I Am Strong To The Finish Because I Eat My Spinach!

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	• The Race Against Junk Food (Adventures in Good Nutrition) (Adventures in Good Nutrition) Anthony Buono, Roy Nemerson HCOM Inc., 1997 - 40 pages average customer review:based on 13 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Lighten Up and Eat Healthy

I am glad that my best friend happened to mention how much her daughter loved "The Race Against Junk Food." We were talking about books for our kids. Having read KR's review (above) previously, I had second thoughts about buying this book for my son.

I would agree that this book won't win any literary awards. However, for me the most important critic of this book is my son. And he loved it! He's asked that I read it over and over again. And most importantly, he's taken a keen interest in eating healthy.

My understanding is that "The Race Against Junk Food" is supposed to be a MOTIVATIONAL book. There is plenty of "how to" books about what our children should eat. And still up to 1/3 of our kids are obese. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to know that we should all eat lots of fruits and vegetables. My issue is getting my son to want to eat healthy.

I would respectively suggest that from my son's point of view this book is like the movie that the critic pans and everyone else loves.

SNAK Posse, feed us more!

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Pictures, pictures, pictures!

I have a six year old son who loves this book, especially the pictures. There are a few pages that have extravagant landscape scenes with tons of stuff going on and we play a "where's waldo" type of game to find all the different types of fruits and veggies and also find the different snack posse team members. He absolutely loves it.

The story is fun and not preachy at all and it's good to see my child with good eating habits on his mind. What more can I ask for?

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I Am Strong To The Finish Because I Eat My Spinach!

Some points:
1.) After doing a little research, I found the goal of this book is intended to be motivational. Why do kids love McDonalds? It's presented as fun and exciting. Kids don't want to eat at McDonalds because of the fact that sugars and fat are pleasing to the taste buds...

2.) My kids enjoyed "The Race Against Junk Food" very much. After reading this book to them (I have a girl and boy aged 5 and 8, respectively) they chanted, "Give me a carrot." Goal accomplished!

3.) I discovered that, as ridiculously simple and circuitous as it sounds, research has proven that one gets children to learn to eat healthy by having them eat healthy (lots of fruits and vegetables) at the earliest possible age.

4.) Reasoning: In order to survive over tens of thousands of years the foods of infants and toddlers were screened by Mother to prevent poisoning. Young children had to remember (instinctively) what those foods were in order to survive their earliest stages of independence when Mother was no longer around. These habits that are built into humans over tens of thousands of years are known as instincts. They never leave modern man.

5.) I think of this book as one of the tools I use to educate my kids about healthy eating. One doesn't take a screw driver out of a tool box and throw it away because it doesn't drive nails, does one? I have several other books I use to teach my children the facts about healthy eating.

6.) On an editorial level, I've got to agree with a reviewer that the story line and writing maybe get a C for the adult reader. On the other hand, what kind of Mother would return a $10 book, getting back maybe $3.33 after shipping and handling when there's any chance that the book would help her child to lead a more healthy life?

7.) Several years back, "Transformers" had the most ridiculous story line, but kids watched it in droves...

8.) I know I tried spinach (as did millions of others) after Popeye ate his!

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fun and gives the big picture

This book has fun illustrations and an engaging story. It helps kids get the big picture about the effects of healthy eating (or lack of!) which I think is just as important as more specific nutrition information, especially in these grade school years. It's funny, I liked it, my kids were immediately interested in it, and I would buy this book again for a gift.

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Excite your children about eating healthy! Why do so many kids love McDonald s? Because McDonald s presents in a colorful and exciting way. The Race Against Junk Food was created in the same vein. It s a fun filled adventure that will capture a child s imagination. A fun filled story introducing the Snak Posse (veggie-people), read how Tommy and the Snak Posse win the race against the Sugar Coat Gang and their evil ways. Some children remember facts. All children remember story. The foods eaten when very young are desired for an entire life. This book is a tool to help place our children on the road to healthy living. If you are looking for weapons that combat the seduction of our children s health by large, non caring corporations, have your children live The Race Against Junk Food. They ll love it!

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