Nutrition: Resource List

Books for Children

Ages 4 to 8

• Eating Right; by Elizabeth Vogel; PowerKids Press, 2001
• I Will Never Not Ever Eat A Tomato; by Lauren Child; Candlewick, 2003

Ages 8 to 12

• Eat Your Vegetables! Drink Your Milk!; by Alvin Silverstein; Franklin Watts, 2000
• Healthy Eating; by Sylvia Goulding; Rourke Pub., 2005
• The Healthy Body Cookbook: Over 50 Fun Activities and Delicious Recipes for Kids; Joan D'Amico; Wiley, 1999

Young Adult

• The Best You Can Be: A Teen's Guide to Fitness and Nutrition; by Christopher Hovius; Philadelphia, Mason Crest Publishing, 2005
• The Diet For Teenagers Only; Carrie Wiatt and Barbara Schroeder; New York, Regan Books, 2005
• Vegetarianism for Teens; by Jane Duden; LifeMatters, 2001

Books for Adults

• American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child's Nutrition: Feeding Children of All Ages; by Loraine Stern, ed.; Villard Books, 1999
• Brown Bag Heaven: A Parent's Guide to Quick, Healthy Lunches for Kids; by Marie McLendon; American Diabetes Assoc., 2005
• Family Guide to Fighting Fat; by Texas Children's Hospital, St. Martin's Griffin, 2007
• First Foods; by Miriam Stoppard; Dorling Kindersley, 2002
• Get a Healthy Weight for Your Child; by Brian McCrindle, Robert Rose, 2005
• Just Two More Bites! Helping Picky Eaters Say Yes to Food; by Linda Piette; Three Rivers, 2006
• Mealtime Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler and Preschooler: the Ultimate No-Worry Approach for Each Age and Stage; by Ann Douglas, 2006
• Raising Healthy Eaters: 100 Tips for Parents; by Henry Legere; Da Capo Life Long, 2004
• Take the Fight Out of Food: How to Prevent and Solve Your Child's Eating Problems; by Donna Fish; Atria Books, 2005

Other Resources

American Dietetic Association Consumer Nutrition Hotline 216 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 800 Chicago, IL 60606 800-366-1655 312-899-0040 Educational materials, answers to individual questions, referrals to dietitians, recorded information.

USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center 10301 Baltimore Ave., Rm. 304 Department of Agriculture, NALB Beltsville, MD 20705-2351 301-504-5719 301-504-6856 (TTY) Web site: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic Nutrition information, specific publications, USDA FDA information service, FDA USDA labeling center, information specialists.

Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
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