Fit Kids: Raising Physically and Emotionally Strong Kids with Real Food

by Behan, Eileen
ISBN: 9780671037161
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Overview

One child in five weighs at least twenty percent more than his or her ideal. However, nurturing physically and emotionally fit kids is easier than we think. Eileen Behan, a registrered dietitian for more than twenty-five years, has seen parents' worst mistakes concerning food and their kids, and has compiled all the advice we need to combat -- and undo -- damaging habits in this remarkable guidebook.
"At the end of the year we all wanted to take pictures...but Betsy wouldn't let us because she said pictures make her look fat."
-- a fifth-grader
Discover:
  • how to tell if you child is actually overweight
  • how to recondition you child's eating patterns by changing your own attitudes toward food
  • how to squelch young girls' body image disorders with confidence and self-esteem
  • the traps laid out by foods marked "lite," "healthy," "contains real fruit"
  • how to implement a family meal plan that emphasizes healthy foods kids will like as well as mealtime strategies that make eating a pleasure
  • delicious and nutritious recipes for families on the go.

"My wife wants to control what our daughter eats, but I think she is making her crazy."
-- Father of an eight-year-old
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Behan, Eileen
  • ISBN: 9780671037161
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.50 x 0.96
  • Number Of Pages: 336
  • Publication Year: 2001