGalley for the e ARC. This book helped me so much. I was actually feeling all the things she wrote about: going to the gym every day, watching everything I ate. Thank you for showing me I am not alone
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This was super helpful. I read it and immediately went to follow Dalina on Instagram for more of her content. I found the book to be spot on with my feelings about diet culture and BMI. I also quickly took to Dalina's CHULA method. Brilliant! Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.
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Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an early copy of this book.
Quick disclaimer: I follow Dalia Soto on Instagram. Hopefully, I was able to give an impartial review.
The writing style is easy and conversational which made me think that I want to read a food history book by Soto. There's an emphasis on using fat in a neutral way which I love while also using "obesity" in quotation marks (like I did here).
I will say that some of the stuff requires the reader to have some knowledge of Soto's platform. This doesn't take away from the book or what it's saying, but I noticed it.
Part 1 lays the groundwork of nutrition and why a cultural perspective is needed. As Soto writes (and this may be different in the published copy), "people will eat and care about nutrition when the food is something they know and understand." Part 2 introduces her CHULA method which is a different approach to thinking about nutrition. Each chapter in this part breaks down the CHULA acronym.
The book puts a lot of effort into citing sources with chapters providing notes and a bibliography. At the end of each chapter, there is a TLDR of the chapter, a "Chula Practice", and endnotes.
In all, this book really proves that we have to listen to professionals and not influencers. I really enjoyed it and think it should be on reading lists for nutritionists.
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I really liked this book! It was a very positive message about diet culture and how certain cultures deal with that. There’s a lot of good tips and tricks, and lots of sound advice in this book. it was well written, and I enjoyed reading it.
Thank you to NetGalley, to the author, and to the publisher for this complementary ARC in exchange for my honest review!!!