How to Teach Nutrition to Kids [Paperback]

Connie Liakos Evers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 6, 2006

How to Teach Nutrition to Kids by registered dietitian Connie Evers promotes the positive, fun side of healthful eating and physical activity. Packed with ideas that empower children to evaluate nutrition information, make smart food choices and creatively prepare food, How to Teach Nutrition to Kids effectively integrates nutrition into multiple areas of a child's life. Step-by-step instructions are given for over 200 activities featuring MyPyramid, children's books, gardening, recipes, food art, label reading, fitness and more. Parents, educators and others involved in the lives of children will welcome the hands-on nature of this recently revised book. Learn more at nutritionforkids.com.

Editorial Reviews

Review

An excellent, handy resource that will be used!. . . Highly Recommended ---- Society for Nutrition Education, MyPyramid E-catalog Review

The science of nutrition, a topic becoming more popular with rising childhood obesity, may seem a complex and dry topic for children, but this recently updated guide provides positive information and fun activity ideas complete with illustrations. The author goes beyond the old food pyramid and includes many simple, healthy recipes. The book teaches adults and children how to make beneficial dietary choices, empowering them by explaining how to have a positive self-image, encouraging physical fitness, and emphasizing healthy eating habits. ----National Center for Quality Afterschool

About the Author

Connie Evers is a registered dietitian, consultant and author who specializes in the health of children and adolescents. She works as a nutrition education consultant to schools, universities and child nutrition programs throughout the nation, developing programs, writing materials and providing hands-on training to educators, school nutrition professionals, health care professionals and parents. She writes the free Feeding Kids Newsletter, located at nutritionforkids.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 247 pages
• Publisher: 24 Carrot Pr; 3rd edition (April 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964797011
• ISBN-13: 978-0964797017
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,777 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Connie Evers, MS, RD, is a registered dietitian who specializes in children's health and nutrition education.

Through her work with parents, educators, and children, Connie strives to empower children of all ages to develop a zest for nutritious foods and an active lifestyle.

An author, writer, speaker, consultant and spokesperson, Connie has worked in the area of children's nutrition for over 20 years and has real-life experience as the mother of three children. Visit her website at nutritionforkids.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource, September 27, 2005

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Cathe Fein Olson "Avid reader and writer" (curled up with a book) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Teach Nutrition to Kids (Paperback)

I lead nutrition workshops for parents but I am now working up a class for kids. Evers book is just what I needed. The book has lots of ideas for making nutrition education fun and interesting for children. She gives lots of activities and crafts that can help illustrate the concepts she presents.

As a homeschooling mom, I like the way nutrition education can be incorporated into math, language arts, history, science, etc. However, if your child is in public school, Evers has lots of ways you can work with the school to get more nutrition education and healthier food in the cafeteria.

I also love all the book recommendations given. Evers lists a bunch of titles that will encourage children to try new and different foods.

One thing that is slightly dated now is that Evers spends a lot of time on the food pyramid, which has now been replaced. (However from what I understand, this new system is rather complicated so for children the food pyramid is probably much easier to understand.)

This book is a great resource for parents and teachers.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent information and material, April 24, 2004

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alissa green (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Teach Nutrition to Kids (Paperback)

I teach an afterschool class to elementary students and I loved this book. It has so much information I can share with the kids. In my class we make a healthy snack together and talk about why it is healthy for us. This book helped me create my curriculum and put together recipes. The students (primary and intermediate grades) really enjoy my class because of it. I highly recommend this book, especially because Connie Evers is a Registered Dietitian. The knowledge she shares is superior to any other book I have read. I also highly recommend her workbook as well as her website. Great references and information for anyone interested in children's nutrition!!!

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What kids really need!!!, April 27, 2004

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Rivka Robbin Freeman, RPh, CCN, CDE (Brooklyn, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Teach Nutrition to Kids (Paperback)

Connie Liakos Evers really knows what kids out there need. This bood is written for the adults. I wish we could enable people, kids, teens. adults, to choose balanced meal food items from menus and help people to picture balanced meals and make their choices easier at school or work cafeterias, restaurants, food services of all kinds. There's alot of responsibility in consuming food these days.