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The family guide to fighting fat : a parent's guide to handling obesity and eating issues / Texas Children's Hospital.

1st ed.

New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2007.

xii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

A parent's handbook on healthy eating offers guidelines for promoting nutrition, exercise, and weight control for every member of the family.

Obesity in children.

Diabetes in children -- Prevention.

Eating disorders in children -- Prevention.

Children -- Nutrition.

Texas Children's Hospital.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-279) and index.

pt. I. Creating your plan of action -- 1. Creating change : the ROAD to success -- 2. Smart behaviors to start slimming down -- 3. Healthy food choices -- 4. Making fitness fun and effective -- pt. II. Customizing your plan for your child's age group -- 5. From the beginning : feeding your infant -- 6. Setting good habits with the pre-K set -- 7. Action is everything in grade school -- 8. Staying tuned to tweens -- 9. Older teens : teaching without telling -- pt. III. Considering the next steps -- 10. When your child needs an expert -- 11. Successful journeys -- pt. IV. Family recipes -- 12. Breakfasts -- 13. Soups and main dishes -- 14. Side dishes -- 15. Breads -- 16. Family treats -- Appendix A. Forms -- Family assessment tool -- Family goals -- Daily food record -- MyPyramid -- Appendix B. Tools -- Food quiz -- Low-fat recipe substitutions -- Food group portion sizes -- Healthy shopping list -- Can you see obesity? : calculating body mass index -- Appendix C. Growth charts -- Nutrition glossary -- Web sites -- References -- About the authors and contributors -- Index.

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