Yale Guide to Children's Nutrition

By William Tamborlane

Book Overview

What is the healthiest diet for an infant? What constitutes a nutritious school lunch? How do I deal with my adolescent's eating needs and habits? Will my children receive proper nutrients if they are sick, very athletic, or vegetarians? This authoritative resource answers these and dozens of other questions, not only presenting the latest scientific knowledge about nutrition but also providing recipes from famous chefs for delicious and healthy dishes. The book, written by physicians and dietitians at the Yale University School of Medicine, an international leader in pediatric teaching, research, and clinical care, as well as by dieticians, nurses, and social workers at the Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, is the most authoritative, comprehensive, and informative guide to childhood nutrition ever produced.

The Yale Guide to Children's Nutrition includes:

- information about nutritional needs at the different stages of childhood and adolescence;

- advice on how to cope with a picky eater and what to feed a sick child;

- special nutritional requirements for children with high cholesterol, eating disorders, allergies, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, metabolic disorders, and other conditions;

- explanations of such nutritional components as calories, proteins, carbohydrates, fats, and vitamins--and examples of foods that are sources for each of them;

- suggestions for healthy snacks;

- ideas for eating in restaurants with children;

- recipes provided by restaurants and chefs from all over the United States.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300071698
• ISBN13: 9780300071696
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.8" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent resource

This book was full of great information about the dietary needs for my toddler. I feel more relaxed and confident that my baby is getting all he needs even though most of the time it seems that he is just not eating enough. There is a a lot of information that is common sense, but also a lot of information that I found (as a first time parent) very useful and up to date. I was receiving a lot of "old school" info about my child's dietary needs from older relatives. Things were not working out and I was feeling stressed and unfit. This book was very helpful and I can continue to use it until my son is a teen. I would recommend it to a friend.

Clear, informative, and easily read

As the first-time parent of a 17 month old child, I'm no stranger to nutritional eating for adults, but absolutely clueless as to the same for children... especially for the most finicky child (MINE!). This book helped to explain methodology of eating, essential childhood vitamins and nutrients, and age by age explanations of eating behavior and nutrition. I bought a few other children's nutrition books along with this one (such as the one from American Academy of Pediatrics), and I definitely found this one the most helpful. The chapter format allows you to read only the chapters that pertain to your child. Complete with recipes! I have yet to try them, but they look delicious.

Excellent reference for parents and childcare workers.

One of the books that should be on any parent's shelves. Easy to read, but detailed.

Easy to understand and educational!

I felt like I was back in high school science. All the things that I learned, flooded back to me. Now I feel a lot more confident in selecting foods for my kids and label reading. I'm very happy that I found this book.