Eating Right from 8 to 18: Nutrition Solutions for Parents [Paperback]

Sandra K. Nissenberg (Author), Barbara N. Pearl (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 4, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0471392820 | ISBN-13: 978-0471392828 | Edition: 1

Help your child develop healthy eating habits that will last a lifetime

Most children establish lifelong eating patterns between the ages of 8 and 18. This practical and authoritative guide is the ultimate resource for parents who want to help their children adopt and enjoy a diet that will keep them healthy, well nourished, and physically fit, both now and for the rest of their lives.

Eating Right from 8 to 18 helps you educate your children about nutrition; steer them away from a constant diet of junk food and fast food; and provide them with delicious, nutritious meals that will appeal to even the pickiest eaters. You'll also find specific solutions to issues of special concern, such as eating disorders, chronic fad dieting, and more. In this reliable, comprehensive guide, you'll discover:
* Clear, easy-to-follow nutritional guidelines for children
* More than 100 delicious, nutritious, easy-to-prepare recipes
* What to do if your child is naturally underweight or overweight
* How to ensure that vegetarian children are getting enough protein
* Special nutritional guidelines for young athletes


It is hard sometimes to know whether you're doing the right thing for your child. Using the proven solutions and techniques you'll find in Eating Right from 8 to 18, you can solve your child's eating-related problems with complete confidence.

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Help your child develop healthy eating habits that will last a lifetime

Most children establish lifelong eating patterns between the ages of 8 and 18. This practical and authoritative guide is the ultimate resource for parents who want to help their children adopt and enjoy a diet that will keep them healthy, well nourished, and physically fit, both now and for the rest of their lives.

Eating Right from 8 to 18 helps you educate your children about nutrition; steer them away from a constant diet of junk food and fast food; and provide them with delicious, nutritious meals that will appeal to even the pickiest eaters. You’ll also find specific solutions to issues of special concern, such as eating disorders, chronic fad dieting, and more. In this reliable, comprehensive guide, you’ll discover:

• Clear, easy-to-follow nutritional guidelines for children
• More than 100 delicious, nutritious, easy-to-prepare recipes
• What to do if your child is naturally underweight or overweight
• How to ensure that vegetarian children are getting enough protein
• Special nutritional guidelines for young athletes

It is hard sometimes to know whether you’re doing the right thing for your child. Using the proven solutions and techniques you’ll find in Eating Right from 8 to 18, you can solve your child’s eating-related problems with complete confidence.

About the Author

SANDRA K. NISSENBERG, M.S., R.D., is a registered dietitian and nutrition consultant. She has written or coauthored several books on childhood nutrition, including Quick Meals for Healthy Kids and Busy Parents.
BARBARA N. PEARL, M.S., R.D., is a registered dietitian and nutrition consultant. She has a private nutrition practice where she counsels children, teens, and adults in all areas of nutrition. Along with Ms. Nissenberg, she is the author of Brown Bag Success: Making Healthy Lunches Your Kids Won't Trade.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (January 4, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471392820
• ISBN-13: 978-0471392828
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,995,605 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sandra K. Nissenberg, MS, RD, is a registered dietitan with a strong background in feeding healthy families and children. She obtained her bachelors in Foods and Nutrition from the University of Kentucky and her masters in Public Health Nutrition from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland. Sandy has two children who helped inspire her on many of her books, especially as she followed their eating habits through the years. Currently, Sandy works as a cookbook editor, and lives in the suburbs of Chicago with her husband. Her children are now grown and have learned how to eat healthy themselves. Her daughter, Heather, is co-author of one of her books on helping kids make and eat fun and healthy foods.

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This review is from: Eating Right from 8 to 18: Nutrition Solutions for Parents (Paperback)

This book educates parents on children's nutrition, so that they can steer them away from a diet of junk food and fast food, and provide them with nutritious meals that will appeal to even the pickiest eaters. This age group is important, as this is the time when children start developing life-long habits. The authors also offer specific solutions to issues of special concern, such as eating disorders, chronic fad dieting, and more.