Healthy Choices, Healthy Children, A guide to raising fit, happy kids,
Here’s the cover to the new book that is coming out in October. By the way, you can pre-order it at Amazon right now!
Healthy Choices, Healthy Children:
a guide to raising fit, happy kids
by Lori S. Brizee with Sue Schumann Warner
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part One Back to Basics
1 The “Hows” of Eating 9
2 The “Whats” of Eating 17
3 Kids Are Made to Be Active 29
Part Two Putting Things in Perspective
4 Teaching Kids about Healthy Eating 39
5 Kids’ Foods, or Just a Way to Market Junk? 45
6 Help for Picky Eaters 51
7 What Should the Adults Be Eating and Doing? 59
Part Three Universal Issues
8 My Child’s Weight Is Out of Control: What Should I Do? 65
9 What Does Getting Enough Sleep Have to Do with My Child’s Weight? 75
10 A Word to the Wise about Eating Disorders 83
11 How Environment and Genetics Have Created an Obese Society 91
12 What About Calories? 99
Part Four Putting It into Practice
13 Recipes, Meals, and Snacks 107
Breakfast: Quick and easy 108
Lunch: Simple and nutritious 112
Dinner: Healthy and convenient 115
Vegetables and Salads 132
Fabulous Fruits 138
Whole Grains 140
Super Snacks 142
Dessert 144
Salad Dressings and Dips 147
Basic Sauces, Marinades, and Rubs 150
Appendices
1 Raise Your Nutritional IQ
A Detailed Look at the Five Food Groups 157
2 Carbohydrates, Protein, and Fat:
A Detailed Look at the Major Components of Foods 161
3 Nutrition and Lifestyle References for Families 168
4 References 179
