Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right: The Food Solution That Lets Kids Be Kids
- ISBN13: 9781605294841
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions: More than 18 million American children are considered obese and are at risk for health problems. In fact, today’s generation of kids may be the first to experience shorter life spans than their parents.
Leading pediatrician Dr. Joanna Dolgoff’s Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right teaches kids how to make healthy choices based on the principles of the traffic light: green light foods are nutritious, yellow light foods are eaten in moderation, and red light foods are occasional treats.
The program, which has a proven 96 percent success rate, can be tailored to suit any child’s age, gender, and weight goals. Snacks and meals are designed to ensure that kids get the nutrients they need to not only lose or maintain weight, but to grow strong, healthy bodies. Complete with sample menus, recipes, and an index of more than 1,000 color-coded foods, Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right provides a practical solution for one of the biggest health crises facing America’s children.
Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right: The Food Solution That Lets Kids Be Kids
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I have a very picky eater at my house so this book interested me in finding creative ways to get him to eat right and eat healthy. The green, yellow, red light system provides parents a creative and fun way to help their children learn healthy eating habits. The book includes breakfast, snack, lunch and dinner ideas for two weeks! Color pictures bring the easy, healthy and delicious recipes to life. Teaching your children about green, yellow and red light foods at home will allow them to make positive decisions away from home. The appendix in the back of Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right gives you the colors for hundreds of common foods making it easy to choose healthy alternatives for your children. There is even a chapter devoted to special occasions and eating out so your children can still enjoy Birthdays, Holidays and time out with their friends. Dr. Dolgoff’s system allows kids to be kids and continue to eat their favorite foods in moderation.
Getting your children involved in healthy eating decisions is important, the green, yellow, red light system helps everyone in the family participate. The lessons taught in Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right are ones that will have you and your children living a healthier life tomorrow and beyond. Whether you are interested in encouraging weight loss or ways to change your families eating habits this book is for you. There is even an online component for adults and children that you can purchase to complement the book.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right from Dr. Dolgoff for this review.
Rating: 5 / 5
Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right: The Food Solution That Lets Kids Be Kids
With the frightening statistics of childhood obesity, this is a book every parent should read. I love the fact that this book was written by a Pediatrician.
There are 11 chapters:
1~ Coming To Terms: Is You Child Really Overweight?
2~ Learning The Rules Of The Road
3~ High-Performance Breakfasts
4~ Mid-Morning Power Snacks
5~ Lunches That Make The Grade
6~ Afernoon Snack Attacks
7~ Dinner Destinations
8~ Weighty Zone: Special Occasions
9~ Restaurants: Be Prepared
10~ From Stop To Go: Exercise
11~ Winning The Game: A Playbook For Life
At the end are 3 sections:
Appendix
Endnotes
Index
This book has 254 pages full of information to help your child get fit and healthy. It has tons of big bright photos of the recipes as well sections called Caution, Detour and Traffic Tips.
Dr. Dolgoff teaches us what foods fall into what category:
Green Light means GO
Yellow Light means SLOW DOWN
Red Light means UH OH
The recipes in this book are easy to prepare and have few ingredients. The exercises are fun and easy to do.
This is a wonderful book and I highly recommend it for anyone who has a child in their life.
Rating: 5 / 5
Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right: The Food Solution That Lets Kids Be Kids
As someone who has struggled with my weight since I was about 23, I know in my head what I need to do. Actually doing it is another thing. When it comes to my 11 year old son who struggles with his weight, I have tried to be more diligent with what is good and what isn’t. That doesn’t mean it’s easy. He wants to eat the stuff that everyone else is eating (not just our family, anyone who is around him). In Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right, Joanna shows how he can eat things that everyone else is eating, just prepared in a better way that’s healthier and allows him to eat something that wasn’t a good choice before. The book is filled with recipes that I have decided we are going to start going by. I’ve started a list and when we go to the grocery store that’s what I’m getting. I’m going to have my husband get the kids each a lunch box also and start making their lunches, which they have been asking for anyway. My son has taken cold lunch to school maybe 4 times in 5 years. I know the school lunch is supposed to be healthy (though sometimes I raise my eyebrows when I see the lunch menu and hope it’s prepared in a decent way) and it’s always been easier for me to not have to deal with making a lunch in the morning (or in the evening), but I want to really put this to use. It’s not just good for my 11 year old. There’s a plan in there for kids who aren’t overweight too, making it healthier for the other 3 also. Does it matter if they are normal weight (or underweight in my 3 year old’s case) if they are deficit in nutrients? That’s something I’m always worried about with my girls. They are so picky that I know they aren’t getting everything they need.
Look at some of these recipes she has in the book:
*Breakfast Quesadillas
* French Toast
* Green Light Brownies
* Perfect Party Pizza
* Oven-Fried Chicken
* Peanut Butter Cookies
* Frozen Yogurt Pops
* Delicious Beef Burgers
* Potato Wedges
* Chicken Nuggets
* Taco Dinner
* Dr. Dolgoff’s Chicken “Parm”
* Apple Crisp
* Holiday Ham
* Light Honey Cake
Most of that is stuff I won’t make because I didn’t know there were ways to make it healthy. Green light brownies? Come on! I’m all about that! My 5 year old keeps turning to the page with the frozen yogurt pops. I know that is going to be something is requested a lot.
I am really excited about this! I am always feeling like I am taking away from the kids because they want stuff that I think is horrible for them, but come to find out there are ways to work around that.
My oldest 2 have both gone through the book multiple times showing me things, getting excited because this is green light and this is yellow light and it’s stuff that I normally say no to.
Rating: 5 / 5
Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right: The Food Solution That Lets Kids Be Kids
This not just great for overweight children, adults can learn how to change the way they eat also. I have tried Weight Watchers and the Flat Belly Diet. I ended up only gaining more weight. After reading the book, I founs this is not a diet its a way of life. I have now lost 12 pounds and only have 5 more to reach the weight I was in college. I feel great about my self and don’t feel like I have deprived myself of living.
Rating: 5 / 5
Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right: The Food Solution That Lets Kids Be Kids
I am very educated on nutrition for myself and my family. This book gives fantastic recommendations for healthy kids meals. The best part is that the meals are very simple and quick to make. The book offers suggestions for meals on the go and for those times when you need dinner in a hurry. Most of all these are meals my boys will actually like to eat. My boys are in Kindergarten and have enjoyed the items we’ve made so far. This is a quick read and a wonderful reference tool for busy moms. I HIGHLY recommend this book.
Rating: 5 / 5
Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right: The Food Solution That Lets Kids Be Kids