Nutrition and Fitness for Kid

COOKBOOK As every mother knows, cooking nutritious, kid-friendly meals is the ultimate culinary challenge. Not only are kids notoriously picky about what they eat, they often prefer greasy fast food to Mom's homemade concoctions. But now JoAnna Lund -- mother, grandmother, and creator of Healthy Exchanges "RM" -- offers a collection of scrumptious recipes that will keep kids coming back for more. And these dishes will appeal to the whole family -- including weight-conscious parents who are sick of tasteless "diet" food. Including tips on nutrition and fitness for kids, Cooking Healthy with the Kids in Mind helps you teach your kids healthy eating habits that will last a lifetime.

It's become an epidemic: More than six million American kids are overweight--that's one in five children. Now the authors of the bestselling diet phenomenon Sugar Busters!(R) have given us a plan specifically designed to keep our children fit and healthy. Ice cream, candy bars, sugar-frosted cereals, potato chips, soft drinks. From coast to coast America is flooded with fast food and sweets--and our children are the sugar tide's first victims. Kids learn harmful eating habits from a society that loves snacking and sitting in front of the TV, fat-laden foods and little exercise. The sobering fact is: overweight children are susceptible to the same health problems as overweight adults--including heart disease and diabetes--and the longer a weight problem goes unchecked, the more serious the consequences for a child as he or she matures into adulthood. Yet millions of adults have discovered that by lowering their carbohydrate and sugar intake, they can shed the pounds they failed to lose on other diet plans. Now it's time to help our children lose weight and feel better the Sugar Busters!(R) way. Remember: sugar spikes the production of insulin, which, in large amounts, keeps a child's weight from dropping off, no matter how strictly he or she diets and exercises. Based on sound nutritional principles, Sugar Busters!(R) for Kids is a revolutionary program that shows us how to eliminate sugar from a child's daily menu through easy-to-follow recipes and healthy meal plans . . . all without making kids feel deprived.