Great Reads for Parents
On our never-ending mission to keep you informed we researched some reading that thought might help. Here are our favorites – but there are always more so visit your local bookstore too.
ADA's Guide to Healthy Eating for Kids: How Your Children Can Eat Smart from 5 to 12
by Jodie Shield, RD and Mary Catherine Mullen, MS, RD. Wiley, 2002.
From the American Dietetic Association. This book offers easy-to-use methods for parents to use, no matter how crazy and diverse the family schedule is.
How to Teach Nutrition to Kids, 3rd Edition
by Connie Liakos Evers, MS, RD. 24 Carrot Press, 2006.
Creative ideas for parents and teachers who want to encourage children to select foods that are good for them. Hundreds of activities aimed at children ages 6-12.
Great Reads for KidsAges 5 – 7
Vegetables We Eat
by Gail Gibbons, Gail Gibbons (Illustrator),
A clear, informative introduction to eight groups of vegetables, categorized by the part of the plant that is eaten. For each group, Gibbons includes an illustration of one representative veggie as it grows in a garden. The rest of the page includes illustrations of related plants.
Ages 5 - 6
Grover's Guide to Good Eating
by Tom Leigh (Illustrator), Josie Yee (Illustrator)
Head Waiter Grover and his assistant Elmo welcome readers to the Good Eats Cafe, where they serve up tasty tidbits of information about healthy eating. This story reinforces all the important information about good nutrition and healthful eating habits and includes a giant helping of Sesame Street hilarity!
Ages 5 -8
Showdown At The Food Pyramid
by Rex Barron, Rex Barron (Illustrator)
When snack foods take over the food pyramid and make it collapse, members of the various food groups have to work together using the Great Food Guide to rebuild it.
Ages 7 - 10
Kids' Fun and Healthy Cookbook
by DK Publishing, Nichola Graimes
Put the fun back into healthy eating with this bright and colorful cookbook. This lively collection encourages kids to consider what they eat and how it affects their bodies, without preaching. Yummy interpretations of old classics, as well as new recipes destined to become classic help turn eating into a delicious treat.
Ages 9 – 11
Healthy Snack and Fast-Food Choices
by Mary Turck
The results of poor eating habits in America have been in the news over the last several years. Information such as one in six first graders is seriously overweight has raised concern among health care professionals. Poor eating habits begin early in life, and as we all know, are difficult to change as you get older. This interesting book brings the relationship of eating and health to teens in a format that is relevant to their lives.
Teens – Girls
Fitness Training for Girls: A Teen Girl's Guide to Resistance Training, Cardiovascular Conditioning and Nutrition
by Katrina Gaede, Doug Werner, Alan Lachica,
Sorting through the mental, physical, and emotional aspects of a girl's life during her teen years, this guide presents positive reasons and practical advice for making fitness a permanent part of her life.