The Can-Do Eating Plan for Overweight Kids and Teens: Helping Kids Control Weight, Look Better, and Feel Great (Paperback)

by Michelle Daum (Author), Amy Lemley (Author)

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Product Description
Stating that traditional diets do not work for kids, a pediatric nutritionist presents a kid-specific program that balances sensible, healthy foods with treats and is easy to follow and implement.

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Quill (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380780089
• ISBN-13: 978-0380780082
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,309,138 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes the child a partner in weight control, May 23, 1999

By	Luvdale57 (St. Petersburg, Florida) - See all my reviews

I found it difficult to find practical approaches to helping an overweight child lose weight. Let's face it...no child wants to eat salads and carrot sticks every day for lunch. Adult diets and eating plans don't work for children and there is precious little advice out there for parents. This eating plan is structured with the tastes and needs of children in mind. My son feels that it's easy to do, and I am relieved that whether I pick the menus or he does it on his own, he likes the meals. The dinner plans are suitable for adults too, so there's no cooking separate meals for the dieter. Especially great is the food exchange list of child friendly foods with portion sizes and calorie counts to guide you in customizing meal plans. If you're at wit's end, (as I was), I strongly urge you to give this plan a try.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I am 11, I tried whats in this book, and it worked!, August 24, 2003

A Kid's Review

I was always a very obese girl, and the reason was because I never stopped eating. But the worst part was that I only ate sweats to stop me from being hungry. My doctor said I really needed to get healthy, and that I already weighed more than my parents. But when my mom bought me this book, I didn't like it that much. But soon after the fact that I still got to eat as much as I wanted of healthy food, I really liked it. I felt myself getting smaller and having more energy. My belly and waist got smaller, and so did my legs. I even was able to run really fast in P.E. This book really works, and all overweight kids should read it.