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Format:
Book
Title:
Brain food : recipes for success in school, sports, and life
ISBN:
9781590771006
Edition:
1st M. Evans ed.
Publication Information:
Lanham, Md. : M. Evans : Distributed by National Book Network, 2007.
Physical Description:
xviii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
Foreword / Douglas S Kalman -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1: Mind-Body Connections -- 1: Feed The Body And The Mind -- Stamp of approval -- Set them up to succeed -- Can you do one without the other? -- If the brain ain't happy, ain't no body happy -- Nature or nurture: do kids eat right naturally, or do they gravitate to what is bad for them? -- What you see is what you eat -- Nutrition and learning: does it really make a difference? -- More you know -- Food choices: the good, the bad, and the ugly -- Best -- Worst -- Growing bodies, growing minds -- Parent power-ade -- 2: Role Of Parents -- I'm a parent, not a nutritionist! -- Broccoli stops here! -- Moms: the nutritional gatekeepers -- Show and tell -- Does heredity play a role? -- Food police: how to monitor what your child eats, where and when -- Don't give up-don't give in -- Model moderation -- We're in this together -- You can do it! -- Part 2: Growing Bodies/Growing Minds -- 3: 1 to 3 Year-Olds -- What to expect now -- One for the money -- Two for the show -- Three to get ready -- Why won't they sleep? -- Potty -- Tough teeth -- Eating in bits and bites -- Baby on the run! -- Juice abuse -- Got milk? -- Do I need to give my child a vitamin? -- Picky eaters are made, not born -- Sweet treats -- Annoying allergies -- Are organics worth it? -- Edible energy -- Toddler brain -- Heads, shoulders, knees, and toes -- Cow goes -- Who is it? -- Do it with dough -- To touch you is to know you -- Sit time -- 4: 4 to 6 Year-Olds -- What to expect now -- Persuading the picky eater -- Mealtime tug-of-war -- Eggs-actly how many? -- Lunch duty -- Meal deal -- Cycle starts here -- Attention, please -- Whole fruit and nothing but the fruit -- Edible energy -- Early childhood brain -- Odd man out -- What's next? -- Making faces -- Shake, rattle, and roll -- What's that smell? -- Drawing inside your mind -- 5: 7 to 10 Year-Olds -- What to expect now -- Sleep tight -- Sleep inducers -- Food among friends -- School-savvy snacks -- Where's the water? -- Brainy breakfast -- Snack attack -- Turtle and the hare -- Satisfying self-image -- Mood and food -- Diabetes dilemma -- TV guide -- Overcoming obesity -- Edible energy -- Elementary brain -- Eye spy -- Real deal -- Starts with -- Novel idea -- Do you hear what I hear? -- Imagine.

6: 11 to 14 Year-Olds -- What to expect now -- Jack and the Beanstalk -- Fitting in is hard to do -- Puberty's promise -- Aggravating acne -- PB & J myth -- Tummy troubles -- Athlete's advantage -- Couch potatoes -- Dinner delight -- Seventh grade slump -- Edible energy -- Preteen brain -- Walk it off -- Cross crawls -- What's it good for? -- Forced relationships -- Touch and go -- What happened today? -- 7: 15 to 18 Year-Olds -- What to expect now -- Eat now, think later -- Weight matters -- Where's the beef? -- Sunny "D" -- Beating burnout -- Pressure is on -- Connect the dots -- Edible energy -- Teenage brain -- Mind in motion -- Play ball -- Rhythmic breathing -- Tree planting -- Copy cat -- Moody music -- 8: Challenges To Feeding Our Kids Right -- Best of intentions -- Making wise choices -- What's in your bag? -- How much does it cost? -- It's time for a change -- Eating inside, outside, upside down -- Eating at a public school -- Eating at a private school -- Eating at home -- School parties and holidays -- Out and about -- What do you learn at the dinner table? -- More mouths to feed -- Newcomer's needs -- Can Jimmy eat over? -- Summertime and the breakfast is skipped -- Wise choices for wellness -- Part 3: Recipes For Success -- 9: Breakfast-Eye Openers -- Breakfast cone -- Applesauce oatmeal -- Mexican omelet -- PB & B breakfast sandwich -- String cheese breakfast -- Cantaloupe fruit bowl -- Breakfast bagel -- Breakfast pita -- Blueberry bran muffins -- Breakfast kabobs -- Breakfast pizza -- Oatmeal pancakes -- Strawberry and banana French toast -- Sunrise pizza -- Breakfast blossoms -- Cereal trail mix -- On-the-run smoothie -- Peanut butter and banana smoothie -- Strawberry waffle stacks -- 10: Lunch: The Lunch Bunch -- Ham melts -- Tic tac toe -- Buffalo-style wraps -- Peachy peanut butter pitas -- Mini chickpea cakes -- Spinach rice salad -- Chili Blanco -- Pizza in a pita -- Peanut spinach balls -- Grilled eggplant salad -- Club turkey pasta salad -- 11: Dinner: Dinner Delights -- Barbecue turkey sloppy Joes -- Peanut ginger pasta salad -- Chicken nuggets -- Tuna burgers -- Cheese spinach noodles -- Sesame shrimp and asparagus -- Spiced pork tenderloins -- Carrot risotto -- Tangy citrus chicken.

12: Snacks: Morining Glories And Brain Breaks -- Fruit pita -- Pretzel kabobs -- Fruit kabobs -- Frozen fruit pops -- Veggie bowl -- Fruit jell-o -- Ants on a log -- Apple volcanoes -- Butterfly sandwiches -- Italian chicken pitas -- Fun mix -- Fresh fruit pizza -- Fruit smoothie -- Pita triangles -- Peanutty banana dip -- Banana rolls -- Tree snacks -- Stuffed apple rings -- Spicy snakes -- Honey bran squares -- Five-fruit salad -- More fruit kabobs -- Snack mix -- Frozen apple fruit cup -- Banana pops -- Yogurt parfait -- Carrot raisin rounds -- Graham cracker face-ups -- Smoothie pops -- Easy applesauce muffins -- Appendix A: To find out more chapter by chapter -- Appendix B: Sample meal plans -- Appendix C: Glossary -- Appendix D: Nutritional tables and charts -- About the authors.
Summary:
From the Publisher: Reports abound on the direct connection between how well kids eat and how successful they are at learning and competing in sports. But what should they eat? A nutritionist and an educator explain what to feed growing kids ages one to eighteen, including those with diabetes, food allergies, and AD/HD, to develop their maximum physical and mental potential. Meal plans and recipes showcase specific brain stimulating foods along with practical suggestions for preparing and serving brain foods (including snacks) that kids will actually eat.
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