Food and Energy: Striking a Healthy Balance: Striking a Healthy Balance

By Kristin Petrie

From breakfast to dinner and everything in between, this title offers eager readers a fun look at energy balance. Bright, colorful photos will entice readers as they learn how to read nutrition labels and use serving sizes. Readers will also gain an understanding of the Food Guide Pyramid and ways to balance their energy in and energy out. Engaging chapters present skills for making smart food choices and approach issues related to BMI and body image in a straightforward, positive light. Smart sidebars highlight additional opportunities for exploring energy balance, while a full-page spread offers ideas from the Let's Move campaign for balancing food and activity. This title will leave readers feeling energized to lead healthier lives Bolded glossary terms, phonetic spellings, and an index are included. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617830801
• ISBN13: 9781617830808
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Checkerboard Library
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6