Eating Healthier as a Family
From the Set Food for Life
When teens get inspired to improve their health by eating more nutritiously, they may want their families to join in. But how can they motivate their parents and siblings to give up highly processed and junk foods? This book will help teens talk to their families about the psychological and physical health benefits of eating meals together. They can explain the value of a plant-based diet (even for meat eaters), the science behind Harvard's Healthy Eating Plate, and the five best diets for families (as rated by nutritionists and dietitians). The book provides suggestions for healthy snacks, planning and cooking meals, losing weight the healthy way, dealing with picky eaters, grocery shopping and cooking when teens go away to college, and accommodating a family member who has a special diet, such as a vegan sister or a parent with high blood pressure. Family dinners should be a celebration--enjoyable for everyone, with lively conversations and belly laughs. This book offers a selection of fun games and open-ended questions to draw people out, plus ways for families to explore their heritage or even other cultures with special ethnic dinners. It's time for families to create new traditions with memories that will last a lifetime.
Food for Life - School Library Journal
Gr 9 Up–Diving into the hot topics of food for teens, these titles explore nutrition from farm to digestion and help explain everything along the way. They provide a refreshing look at
evidence-based, reliable information on important ideas like supplements and plant-based diets. Those subjects in focus do a great job of keeping the readers on the track of healthy diets and habits while avoiding the pitfalls of disordered eating and exercise behaviors. While the text is lengthy, the affirmative knowledge broken down in a no-nonsense way paired with scientific diagrams and illustrations help make the content much more accessible.
VERDICT An indispensable selection for high school libraries that addresses topics around dieting and healthy eating in an age-appropriate, healthy way for young adults.