Brain Food.Brain Food Vicki Guercia Caruana & Kelly Guercia Hammer Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200, Lanham, MD 20706 9781590771006, $15.95 www.rlpgbooks.com 1-800-462-6420 Brain Food: Recipes for Success in School, Sports, and Life is more than a cookbook--it's a guide for parents to helping kids eat balanced diets balanced diet n. A diet that furnishes in proper proportions all of the nutrients necessary for adequate nutrition. balanced diet of good nutrition. A blend of solid parenting advice and the latest nutritional science, Brain Food offers guidelines for preparing food for children of all ages, what attitudes to expect children to have toward food and how to instill in·still v. To pour in drop by drop. in  stil·la tion n. healthy eating habits,
recommended recipes for all three meals and sample meal plans, and much
more. The suggested recipes include delicacies ranging from "Cereal
Trail Mix" to "Cheese Spinach Noodles noo·dle 1 n. A narrow, ribbonlike strip of dried dough, usually made of flour, eggs, and water. [German Nudel. ", "Barbecue Turkey Sloppy Joes", and "Peanut Ginger Pasta Salad." Each recipe also lists its prep time, and basic nutrition information concerning calories, fat calories, and percentages of fat, protein, and carbohydrates per serving. Highly recommended, especially in today's age of rampant child obesity and media glorification glo·ri·fy tr.v. glo·ri·fied, glo·ri·fy·ing, glo·ri·fies 1. To give glory, honor, or high praise to; exalt. 2. of unhealthy foods unhealthy food Any food that is not regarded as being conducive to maintaining health; UFs include fats, in particular of animal origin, 'fast' foods–low in fiber and vitamins; 'junk food'–eg, potato and corn chips, pretzels, crackers–high in salt . |
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