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Why Shouldn't I Eat Junk Food?: Internet Referenced
Explains why junk and snack foods taste so good and why they can cause health problems, and describes what kinds of foods one should eat as part of a healthy diet.
- GenresNonfictionScience
48 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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February 25, 2017
abur cubur, katkı maddesi, gdo, organik gıda, adil ticaret, mevsiminde yemek, sağlıklı beslenme ve daha bir dolu gerekli bilgi, dallandırılıp budaklandırılmadan sevimli resimlerle anlatılmış. abur cuburu yasaklamak yerine neden yenilmemesi gerektiğini çok güzel bir dille anlatıyor.
June 30, 2010
This book is great. I'm so glad I found it!
It's a holistic health lesson for kids and young adults. It starts by explaining what counts as junk food and why too much of is is bad. Then it moves in to describing the food groups and why each of them are important. It gives plenty of good advice for healthy snacks, recipes to replace junk food and exercise suggestions.
The book eventually moves into more complex areas such as body image, eating disorders, GM foods, food miles, animal welfare, over-fishing, how to read the nutritional information, etc. I think it pretty much covers every important issue to do with food that I can think of.
Plus, the style of the book is informative and not insulting to the reader. It seems to be directed at smart kids who might not have thought about these food issues before.
It's a holistic health lesson for kids and young adults. It starts by explaining what counts as junk food and why too much of is is bad. Then it moves in to describing the food groups and why each of them are important. It gives plenty of good advice for healthy snacks, recipes to replace junk food and exercise suggestions.
The book eventually moves into more complex areas such as body image, eating disorders, GM foods, food miles, animal welfare, over-fishing, how to read the nutritional information, etc. I think it pretty much covers every important issue to do with food that I can think of.
Plus, the style of the book is informative and not insulting to the reader. It seems to be directed at smart kids who might not have thought about these food issues before.
July 18, 2011
Title: ¿Comida basura? No, gracias.
Illustrator: Adam Larkum
Publisher: Usborne
Year: 2008
Interest Level: 2- high school
Reading Level: 5-6 (a lot of nutritional vocabulary)
I read the Spanish translation of this text, ¿Comida Basura? No gracias. This informational text gives details to a content area (nutrition) that previously has had more superficial information for children. This text includes the difference in energy from breads and sugars, additives, emulsifiers and why food companies may have only 30% of chicken meet in processed “nuggets.” It also includes some of the more traditional details found in a book on nutrition, such as the proportional parts of the diet with the various food groups and the importance of diet and exercise. This children's informational text surpasses the level of information I would have had access to as a child, but there are still some parts that I disagree with and/or would modify. The text was originally published in the United Kingdom and I purchased my copy in Spanish, so some of the vocabulary is specific to Spain.
I think this would be a great book to use in a foods class with middle schoolers! The information is presented in sometimes a humorous manner. The layout is very engaging- bullet lists with short paragraphs of text with specific details. Short and sweet- just like middle schoolers like their texts in school.
Illustrator: Adam Larkum
Publisher: Usborne
Year: 2008
Interest Level: 2- high school
Reading Level: 5-6 (a lot of nutritional vocabulary)
I read the Spanish translation of this text, ¿Comida Basura? No gracias. This informational text gives details to a content area (nutrition) that previously has had more superficial information for children. This text includes the difference in energy from breads and sugars, additives, emulsifiers and why food companies may have only 30% of chicken meet in processed “nuggets.” It also includes some of the more traditional details found in a book on nutrition, such as the proportional parts of the diet with the various food groups and the importance of diet and exercise. This children's informational text surpasses the level of information I would have had access to as a child, but there are still some parts that I disagree with and/or would modify. The text was originally published in the United Kingdom and I purchased my copy in Spanish, so some of the vocabulary is specific to Spain.
I think this would be a great book to use in a foods class with middle schoolers! The information is presented in sometimes a humorous manner. The layout is very engaging- bullet lists with short paragraphs of text with specific details. Short and sweet- just like middle schoolers like their texts in school.
April 21, 2014
Explains nutrition really well. Not sure when you'd read it to your kids/have them read it, but may be a useful book to have around when you're not sure how to explain something.
April 24, 2017
I am currently so interested in healthy food and stuff that I am actually borrowing more non-fiction than my novel love!It's so hard to eat healthy,seeing as mostly everything around us is actually unhealthy!But if we really try hard,I think we will be great!
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