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Eating for A's: A Delicious 12-Week Nutrition Plan to Improve Your Child's Academic and Athletic Performance
Outlines a nutritional plan that emphasizes natural foods
277 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 1991
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November 11, 2012
I was describing the Plan to the family at supper... and my 6yo started sobbing.
*****
My first problem with this book is that the first 5 chapters are mostly anecdotes that if your child follows the plan they will excel academically and become active and athletic. Or at least have that potential instead of sitting in front of the tv chugging pop and chips.
Once it does move into "the plan", I do like how it is set up. Each week there is a list of items to remove from your home, things to buy, and what the focus is for that week. So the first week is really about breakfast and you don't have to change anything else regarding daily meals and snacks. It's nice that you are not diving into the plan's strictness right at the beginning.
However, I believe in the second month, they actually say to THROW OUT YOUR WHITE SUGAR. That is where I say they go a bit nuts. In our house we very rarely sprinkle sugar on things - cereal or fruit or beverages - as I could when I was younger. My white sugar is really for baking. Course they are also cutting out the treats so in that case why would one need white sugar any longer...
I wouldn't mind having my family attempt the first month or so, before the plan starts saying crazy things. So in the "good, better, best" spectrum it tries to move you along we could be in the good or better categories. This period would also increase the fruits and vegetables and quality of snacks we eat, and then end before they start replacing some meat with tofu. Sorry authors, we're a meat family most days a week.
The book does contain recipes, but I didn't pay a lot of attention to them.
*****
My first problem with this book is that the first 5 chapters are mostly anecdotes that if your child follows the plan they will excel academically and become active and athletic. Or at least have that potential instead of sitting in front of the tv chugging pop and chips.
Once it does move into "the plan", I do like how it is set up. Each week there is a list of items to remove from your home, things to buy, and what the focus is for that week. So the first week is really about breakfast and you don't have to change anything else regarding daily meals and snacks. It's nice that you are not diving into the plan's strictness right at the beginning.
However, I believe in the second month, they actually say to THROW OUT YOUR WHITE SUGAR. That is where I say they go a bit nuts. In our house we very rarely sprinkle sugar on things - cereal or fruit or beverages - as I could when I was younger. My white sugar is really for baking. Course they are also cutting out the treats so in that case why would one need white sugar any longer...
I wouldn't mind having my family attempt the first month or so, before the plan starts saying crazy things. So in the "good, better, best" spectrum it tries to move you along we could be in the good or better categories. This period would also increase the fruits and vegetables and quality of snacks we eat, and then end before they start replacing some meat with tofu. Sorry authors, we're a meat family most days a week.
The book does contain recipes, but I didn't pay a lot of attention to them.
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