YUM: Your Ultimate Manual for Good Nutrition

Many young people are trying to get on the road to good nutrition, or are being encouraged to do so. Chances are they've gotten advice from teachers, parents, doctors, and the media. But how can they use those suggestions to create a plan of action that makes sense for them and their lifestyle? It's time to get real, leave (most of) the junk in the dust, grab the next exit, and let YUM: Your Ultimate Manual for Good Nutrition move readers into the right lane.

YUM gives kids the info they need to get healthy and have fun while they're at it! The author explains how to can get exactly what our bodies need from the foods we eat. Readers will become food label-reading pros, and discover delicious recipes and healthy snack ideas from kids who already make nutrition part of their lives. They'll hear from celebrities dishing on how they eat right. There's even a forward from professional chef, Paul Finkelstein, host of Food Network Canada's "Fink."

Readers are sure to be hungry for more, and YUM serves up cool facts like:

• 100 trillion bugs live in your gut and help keep you healthy
• leftover hamburger from last night’s supper can be part of a nutritious breakfast
• there is such a thing as “good fat”

YUM empowers readers with great tools, including an action plan, that will help get them on the road to finding their own healthy body balance.

Awards and Reviews:

"... it gives [kids] the power over the food they put into their bodies. It arms them with accurate information, presented in a fun and highly visual way. What is a calorie, how do you read a nutrition label, what are chemical additives and how long is your small intestines anyway? True there are many books on the market that teach parents how to hide healthy food in kids’ meals, which doesn’t really teach them anything ... YUM is written by a dietitian at the Hospital for Sick Kids, [who] clearly understands food. But more importantly, she understands kids and has created a book that respects them and their bodies ... and encourages them to do the same." – Today's Parent Toronto, September 2008

"YUM is quite wonderful. It is chock full of expert advice ... the science of nutrition is laid out in a simple but thorough manner ... this book should by used as a text for grade 7 and 8 students who are being introduced to food and nutrition studies. The way the information is presented, fast and zippy, thought-provoking and served up with tons of humorous illustrations, makes for a format that would really hold students’ attention ... a book like this should be required reading by all middle school kids (and their parents)." – CM: Canadian Review of Materials, August 2008

"... engaging ... balanced ... [and] compelling ... child-friendly ... with wacky factoids, celebrity quotations, and quick-reference lists ... Kalnins manages to teach a great deal without being puritanical; just as she leavens information with fun, her ideal diet allows treats in moderation. YUM would be a perfect textbook for the health curriculum at schools ... her book has a clear purpose: improving kids' health by increasing their knowledge of food.” – Quill & Quire, June 2008

“Kalnins sets out to clarify and simplify the many mixed messages young people are getting about food, and provides a good deal of information in a fun and accessible format. Reading this manual is like having a conversation about food and nutrition with someone who really understands tweens and teens ... What is most appealing about the book is how effortlessly it empowers young people to take control of their food and lifestyle choices by giving them tools ... The book features many sidebars with fun facts, recipes, suggestions and recommendations that will surely leave teen readers hungry for more.” – VOYA, August 2008

"It’s nutrition 101 for kids. Children are first introduced to how to read labels, then move on finding out what the macro and micronutrients are and why they are needed for good health. Digestion, balancing food and activity choices, recipes, meal and snack ideas, and other healthy eating tips are amongst the main topics covered. Both the US and Canadian food guides are promoted ... The “all foods can fit” messages throughout the book are well balanced with the clear, positive messages that our bodies need the healthier choices most often. And there are plenty of ideas for how to put that into action, such as the recipes, meal and snack ideas ... a book that empowers children to make healthy choices." – The Health Journal, Fall 2008

“Education is key according to Daina ... she’s going directly to the kids with YUM ... 'It’s a priority for me,' she says. She understands most parents today are in a hurry and resort to feeding their families processed foods. The big winners are the food companies, who are laughing all the way to the bank. The losers are kids who are being fed overly fatty and salty meals that lack fibre.” – Post City Magazine (Toronto), April 2008

“Filled with fun facts and illustrations, YUM takes nutrition and puts it in kid language. Written in a conversational style, kids can easily understand simple things such as why it's important to drink enough water (they'll LOVE this section, trust me!), what different vitamins do to help our bodies, and how to get them in healthy and fun ways ... EXCELLENT for homeschool families, and if you're having a hard time getting your kids to think healthy, this book might do the trick ...” – A Peek at My Bookshelf

“... thanks to a new book aimed at nine to 12 year-olds ... tweens will be able to stock up on valuable information about the foods they eat. They'll learn all the basics, including some interesting facts, such as the tidbit that carbs, fats, and proteins carry a different caloric punch.” – Calgary Herald, May 2008

“... an engaging and genuinely informative nutrition guide [with] universal appeal ... Kalnins breaks down nutrition into meaningful and (sorry) digestible portions ... a well-rounded and pleasant book to read more than once.” – Resource Links, November 2008

“... thoroughly covers the basics of nutrition ... The book challenges the reader to become aware, to become involved.” – Becky's Book Reviews

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