Child and Teen Nutrition

Child and Teen Nutrition

American Dietetic Association Healthy Eating For Kids: How Your Child Can Eat Smart from 5 to 12
by Jodie Shield, RD and Mary Catherine Mullen, MS, RD. Wiley, 2002.
Schools parents in nutrition fundamentals and arms them with easy-to-follow guidelines so that breakfast skippers, lunchtime traders and nutritionally clueless nibblers learn to make healthy eating choices.
If Your Child Is Overweight: A Guide for Parents, 3rd Edition
by Susan Kosharek, MS, RD. American Dietetic Association, 2006. 
Written in an easy-to-use format, readers will find simple how-to instructions to help guide children ages 4-12 to change the way they eat.
Everything But the Kitchen Sink
by Frieda Wishinsky and Elizabeth MacLeod. Scholastic Inc., 2008.
Why do we say “cool as a cucumber”? Which country consumes the most chocolate? Learn these secrets and pick up a few ideas for cool experiments. A fun book that will give you tidbits to impress your friends.
    Feed Your Family Right!: How to Make Smart Food and Fitness Choices for a Healthy Lifestyle
    by Elisa Zied, MS, RD with Ruth Winter, MS. Wiley, 2007.
    Americans are just too busy to eat right and exercise regularly. Being in tune with your family’s tastes and genetics can help you plan for them to eat well and also create some fitness fun.
      Fit Kids: A Practical Guide to Raising Active and Healthy Children — From Birth to Teens
      by Mary L. Gavin, MD; Steven A. Dowshen, MD; Neil Izenberg, MD. DK Publishing, Inc., 2004.
      A very family-oriented guide that emphasizes the importance of focusing children on a healthy eating regimen from infancy through 18 years.
        Food Fights
        by Laura A. Jana, MD, FAAP and Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP.
        American Academy of Pediatrics, 2008.
        Children are not always good eaters. Here are some solutions to whining, dealing with the influence of friends and choosing when to make an issue of eating.
          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.
            Meals without Squeals: Child Care Feeding Guide & Cookbook, 3rd Edition
            by Christine Berman, MPH, RD and Jacki Fromer. Bull Publishing Company, 2006.
            Completely revised and updated child care feeding guide and cookbook. This book is the basic feeding guide for anyone caring for children. It is designated to help with sound nutrition information, good tasting food and timely advice about children and food.
              Mom’s Guide to Meal Makeovers
              by Janice Newell Bissex, MS, RD and Elizabeth Weiss, MS, RD.  Broadway Books, 2004.
              Taking kids’ favorite foods and making them healthier is the focus of this book. Realistic ideas for improving the family’s diet and speeding up meal preparation by using basic foods.
                The Nursing Mother's Companion
                by Kathleen Huggins. 5th Revised Edition. Harvard Common Press, 2005. 
                Guides mothers through pregnancy and the child's first year.  Includes helpful photos and illustrations.
                  A Parent's Guide to Childhood Obesity
                  by Sandra G. Hassink, MD, FAAP, Editor in Chief. American Academy of Pediatrics, 2006.
                  Addresses issues such as sneaking food, bingeing, snacking, encouraging physical exercise, preparing nutritious meals and partnering with family members, schools and child care providers.
                    Parent’s Guide to Eating Disorders, 2nd Edition
                    by Marcia Herrin, EdD, MPH, RD and Nancy Matsumoto. Gurze Books, 2007.
                    Body image concerns are not limited to teenage girls — boys may develop an Adonis Complex. A scientifically-based practical guide from an author who recovered from anorexia nervosa and a binge-eating disorder.
                      Weight Loss Confidential: How Teens Lose Weight and Keep It Off — and What They Wish Parents Knew
                      by Anne M. Fletcher, MS, RD. Houghton Mifflin, 2006.
                      Adolescence — when being overweight seems like the end of the world. Here’s an inspiring book with real-life stories for teenagers who face this challenge…and the parents who love them.
                        When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets or Quads: Proven Guidelines for a Healthy Multiple Pregnancy
                        by Dr. Barbara Luke, MPH, RD and Tamara Eberlein. HarperCollins, 2004. 
                        Outlines a practical, nutrition-based program, including 50 recipes to keep you and your babies healthy during pregnancy.
                          Your Child’s Weight: Helping without Harming
                          by Ellyn Satter, MS, RD, LCSW; Kelcy Press, 2005.
                          Doing what comes naturally when feeding children, and focusing on providing for them rather than depriving them is the philosophy of this book.

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