Synopses & Reviews
America's parenting experts, Bill and Martha Sears, provide the answers to every question about feeding your family the right foods.
Bill and Martha Sears, authors of seventeen previous books on childcare, have written the definitive guide to nutrition for parents and children. The Searses, who have eight children and have spent more than thirty years feeding them, want parents to learn to become their own family's nutritionists. They explain how to make wise food choices for the entire family, from infancy to adulthood, focusing on such important issues as:
- Giving your baby the best nutritional start
- tips on feeding picky eaters
- how to tell if your child is eating enough
- how to decipher a food label
- how to create a balanced vegetarian diet
- safe and effective ways to control your weight
- which fats are good for you and which ones are not
Synopsis
Bill and Martha present a comprehensive health plan they call their L.E.A.N.. program, which stands for lifestyle, exercise, attitude, and nutrition, the four keys to optimal health and well-being. They explain how different body types metabolize food differently and discuss ways to trim fats from children's diets. Finally, they include some nutritious and easy recipes that will enable any parent to plan healthy meals for the whole family.