The Yale Guide to Children's Nutrition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780300071696)

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.

Author: William Tamborlane
ISBN-10: 0300071698
ISBN-13: 9780300071696
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/17/1997
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.09lbs
Size: 10.30h x 6.82w x 1.05d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/03/1997 pg. 103
Library Journal 02/15/1997 pg. 129
Library Journal Prepub Alert 07/01/1997 pg. 64
Rec Ref Bks in Paperback 01/01/2000 pg. 119
Library Journal 02/01/1997