The Bottom Line
In addition to a lack physical activity, getting too many calories is definitely one of the things to blame for the childhood obesity epidemic. Eat This Not That! For Kids! will help you to choose healthier foods for your kids by avoiding high-fat foods, over-sized portions, and foods with added sugars.
In addition to lists of specific foods to avoid in restaurants and at the grocery store, this book will help you make healthier choices by learning to read nutrition fact labels and menus.
Pros
- quick summary of nutritional causes of childhood obesity
- great advice on importance eating a variety of vegetables
- teaches parents how to read menus and nutrition facts labels
- includes a section on trying to eat healthy at school
Cons
- few suggestions on how to get your kids to eat the healthier foods
- none of the information is actually targeted at kids
- no information about food allergies
Description
- Learn what to order for your kids at 40 popular restaurants, from Applebee's to Wendy's.
- Compare popular foods by seeing calories, fat grams, and amount of sodium they all have.
- Make healthier choices at the grocery store by learning to read nutrition fact labels.
Guide Review - Eat This Not That! For Kids! Book Review
The advice in Eat This Not That! For Kids! is hardly original. After all, most of the book simply describes information that is already available on the food's own nutrition fact label or in the restaurant's nutrition information list.
What does make the book useful though, like the original Eat This Not That!, is that in addition to teaching you how to actually read nutrition labels, the book shows direct, side-by-side comparisons to illustrate why some foods are healthier than others. For example, you likely already know that MultiGrain Cheerios is a better choice that Cap'n Crunch, but after reading Eat This Not That! For Kids! you will know it is because MultiGrain Cheerios has half the sugar and three times the fiber as Cap'n Crunch.
The book should also reinforce that most food on the Kids' Menu aren't usually that healthy, including things like macaroni & cheese, grilled cheese, and chicken fingers, etc.
It is easy to eat unhealthy foods. Now, with Eat This Not That! For Kids!, it is just as easy to choose healthier foods for your kids to eat.
To make a good book even better, short sections on food allergies and a section for kids would be helpful too.
