The Can-Do Eating Plan for Overweight Kids and Teens: Helping Kids Control Weight, Look Better and Feel Great

By Michelle Daum and Amy Lemley

Stating that traditional diets do not work for kids, a pediatric nutritionist presents a kid-specific program that balances sensible, healthy foods with treats and is easy to follow and implement. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380780089
• ISBN13: 9780380780082
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Quill
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

I am 11, I tried whats in this book, and it worked!

I was always a very obese girl, and the reason was because I never stopped eating. But the worst part was that I only ate sweats to stop me from being hungry. My doctor said I really needed to get healthy, and that I already weighed more than my parents. But when my mom bought me this book, I didn't like it that much. But soon after the fact that I still got to eat as much as I wanted of healthy food, I really liked it. I felt myself getting smaller and having more energy. My belly and waist got smaller, and so did my legs. I even was able to run really fast in P.E. This book really works, and all overweight kids should read it.

Makes the child a partner in weight control

I found it difficult to find practical approaches to helping an overweight child lose weight. Let's face it...no child wants to eat salads and carrot sticks every day for lunch. Adult diets and eating plans don't work for children and there is precious little advice out there for parents. This eating plan is structured with the tastes and needs of children in mind. My son feels that it's easy to do, and I am relieved that whether I pick the menus or he does it on his own, he likes the meals. The dinner plans are suitable for adults too, so there's no cooking separate meals for the dieter. Especially great is the food exchange list of child friendly foods with portion sizes and calorie counts to guide you in customizing meal plans. If you're at wit's end, (as I was), I strongly urge you to give this plan a try.