Keto Kid: Helping Your Child Succeed on the Ketogenic Diet [Paperback]

Deborah Snyder (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1932603298 | ISBN-13: 978-1932603293 | Publication Date: November 9, 2006 | Edition: 1

For more than half of all children with epilepsy, the only reliable way to control seizures is through the ketogenic diet, a rigid regimen that strictly limits both calories and liquid intake. Keto Kid details the daily management of the diet — where one extra bite of food can have serious repercussions on a child’s health — while also addressing the emotional struggle children encounter with the loss of their favorite foods and the necessity of learning rigorous self-denial at a very young age. The book also provides recipes for keto-friendly meals and tips for making this limited diet more interesting; time-saving strategies such as pre-weighing and freezing meals; and a day-by-day account of life on the ketogenic diet; and more. Calm, direct, and above all, hopeful, Snyder helps families successfully adopt the diet while making the experience as pleasant as possible for both child and parent.

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About the Author

Deborah Ann Snyder, DO, is a family physician in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. At the age of four, her son Bryce was prescribed the ketogenic diet after having uncontrollable seizures. Following the diet's two-year course, her son is now seizure-free. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Demos Health; 1 edition (November 9, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932603298
• ISBN-13: 978-1932603293
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,994 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #8 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Disorders & Diseases > Epilepsy
  • #59 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Disorders & Diseases > Nervous System

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keto Mom recommends this book, November 12, 2007

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Keto Mom (Idaho) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Keto Kid: Helping Your Child Succeed on the Ketogenic Diet (Paperback)

I bought this book after my son started the ketogenic diet. This books has great recipes and suggestions. I make waffles which are his favorite. I learned where to buy products. This books makes the diet easier.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Keto Kid Is A Healthy, Seizure-Free One Thanks To Low-Carb Living!, March 23, 2009

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Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Man "Jimmy Moore" (Spartanburg, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Keto Kid: Helping Your Child Succeed on the Ketogenic Diet (Paperback)

Does you child need to be on a ketogenic diet to control epilepsy or obesity? Then this is the book you need to read from cover to cover and follow exactly for important information about making meals you kid will eat, deal with special events like birthdays, helping your child understand why he can't have certain foods anymore, and a detailed diary account of the author's success at implementing this low-carb approach with her four-year old son who was having constant seizures. Two years later, he is seizure-free because of a high-fat, low-carb ketogenic diet.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you for this book!!, June 29, 2009

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Dresden Engle (Rochester, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Keto Kid: Helping Your Child Succeed on the Ketogenic Diet (Paperback)

My daughter has been on the Ketogenic Diet for one year (and still seizure-free!)and we could not have done it without this book and the wisdom and generosity of Dr. Deborah Snyder. She spoke to me mom-to-mom and her medical expertise, in addition to her being mom to a seizure-free sweet boy, made me feel more confident in my cooking and food decisions. Thank you and bless you!