nutrition

Discusses basic facts about nutrition, the food pyramid, and the importance of making healthy food choices.

Simple text and photographs present the foods that are part of the vegetable group and their nutritional importance.

Simple text and photographs present the foods that are part of the meat and protein group and their nutritional importance.

Simple text and photographs present the foods that are part of the grain group and their nutritional importance.

Simple text and photographs describe the food guide pyramid and show examples of food in each group.

Simple text and photographs present the foods that are part of the dairy group and their nutritional importance.

Teaches young readers the importance of healthy eating and explains how eating well can promote a healthy lifestyle.

Feeling weak from not having eaten all day, Kevin visits the school nurse, finding out about the four major food groups and observing her helping children with all kinds of problems.

Presents a sampling of the careers offered in the field of nutrition including dietitians and nutritionists, genetic engineering and research, food scientists, and more.

On cover: What's good, what's bad, and how to tell the difference. Provides detailed nutrition information available on all the major fast-food chains.