Eat, Play, and Be Healthy [Paperback]

W. Allan Walker (Author), Courtney Humphries (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harvard Medical School Guides | Publication Date: February 18, 2005

"Written by one of the world's top nutritional physicians, "Eat, Play, and Be Healthy" gives scientifically sound and kitchen-tested advice on creating lifelong healthy eating habits. This book is a solution to the growing epidemic of nutrition-related health and behavior problems in children' - William Sears, M.D., author of "The Baby Book". 'An excellent guide for parents who want to provide the best possible nutritional health for their growing children' - Ronald Kleinman, M.D., former chairman of the Committee on Nutrition, American Academy of Pediatrics. With so much conflicting advice coming from the media, your friends, and parenting guides, it's hard to know whether you're making the right food choices for your kids. Written by a leading authority on pediatric nutrition, "Eat, Play, and Be Healthy" provides answers to all your childhood nutrition questions - and much more. "Eat, Play, and Be Healthy" shows you how to feed your children to ensure that their young bodies and minds enjoy full and healthy growth at every stage of development. Picking up where Dr. Walter C. Willett's international bestseller "Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy" left off, W. Allan Walker, M.D., shows how to apply the research-based Healthy Eating Pyramid to a child's unique needs. Drawing on his forty years of clinical research, as well as the latest scientific findings, he: offers a scientifically proven alternative to the FDA food pyramid; helps you shape your kids' eating habits from the start; and, provides fun, delicious recipes for healthy foods kids will want to eat.

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"Written by one of the world's top nutritional physicians, Eat, Play, and Be Healthy gives scientifically sound and kitchen-tested advice on creating lifelong healthy eating habits. This book is a solution to the growing epidemic of nutrition-related health and behavior problems in children."
--William Sears, M.D., author of The Baby Book

"An excellent guide for parents who want to provide the best possible nutritional health for their growing children."
--Ronald Kleinman, M.D., former chairman of the Committee on Nutrition, American Academy of Pediatrics

With so much conflicting advice coming from the media, your friends, and parenting guides, it's hard to know whether you're making the right food choices for your kids. Written by a leading authority on pediatric nutrition, Eat, Play, and Be Healthy provides answers to all your childhood nutrition questions--and much more.

Eat, Play, and Be Healthy shows you how to feed your children to ensure that their young bodies and minds enjoy full and healthy growth at every stage of development. Picking up where Dr. Walter C. Willett's international bestseller Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy left off, W. Allan Walker, M.D., shows how to apply the research-based Healthy Eating Pyramid to a child's unique needs. Drawing on his forty years of clinical research, as well as the latest scientific findings, he:

• Offers a scientifically proven alternative to the FDA food pyramid
• Helps you shape your kids' eating habits from the start
• Provides fun, delicious recipes for healthy foods kids will want to eat

About the Author

W. Allan Walker, M.D., is a professor of pediatrics, the first Conrad Taff Professor of Nutrition, and the Director of the Division of Nutrition at Harvard Medical School.

Courtney Humphries is a professional writer specializing in health topics.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (February 18, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071441867
• ISBN-13: 978-0071441865
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,249,936 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book -- great advice, easy to read, October 29, 2010

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This is a book based on solid research, from Harvard Medical School, written in a friendly style accessible to everyone.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Mom endorses, March 31, 2005

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Claire E. Benedict (Atlanta, Georgia USA) - See all my reviews
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I was hungry for the info in this book! My daughter celebrates her first birthday next month and I was at a loss about what's next after nursing. You'll heartily appreciate all the nitty-gritty scientific data in these pages, but you're equally likely to indulge in the simple recipe suggestions and feel good doing it!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Guideline for Children's Health, June 16, 2005

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This book was an amazing resource for using the most up-to-date knowledge to educate new parents on how to raise our child. It lays out in the most basic way, the best nutritional and developmental advice.