Camila Alves McConaughey Promotes Healthy Eating With Best-Selling Book

Camila Alves McConaughey is teaching kids how to eat properly with her children’s book  … one that’s made it on the New York Times Best Seller List — joining the ranks of her husband Matthew McConaughey while he’s still on the list!

We spoke to Camila on TMZ Live about her 1st book, “Just Try One Bite” … the story following picky-eater parents that are confronted by their kids to trade junk foods like ice cream for a bite of something healthy.

The book made it to the NYT Best-Seller List instantly … where husband Matthew has been for the last 65 weeks — his autobiography, “Greenlights,” has sold over 3 million copies.

Camila still is in shock that her book has reached such a popular level … she says she moved to America from Brazil only knowing 3 English sentences, so to have a book published — let alone become a best-seller — is surreal.

Camila tells us the goal of her book isn’t to tell parents how to feed their kids … instead to get the whole family to share the importance of food and instill healthy habits at a young age.

She believes if parents open the discussion about food with their children, they will grow up as healthy adults.