Food Options: Following Special Diets

From breakfast to dinner and everything in between, this title will work up hungry readers' appetites with a delicious look at food and diet options. Bright, colorful photos will entice readers as they learn about the benefits of various meal plans, from a vegetarian diet to a Mediterranean one. Readers will also gain an understanding of how to eat green and deal with food allergies. Engaging chapters present ways to assess food options and approach fast-food alternatives in a straightforward, positive light. Smart sidebars highlight additional opportunities for exploring modified diets, while a full-page spread offers ideas from the Let's Move! campaign for maintaining a balanced diet. This title will leave readers feeling confident about their own unique diets! Bolded glossary terms, phonetic spellings, and an index are included. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company. Reviewed Nowadays, it seems nutrition is more important than ever! This series gives readers a taste of the vital role food plays in their daily lives and arms them with essential nutrition know-how to lead a healthy lifestyle right now. Students will become familiar with trends from vegetarian and heart-healthy diets to organic farming and genetically engineered foods. They will learn about important safety topics, such as the dangers of dehydration, food allergies, and food-borne illness. They will also travel the globe, exploring foods eaten by a variety of cultures. In each title, a full-page spread with fun tips from Michelle Obama's Let's Move! campaign encourages kids to think creatively about their own nutrition. With easy-to-read text and colorful photos, young readers will discover the simple secrets to carrying out a successful nutrition mission!