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
• Janey Junkfood’s Fresh Adventure!; by Barbara Storper; FoodPlay Prod, 2008

Ages 8 to 12

• Eat Your Vegetables! Drink Your Milk!; by Alvin Silverstein; Franklin Watts, 2000
• Healthy Eating; by Sylvia Goulding; Rourke Pub., 2005
• Sweet Tooth; by Margie Palatini; Simon & Schuster, 2004
• The Healthy Body Cookbook: Over 50 Fun Activities and Delicious Recipes for Kids; Joan D'Amico; Wiley, 1999
• The Monster Health Book: Guide to Eating Healthy, Being Active & Feeling Great for Monsters & Kids; by Edward Miller; Holiday House, 2008.

Young Adult

• Chew On This: Everything You Don't Want To Know About Fast Food; by Charles Wilson; Sandpiper, 2007
• 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
• Ending the Food Fight: Guide You Child to a Healthy Weight in a Fast Food/Fake Food World; by David Ludwig; Mariner Bks, 2008
• 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.