Good Enough to Eat: A Kids Guide to Food and Nutrition

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Good Enough to Eatis one of a kind: the only guide to kids' nutrition written especially for kids. A practical, hands-on tool for families who want to eat a healthy diet, this book explains nutrition from carrots to cookies.

In this book, you will learn:

• all about the nutrient groupscarbohydrates, protein, fat, water, vitamins, and minerals
• each nutrient's function
• which foods contain which nutrients
• how much of each nutrient a kid needs each day
• how the body digests food
• all about calories

Good Enough to Eatincludes kid-friendly recipes such as Alphabread and Full o' Beans Soup, and even shows kids how to test their food for fat. Perfect for parents, educators, librarians, and doctors trying to explain healthy eating to kids!

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"There's an amazing amount of information packed into this inviting, clear, and valuable book." -- School Library Journal

Author Bio

Anne and Lizzy Rockwell have collaborated on all the Mrs. Madoff books, including St. Patrick's Day and Presidents' Day, and Who Lives in an Alligator Hole in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. Anne is the author of What's So Bad About Gasoline; Brendan and Belinda and the Slam Dunk!; Why Are the Ice Caps Melting; and Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth. Lizzy is the author-illustrator of Good Enough to Eat; The Busy Body Book; and Hello Baby! Both Anne and Lizzy live in Connecticut.