American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child's Nutrition: Making Peace at the Table and Building Healthy Eating Habits for Life [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: November 30, 1999

From the foremost authority on children's health--
a comprehensive guide to making peace at the table, feeding your baby, and creating healthy eating habits for the whole family

The American Academy of Pediatrics knows that the real challenge for parents isn't being aware of what to feed kids--it's getting children to actually eat those foods. From the preeminent organization in the field, the Guide to Your Child's Nutrition is a source of reassuring advice to help parents raise healthy children. Beyond simple guidelines describing the dietary needs of children from birth through adolescence, the Academy gives tips on:

¸   choosing what's best for your newborn
¸   introducing solid foods
¸   feeding toddlers and picky eaters
¸   reducing fat and salt for children of any age
¸   keeping adolescents eating well
¸   identifying allergies in children

        The AAP Guide to Your Child's Nutrition uses a two-color format to make its information easy to use and quick to find. Sidebars offer low-fat snacks and menus, help for allergy sufferers, and a plethora of suggestions to make mealtimes easier and healthier for everyone.

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From the foremost authority on children's health--
a comprehensive guide to making peace at the table, feeding your baby, and creating healthy eating habits for the whole family

The American Academy of Pediatrics knows that the real challenge for parents isn't being aware of what to feed kids--it's getting children to actually eat those foods. From the preeminent organization in the field, the Guide to Your Child's Nutrition is a source of reassuring advice to help parents raise healthy children. Beyond simple guidelines describing the dietary needs of children from birth through adolescence, the Academy gives tips on:

¸ choosing what's best for your newborn
¸ introducing solid foods
¸ feeding toddlers and picky eaters
¸ reducing fat and salt for children of any age
¸ keeping adolescents eating well
¸ identifying allergies in children

The AAP Guide to Your Child's Nutrition uses a two-color format to make its information easy to use and quick to find. Sidebars offer low-fat snacks and menus, help for allergy sufferers, and a plethora of suggestions to make mealtimes easier and healthier for everyone.

About the Author

William H. Dietz, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.P., is director of the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Loraine Stern, M.D., F.A.A.P., is associate clinical professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the UCLA School of Medicine and is a regular contributor to Wo-man's Day.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 55,000 primary-care pediatricians, pe-diatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. Pre-vious AAP books include Guide to Your Child's Symp-toms and Guide to Your Child's Sleep. The Academy is headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Villard; 1st Pbk. Ed edition (November 30, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375754873
• ISBN-13: 978-0375754876
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #577,713 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just ok, March 19, 2006

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Jen M. (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child's Nutrition: Making Peace at the Table and Building Healthy Eating Habits for Life (Paperback)

I was excited about this book, but I have found that not much of it is relevant for the age of my little one (4 years old). They list a lot of good information for babies and a lot of good information for older kids, but the information for toddlers and preschoolers was lacking, in my opinion.

4.0 out of 5 stars great resource, June 28, 2010

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This review is from: American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child's Nutrition: Making Peace at the Table and Building Healthy Eating Habits for Life (Paperback)

I am a public health nurse and teach health and nutrition courses to parents. This book is a constant resource for me. It is easy to follow and full of useful tables, growth charts, etc. I have found this to be one of the most practical books in my library

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, March 23, 2009

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Karine Hughes (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child's Nutrition: Making Peace at the Table and Building Healthy Eating Habits for Life (Paperback)

Practical, well-written. Provides behaviorial information as well as nutritional. This is one of the better books on children's nutrition we have seen.