nutrition

A guide to eating healthy for young athletes, including more than thirty recipes for nutritious meals and snacks.

Presents information on vegetarianism and veganism, including how to eliminate meat and animal products from one's diet, find healthy vegetarian alternatives, and eating vegetarian away from home.

Discusses decisions that people make about nutrition, including whether or not to eat breakfast, food choices, becoming a vegetarian, and more.

Answers questions kids may have about healthy eating, discussing different types of foods, the dangers of eating candy every day, being a vegetarian, and other topics.

Whitney Holcombe shares how she lost one hundred pounds and provides strategies for nutrition, health, and fitness.

Offers advice on good nutrition for athletes and non-athletes, discussing how proper eating can reduce health risks, promote weight loss, and help improve performance before, during, and after exercise, and includes recipes and references for additional study.

An assessment of school food in the United States that examines the history, policy, nutrition, environmental sustainability, taste, and other aspects of federal meal programs in which the lunches served have become laden with sugar, salt, and fat.

Combines memoir and advice in a physician-supported guide that describes how the author achieved difficult weight and fitness goals without pills, trainers, or surgery by following a healthy diet and exercise regimen.

"A family-friendly collection of simple paleo recipes that emphasize protein and produce, from breakfasts to entrees to treats, from the popular gluten-free blogger of Elana's Pantry. Elana Amsterdam has established herself as an extremely successful gluten-free author and blogger; her simple recipes offer busy cooks streamlined techniques and short ingredients lists. While her first two books emphasized gluten-free recipes, Elana has eaten a grain-free diet since 2001. Her paleo recipes have become the most popular on her site, embraced by readers looking to not only eliminate gluten, but also dairy and grains whether because of allergies or to generally improve their health. Paleo Cooking from Elana's Pantry offers nearly 100 recipes featuring lean proteins and simple vegetable dishes, plus classic desserts all free from grain, gluten, and dairy, and made with natural sweeteners"--.