Synopses & Reviews
The commonsense parent's guide to developing smart, healthy eating habits in their children
Whether it's 24/7 snacking, daily fast-food runs, or nonstop video-game marathons, nowadays it's tougher than ever to get kids to eat right and move more. Yet it is possible to encourage nutritious eating habits and a healthy active lifestyle in your kids—if you have the right tools. Weight Watchers Eat! Move! Play! gives you trusted information on how to develop and maintain the right habits for keeping the whole family happy and healthy.
Designed to help you become a healthier role model for your children, Weight Watchers Eat! Move! Play! demystifies the four vitally important elements for a healthy lifestyle, including developing a positive body image; a taste for wholesome, nutritious foods; smart eating habits; and a love of physical activity. In addition, Weight Watchers Eat! Move! Play!
• Presents five simple rules that all families can live by for keeping the household fit
• Supplies quizzes and self-assessments for parents to understand their parenting styles better
• Explains what a healthy weight is for a child, while providing advice on how to talk to children—and their pediatricians—about healthy weight and nutrition
• Delivers hundreds of doable tips, ideas, and checklists to help parents implement the best practices for eating healthier and moving more
• Includes more than 75 kid-friendly recipes that encourage children—from toddlers to school-age to help out in the kitchen
Weight Watchers Eat! Move! Play! shows that when followed consistently, just a few simple household rules and practices are all it takes to get and keep your family living a healthy, active lifestyle.
Review
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, "obesity threatens the health of today's children to such an extent that they may, for the first time in history, have a shorter lifespan than their parents." Weight Watchers here offers a title for the whole family on ways to incorporate a healthy lifestyle, promote positive body image, and develop a taste for wholesome, nutritious food. Outlining the "five simple rules" for a healthy weight, coupled with identifying your parenting style and then outlining "ten healthy messages to send your kids about eating," this is an excellent offering for all families, not just those who suffer weight problems. Recipes, obviously, are included. Even if your shelves are bursting with Weight Watchers titles, consider adding this one. It realistically walks a fine line between understanding the hurried dynamics of most families today and maintaining a healthy focus on food as a family affair. Highly recommended. (Library Journal, March 18, 2010)
Synopsis
Designed to help parents become healthier role models for their children, this guide presents five simple rules that all families can live by for keeping their households fit. Includes 75 kid-friendly recipes that encourage children to help out in the kitchen.
Synopsis
Here's How to Raise Happy, Healthy Kids!
Between constant snacking, daily fast-food runs, and video-game marathons on the couch, it's tough to get kids to eat right and exercise. Weight Watchers Eat! Move! Play! is the fun, commonsense guide that gives you the tools to help your kids develop a positive body image, a taste for wholesome and nutritious foods, and a love of exercise. Plus, the more than 75 tasty, kid-friendly recipes inside are perfect for teaching them about healthy eating and cooking habits.
About the Author
WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL, INC. is the world's leading provider of weight management services, operating globally through a network of Company-owned and franchise operations. Weight Watchers holds almost 50,000 meetings each week where members receive group support and learn about healthy eating patterns, behavior modification and physical activity. WeightWatchers.com provides innovative, subscription weight management products over the Internet and is the leading Internet-based weight management provider in the world. In addition, Weight Watchers offers a wide range of products, publications and programs for those interested in weight loss and weight control.
Table of Contents
Foreword.
Introduction.
One: New World, New Challenges, Classic Rules.
Two: Discovering Your Parenting Style.
Three: Feeding Your Family.
Four: Moving and Playing.
Five: In the Kitchen.
Dry and Liquid Measurements.
Index.
Recipe Index by POINTS Value.