Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Sylvia Spivens refuses to eat spinach, despite her parents’ attempts to cajole her. She engages in some very serious picking-spinach-out-of-her-meal behavior (we see the same behavior with carrots in our house). One dreary March day, Sylvia’s teacher hands out a variety of seeds to the class for their upcoming garden project. […]
Entries Tagged as 'Healthy Eating'
Sylvia’s Spinach
May 17th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Books
Tags: Anna Raff·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Garden·Gardening·Healthy Choices·Healthy Eating·Healthy Living·Jennifer Gannett·Katherine Pryor·Preschoolers·Spinach·Vegetable Books·Vegetables
The ABCs of Nutrition
April 29th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By JANE COWLES This is a book for children with active minds and bodies. The ABCs of Nutrition by Robert Orchanian teaches children (ages 2 to 5) the abc’s and introduces them to vegetables and fruit with a colorful cast of home grown characters which the author refers to as the Snack Pack (Smart Nutritionally Active Kids)*. Andrew […]
Tags: Alphabet·Ballet·Fruits·Good for Toddlers·Healthy Choices·Healthy Eating·Healthy Living·Jane Cowles·Karate·Lacrosse·Preschoolers·Robert Orchanian·Vegetable Books·Vegetables·Yoga
Fred Eats a Pea
January 4th, 2012 · 8 Comments · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM This book tells the story of a real life dog named Fred who goes from a non-veg home to a vegan one when his caretaker, Gertie, becomes too ill to care for him. A large portion of the story sets up how Fred prefers people food over dog food but does […]
Tags: Aging·Companion Animals·Death·Dogs·Food·Food Choices·Healthy Choices·Healthy Eating·Healthy Living·Homa Woodrum·Illness·Paula Weiner·Peas·Tiffany Whitfield·vegan·Vegan Childrens Books·vegan kids·Vegetables
Are You Eating Something Green?
August 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM Upon receiving a review copy of this collection of “36 color-and-learn placemats,” I immediately tore out one of the perforated pages and set it under my almost 3 year old daughter’s dinner plate. The sheet is about the size of a piece of regular paper so the plate covered most of […]
Tags: Early Elementary·Fruits·Healthy Choices·Healthy Eating·Healthy Living·Homa Woodrum·Preschoolers·Ryan Sias·Vegetables