nutrition

Guide to vegetarianism covering nutritional requirements, environmental concerns with recipes, and a list of cookbooks.

Includes information on how to make healthy food choices, covering how to compare calories, portion sizes, and more.

"A fun cookbook with recipes aimed to prepare student athletes for a game, as well as provide nutritious options during and after the game"--Provided by publisher.

"This . . . illustrated cookbook provides 50 kid-tested recipes that engage children's natural inclination for adventure and use fresh, seasonal ideas for breakfast, lunch, snacks, and sweets to teach basic cooking skills. . . . Recipes such as Savory Scones with Fresh Herb Butter, Black Bean Taco Bar, Two-Minute Guacamole, Meatballs and Tomato Sauce, and Yogurt and Berry Compote Parfait engage every sense with bright colors, fresh flavors, and . . . textures, and showcase healthy, seasonal ingredients"--OCLC.

Teens discover how the USDA's MyPyramid "Steps to a healthier you" shows them how to eat for energy, control their calories and add physical activity to their daily routine. Students also go the web site where they find their personal eating plans for their age, gender and activity level. A fast-moving overview to help teens balance healthy eating with physical activity for a lifetime of good health habits. - Container.

Ballerina Misty Copeland provides exercise and nutrition advice to reshape the body and achieve a lean, strong, and healthy physique.

Eat to win! Practice is only part of a winning sports strategy. Whole foods have to be part of the playbook to increase energy, endurance, and focus, both on and off the field. What to eat and when to eat, pre-game, during and afterwards? How much fluid do you need to be hydrated? What to eat when you're on the road? These are critical answers to have for young athletes, competing on a demanding schedule and eating on the run. InFeeding the Young Athlete: Sports Nutrition Made Easy for Players, Parents and Coaches, simple nutritional lessons are organized into 10 Essential Eating Guidelines and recipes for cooking healthy meals and snacks with whole grains and vegetables. These recipes and eating tips offer a gateway for young players, parents, and coaches to improve performance and establish lifelong eating habits. Cynthia Lair, nutrition professor and culinary arts program director at Bastyr University--as well as a soccer mom--along with dietitian and triathlete, Scott Murdoch, PhD, bring you this essential reading for today's young athlete to make or choose great foods and drinks that nourish and replenish, at home, at school, or on the road.

Learn how to make the best nutritional choices when eating at fast-food restaurants. In this informative program, viewers will discover the importance of picking healthful foods like fruits and vegetables, and avoiding foods that are high in sugar, sodium, calories and trans fat.

Offers information on reducing one's carbon footprint by eating sustainable foods, covering eating locally, gardening, organic standards, reducing food waste, and more.