NUTRITION COUNSELING AND EDUCATION SKILL DEVELOPMENT, 3rd Edition, is a step-by-step guide to help you through the basic components involved in changing food behavior and improving nutritional status. This book provides a solid foundation of counseling and education principles, opportunities to practice new skills, and knowledge of evaluation methodologies in an organized, accessible, and engaging approach. The authors' clear style helps you translate theoretical perspectives on nutrition counseling into real-life applications that can influence knowledge, skills, and attitudes. The goal of the book is to help you learn and use basic skills universal to counseling and education and provide you with a springboard on which to build and modify individual styles.