As parents, you are responsible for offering a healthful variety of foods. Your children are responsible for deciding what and how much they want to eat from what they are offered. This book provides nutrition guidelines for toddlers, school-age children, and adolescents. Information on eating disorders, alternative diets, food safety, allergies, and food additives is also provided. New parents and seasoned parents will find this a marvelous home reference to consult again and again.
Accessible explanations focus on causes and prevention methods and strategies.
This is a reference book that lends itself to browsing - a good strategy for new and experienced parents alike. This book is one of the best Janice VanCleave books I've read in a while. Her books are always well done, but this one is even better than usual. Rather than the typical thinly-disguised cookbooks which comprise most kid's food science books, this volume is science first and eating second. This is followed by a short quiz and an easy activity that demonstrates the knowledge previously discussed.